The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-06-28

In IA ct everything. And above all. be
has gone into fruit growing extensively.
On his place is about $50 peach trees
They srs 50 iOsdsd with fruit that even
now many of the trees have to be prOpped
up. This place vas in very bad COZ
ditiOn when be got it. It had been neg
lsctsd and the fruit trees were almost ru
med. He applied his cure mentioned
above, and the trees have borne heavily
every year since. For thres successive
years be has had plenty of peaches. Aud
We do not think it extravagant to say, II
nothing happens between now and the
riPeniDg season. that he will have three
or four hundred bushels of peaches. He
also has fine. thrifty apple orchard, but
only few of the trees are bearing, and
those TO limited extent. His plum
trees, both wild and cultivated, are groan
ing under their loads of fruit. So with
his strawberry, gOOseberry, raspberry
and other bushes. This is model farm,
and shows what can be done in Kansas.
We wish those who think Kansas won't
grow fruit would call and see it.
The Railroad meeting was held in the
College building. 10 the evening. It was
well attended, and addressed by Col
Plumb in. one of his clear, uuaus vera
bic speeches in favor of the bonds,
it received the plaudits of his list
eners. Speeches were also made By
Mr.. Harden, Prof. Chambers and others
The people of Hartford. as we'll as those
over on Eagle Greek, are almost unani
mously in favor of The bonds, and
EImendaro township will give a good
mjority for the proposition.
We left Hartford next morning
feeling grateful to DR.. Watson aud lady
for the excellent manner in which we haC
been cared for, and regretting very muct
we could not spend more time 10 thu
ueig hborhood. looking at the good farms
etc. Leaving Hartford and coming il
this direction, We pass one of the riches
and most extensive stretches of valley WI
have seen in Kansas. It is from two t,
four miles wide. We had intended to pas
:. around among the farmers located mex
to the river in this valley, but the fearful
CRY of ''copy" from the printers admon
! ished us that we must come directly
home. In this valley, opposite to anc
: above Neosho Rapids for several miles
lies some of the richest and best farms
in the county. Those of L. R. Wright
John Miller, Mr.. Bunch, A. Overly
/ Samuel Ogden, H: T. Payne, NJ
R. Brown, G. H. Pratt, Winslow Davis
aud Others that do not occur to US now
cannot be excellsd for fertility nor beauty
as we'll as for having that additions
attraction, a Quamtum su6fcI of gooc
timber. These farms will range at $5t
an acre SO soon as the Valley Railroad i
built With the facilities for chssl
fencing which this railroad will give, al
the country between Cottonwood ant
Eagle Greek will be speedily settled
. and the fine prairies between these tive
streams from Emporia to Hartford is ca
payable of sustaining population of ter
thousand people. If we leave out Chica
go Mound there is hardly an acre of i
but what will be titled when the means
for fencing is at hand.
The first place we passed was that oil
Samuel Griffith. He has Just common
ced opening farm out on the prairie
The next place was that of L. W. John
son, formerly belonging to Mr.. Hammick
Mr.. J. is a rev conner from Iowa. II
our question as to how be liked the coun
try. he replied. alt is as good a country
as l want" He also has a fine prospec
for wheat and corn-thinks he will have
twenty bushels of fall wheat to the acre
after having divided literally with tn,
grasshoppers last fall. He has 3 fin.
peach orchard, and will have a good sup.
ply of this luscious fruit. It does u:
good to meet such men as Mr.. johnson
He talks about Kansas in the right way
has confidence in the country. He
will show us farm in few years which
will be worth looking at It is uuneces-
ssry to say be is Railroad man.
A short distance from Mr.. Johnson =
is the farms of Messrs. 7. c. and Charles
Martin. One of them is building large
frame house on an elevated piece o
ground Below his residence lies his
farm, and the corn and wheat are in ex
cellent condition. These two gentlemen
are good farmers. and will not be behind
their neighbors in improvement. After
crossing Coal Greek, and between tina
aud the Cottonwood We passed the farms
Of 81. r, Cupp. Wymau. w, A. Davis
and Jesse Gibson. The prospect of the
crops here, as every where on our road
was good. Mr.. Gibson has fne young
orchard growing Crossing the Cotton
wood at Guakers ford We came into one
of the best farming sections of Lyon
County. As we took occasion to notice
this region s6me weeks ago, and our arti
Gle being already too long, We will mere
ly say that svsrythi ng in the crop lire
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