The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-10-22


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CHICAGO and of tha nnant;tv c,oanc.d ~
nresent veAr r--
From 1 niec. n l.na ,,h;.h -.
! ma hole - s.rs. Is s.,..t ~. -.
600 hnehels "a erS rsi,o,- c.,;.,.. y, ~
acre have bean r.;sed il scr.s e rntstnns.
22s hnahals to ths ..,s .ra . h.,f snrs vh;ch
nndar ! c.r.fni .,i.rs. "a r.srr,;r~ ~
tnrr.d ont aoll h,,sh.i. e ;,.r.n.. ,,,ksAoe..
Uni. beH -. IL. 49,, 80 ,,-~r.;.r :. ~
heat half acrs 'of rotst a Is the $500: a
mere of c.rroAs as6 hu.hele. tventv fona e
Roaton marro1fst Ard Hnbhard sous.hes
from one acre and : half % OO(l roota celerv:
two aere, sveet rotatoes. liz hnahela - ne
acre iarcs hsndsome and &c rnod onal;1v.
to .c-es of tomstoss a0, hnsh.l. - the
acre half an Acre az Lima hesns 376 ouarts:
non 5o.a,, r,,s,.,sc 40. go, 80 $500.
son cnl;aovers from one th;rd &c an scrs an
aero &C .sEfv sON hvsh.ls Ra.;dss th.sa
several scrs. IF snlsnd;S tnrn;n heat. ', vers
re;sad largo on.nf;t;ss of rr.t.rmsior. sor
Mani. and naare-s .oms Sns .t.lL. - Re
E;csor;a rh"h.r ID ochrs .r;n.cs ,s.t.cs
Van Nnh he md n VaaaauN has fNF
tnr.;rs Rss;dss enor.h ~ .unrlv ths Trs.
mont Home thoscvosrs h.v. .aldxon1 vorth
&c crcnmhers I'D Ssa,l, ,vo,.h &c e.r.r.sr.
Tho l.rd :. Il .tands With lie stocE hr;ld.
;nrs and ;mnrovsms, ,I = - =, ANAL estimate
v.ined A. A5ll (so0 ths ;rtsrs.t anon @h;eh =
a On Tho cnst of l.ho- Co. ~. 700. e s.t;-
msted AZ - M ssors rcom narist e,rsnss
and horse raon;ns sn f,,sI shont SoF ;nr
sn,.nos Cox ~ to.,I ~ ..n oa .o.,n.;n,
- s.a go IT, s.In. 80 ,be sse, s i... raas
lin twsn.v 49,. -. ...i.;,a.;a 10y -. *
900 49,. 80 = s.s;.n. 80 ~ 40 ~" -.
icsy;nr nros. assa s 1Is $3.50 - vv s" ~
"a on 49, soasa,a. $500 "a sss :.
thns 1870 ,s ese MEAS as he "nu 1880
ths .nt;ya ssl p - .. - ven1 ~. vI
sv s ls.ra. a.os. n.r pSs;aaa g.. a :"
$3.50 pun may We G :.s ~. ~
;.n.a ~ d1:s :. may ..:ms " eApenu
10 ;rans.sS 49, e aov.v es $780, I;s NV
time and labor.
The farm is also stocked with $50 hogs of
the Essex and Suffolk breed In March 1858,
there were u hogs on the farm, and since
that time $50 pigs, "a hogs and lis stock
hogs have been sold, and there is 1870 left
their food costs little or nothing being the
offal from tho fremont and Briggs houses
and vegetables from the farm.
There are eight Durham cows upon the
farm, but the owners will not go into the
milk business until next season, at which
time they will probably secure different
breed, as although the Durhams are fine
stock, there are other breeds which are better
mixers. The working stock Of the farm
consists of six pair of horses and strong
team Of mules. The poultry embraces 200
ducks, all raised upon the farm, and large
number Of chickens, turkeys and Guinea hens
Besides these, are the ornamental appendix
ges Of Guinea pigs, doves, rabbits, &c. Du-
ring the year, an average of eight men have
been employed. and at one time, during the
spring, twenty were actively engaged. A
large number OF apple, peach and pear, Us
well rs Ornamental trees have been set out,
AMI currants and gooseberries Get from slips,
hourished we'll this year.
us,o,p.n,.,~I.. -.
r. 400 ~. ID and ,'.s wa ~onuy ,
srs ana que Ise.u' as wen 10
,,i;aahla - ~ Rsss ~ " w".In paper was up
M tsseas,, ~ .e na -. suesc anuas'llous
e. . .~ peoP.1m wi papeI macns 'nan'
sha.sI 90 ~ Va w a. s"G oon''nen.a' ones
doua ; r. 70 aeu11; 20 leaIn VIVA! can oe
tar;e, :" pI se snH :. m pe. n'o ma
49, ~ , I,vIe a eas nu .s !; anu
o.o S:@ ,J..SneI anu P's SIN, tnat !, was
tha II AZ 1aos .Ie s ude as;,s WIN
40 "41 ~ ."sA 49, nlsn anu SAiliu, paint
hs, tapsf Asue ea9eAen' 'runAs, eooacco
e 60 So oa.es, eauuies, .s,escope cases ns