The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-07
FARH1hG I. nINSEsorA.
Large Farm----Seventean Hundred
Acres Of sSheRI-.-CrOp Of ForIy-tWO
Thousand FIVE Hundred RuSheIs-

Large Farm----Seventeen Hundred
Acres Of sghent-.-CrOp OF ForIy-IWO
Thousand FIVE Hundred bushels.
a correspondent of the st. Paul
lMinn. Pioneer who has recently visit
ed the farm of Oliver Dairymple, Esq,
in Washington county, in that State,
writes as follows concerning il:
1.-The land owned by Mr. Dalrymple
consists of 1000 acres, of which 200
are in wheat, and divided into three
farms, under the following designation {:
The Grant farm, the Sherman farm,
these is a farm OF 1900 acres, 20 of
which are in one field, inUlosed with Il
neat aud su bsta ntial board fence. On
one side OF the field stands the we'll
ripencd grain, tbickly covering the
ground; and on the other, for a mile in
extent, the grim is gathered in sheHf,
presenting to one scope of the eye thou
sands OF shocks put up in regular rows.
on this farm seven reapers Hre at work,
each drawn by four horses, which fol-
low each other in regular order, and
side by side through the heavy grain,
cutting an aggregate swath OF 40 feet.
There are 20 men at work, who are paid
each 81 80 per day and board. The
routine OF the labor is us follows {;
Breakfast in time to be in the field at
o'clock; lunch at and supper at :.
"These operations are applicable TO
the Grant farm. Upon the other farms
other Teapers and men are likewise en-
ployed. Upon several farms the pro-
prietor has erected t1Il sets OF subsIan-
| lial buildings OF sufficient capacity for
100 men and = number of horses. 1t Is
sufficient to say that these are model
farms, and all operated for the special
ity OF wheat raising. The labor re-
uufred to harvest and thTesh the grain
of a crop like this, 80 years ago, would
have rendered such n thing impossible.
Now, with such auxiliaries as the reap
er and the thresheT, the work is but the
calculation of the amount of machinery
requisite. 1t WAS only last Monday,
the 18th inst, that the machines were
put in motion, und the calculation is to
nave thew hole |, 700 acres cut by the 2lst,
which will be at the rate Of loo acres
each day. BY the I'D inst i've thresh-
ers and cleaners will be put to work in
the field where wagons will load for the
river depot, and IN ten more days from
that time this immense yield will be in
the bushel and offered at market. The
land upon which this crop Is grown Is
high rolling prairie, and was broken
up last year, and the seed sOWn this
spring from the lst to the 18th of May.
THE probable result is based upon
the opinion OF good farmers, who are
cupaUlt OF lOILuilB AGOLTeCt estihiaLe VI
the quantity OF grain either in the
shock or standing uncut. This crop
has been visited by The neighbOrs, and
their judgment Is that there will be
from . TO 80 bushels to the acre. Take
the lowest estimate, and we have on
/ 200 acres, a. 500 bushels OF wheat,
which, at present prices delivered at
market, 81 80 per bushel, Will amount
10 the snug sum OF SOS. $50. II is not
only safe to say that this is the largest
Yield OF wheat given TO any man in the
United States This yeAr- but probably
the most profitable Of any crop pro-
duced for the same time in any State. 1
nm informed by a gentleman on the
ground, who knows the cost of the
property, that at these figures Mr.. Dali
rymple will not only be reimbursed for
the original outlay for land, houses,
labor, seed, fences, implements, etc.,
but will have CLEAR profit Of at least
so, OO0." rg