Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-09-21
Explanation.
&c nsths inside of this paper win be found
. report Of the Fair Of the Cedar Valley Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Association, which
win supply the deficiency under this head.
Explanation.
College Farm.
r. MELENDY. Editor.

College Farm. 49,
&FRrsNp MAmx well, 1 have returned
from the College Farm, and, will now make
my promised report.
/ found Hon. Richard Gaines, Trustee
from jefferson county, and our agent for the
Farm and improvements, doing well, indus
trious, economical and faithful. The foun-
dation Of b bank barn was built, two feet
thick and eight high, 42x6Q feet, substantial
S4nd rood looked sufficient 10 set big mill
upon. The sills were placed upon the 7foun-
dation. but the frame would not be ready to
raise for week. It is to be covered with
oak boards and battcned with pine. Oak
$l5 PEI ], 900, pine $l5, at Fairfield, and
SIG for, hauling. We have 1000 feet for
.Uaftefi and doors Oak shingles at $3. We
intend to paint it dark color, like railroad
depot. !,
stories, store-room, ETC., suitable for larger
.shouSs, which is intended to be put up in fu-
ture. Also, now to be built, wash-room,
dnpkrrQom, and wood-hoase, joining the
and lumber-0ak 8 is, linn and walnut SIS
to $40. Brick kiln just burned.
We have 20 acres in wheat, corn and
year, but we have broken no more this year.
We have 40 acres under good fence.
Cost of fence-24O rods of post and board
fence, 3 six-inch boards-974 cents per rod.
This is estimating our timber, of which we
have plenty, at . cents for each post In this
fence we have found remedy for one diff
,G1(t4 which / have often seen in my travels,
namely: that green oak boards will shrink
cndwise, and once in or 10 rods break the
nails and part or inches, 1t may be said
that toslap boards SO as not to have them all
: ime4t on one post win remedy this difficulty /;
but apprchend that as the lumoer shrinks,
the. nails will break in differnt places Once
in about 10 rods, we set two posts and had
the ends Of the boards nailed upon each; and
they have now shrunk end,cise so as to draac
apart about four inches WI lumber shrink
endpise?
200 rods worm fence, rails high, stake
and rider, rs cents per rod estimate value
Of timber 2 cents rail.
100 rods posts, morticed, with fiat rails
Is cents rod estimate value of timber, 8
IsceAts each. This is probably as good as the
board fence. 49,,
We had donated to us by Mr.. James Smith,
nuseryman at Des Moines, 800 worth of
tees and plants. We set out 100 apple trees,
and probably GO died of drouth. The others
are Beautiful trees, and in good condition.
Also quantity of grape-vines and rhubarb.
We have donated to the College Farm several
valuable farm implements and patent rights,
among which is Mower, by Mr.. Woods, Of
Mass It,is intimated by DIR. Hickey that he
or his assigns will donate one of his valuable
Chain Sewers They are no doubt an excel
: lent thing, and il the College Farm uses them,
it must of course be high recommend.
The total cost of all our improvements,
when the barn and thl back part of the house
.afe finished. win be between $4,000 and $5,-
900, We had appropriated by the State &c.,
900 when we started nearly two years ago.
Cost Of land $500. Locating Farm and
other contingent expenses about 1,OO0-
Collected on subscription $242. First six
;. months interest on the $4,000 Story Co.
Bonds will be paid this fall, $3.50; $3.50 more
ofjnterest due 10th of January which Judge
Evans Of that county assures me will be paid
this winter as fast as the taxes come in
:, This will pay all debts and costs up to that
time, and leave us with all the lands donated,
and about - 900 Of subscription.
p.g 1t may be asked where the College Is, and
where the Farmers school is which we start
ed to build and open? We started with the
y iutciltiUu VI cCOtlOHiAiIlS SIAc IunuS VI Ille
a State to the best advantage, and believe we
!. have nearly all practiced upon the principle
which Gov. Kirkwood wrote me in June last.
/" For one will not consent to have standing
on the Farma pile Of unfinished buildings as
y > monument of my folly and want of business
capacity"
AM So, not until the people Of this State are
willing to tax themselves, and the railroads,
and nonresident land owners land their
amount is immense through all the thinly set
tied connties) can have Farmers College,
whep the poor class, and the farmers sons,
caHget In education above the common school,
! st about half the cost of our high schools
Ours isnearly pattern after the "Pennsyl-
vania farmers High School, which again
hear this summer, as we'll as last fall when
ryisited it is succeeding beyond their fondest
Expectations.
5 II tes- a5a SUEL FOSTER.
Hersey, Staples T. Co.,
S~ry,uruc Avn xvryny Ayr