Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-31

From the Prairie Farmer. I'd.

BRCAnIANps.
This is the farm situated in the southeast
corner Of Champaign county, comprising
tract about seven miles by six in one
body, con aiming abo,t 1000 acres. The
land was originally entered bg II, + Suli-
want, ana for several years past occupied
l., HIM principally Is a stock farm. Durn.
his occupancy the larger portion Of il had
been reefs from tho Wild prairie and
pat into timothy meadows aud Glue grass
pastures. This firm has rec emily changed
hands, and Mr. Su iiyart has COMO 10 n new
tract in Ford county, con;ainiu about ! =
0pD acr S, which no hes commence to- Inn
prove. The present owner II this taFn IS
John Alexander, the Cattle King Of Nor
gan county; the management Of 1t being
uuher the immediate control Of Nr. C. l..
Eaton, WHO, for several years, was employ
I'd by Mr.. Snllivant on the same farm. The
operations on the farm are ell carried on
with the utmost order and system. Ac-
counts ara carcftllf kept with al the crops
grown. aud stock brought on 70 the farm,
AMI tn actual expense OF every transaction
kunws.
There are. the present season, . ,000 acres
OF corn on the farm, BESIDES a large quaint
" oi oais two thousand acres of the corn
ie,nf, X, 49,, iral., ". ,...r. .:l
w.. ,...,cl. -, az
tso or three inches thick and covered with
ihe mex; lhrrow OF about eight inches the
laaAe AaI The experiment has proved
hishly satisfactory and tho yield, lroin pres
ent Appearances, wilt average tally as large
s6,n, o0a IL ~ - -
t3ac. a,y8ai,..t., ..i,. 49, - g.
paffs ~ 10 III -. - -,
d. Ma ,.t-.c.,g.'t.. ..st -
a. .-,st a0n bs,1s,,h ~. 49, -
nsf,.rs5 ,..,..aty - .',..'...f 80
~ mn, =. a.. -. -. -, e., -
st,x, ,se So. -. ...,.;s,
rtA
l.r...
f.f.. 80 ~ o'
,.e'"'' cfe's
"'l'i1 . cue
,,,o ..,a,,,a..
.s5.tt.#. i ,.,.,.'f..'s.. ~ 80.
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h ..t. - ~
"'Ao"i oi''E
Is Tue naiae given % a farm IN i.snton cour-
u, na owned ~ Messr-. Fowler Ear,
o. i'tayeite. AMI under the immediate 81
pcfS's'pn ci ar L. Raab. The farm cen
N"hs y, wv ae'ee anu Is one at The finest
u..'s q .aui u equal eAtont. TO be iouad
S.snet ~ IN aaa Hf famous. II lies on the
E.Vi''nt f"isc between the Illinois and
"aoash 'iF.f haslns. and - abnndenty
S'FP'eu VITA Pure living water The farm
eh.reit ltasfle eSeep small grove Of
psan,llal u k2ry timber. 10 ipske mp foF
,n'S 'sue'oney. grove OF 20 acres Of pop
p,An'so Two years ago, whieb are
5 10y anu preparations are making |
Pau "u' grove OF w acres OF naples |
80 YER. ini'teeh "usand acres ot the
~. ~ wv" u""er nsrt e'ass board and |
-, 's9u'''ns 'o''y Two mites IN
- "'s s'>' seventy mics OF
,,.rs,;a., va wy P'aNt. anu pre-
49, nav, -, s''.'"k ii's' amount
~, oaa - az a. 'nis .,ihe
80 ,l;s, ~ 49,, - 'e,e'"E' lhey
NASTY -, ;,,'a.aa NV % ~ anu
.,......ss :" pastures oi TWO
~ 80" :" t .a.1' '"'usa"u acres-a part
,,,..' 80 ~. "eu su's'ue ~ ieaced por
IVA .ne 's''n curing the day, and
n,,,,r,I.rl, ,,,r.,'a ~ ".'e"''o'' vas
Of the herds in the pastures II p rsrv
common to keep cattle very close together
IN itrtiirr. While in t1esa ,,,i,..~a.
tue. are taught to separate and scatter all |
over ,he lot mover carcrssa 49, - Az
80. Wv ~, 80 'e"s'esaIns IN BODY |
except al o'inAlng time. The managers |
.,,f.ii,a ,,..,b.- '""' "Hea
hesa u Caerokee cattle, BROUGHT on V to the
farm LIS; fasl, presented one of The fro.t
conditioned ls,s ~ ca,,,o -
- - = ,s,s ~ ssuaG we nave ever seee
bar thew wou,a a,sTsse nc ~ ~ .o9 , nos',
msny going over H., now. They w s,I |
in nerfsc, 5e,i,h 49,, - i i"', "sfe -
cca,s shsne in the hreht smn ill., So s',y s0Ssy
IL. nrsi,;e ui,h.n, 49, ;rs- 49,
mi is 5rcseat condi.an st -,
teogers, III ,aa"aaa,', ~ We. 20
eor.. wi.a are 81 - go - Us paep.,-
candle he.,.ns 80 ICY ei,asea IN 'aa peF-
Esch u tie ,artps. s' b s, s o. Lalass's.
nssf the city, with extensive s rrsss s,ouna
,y ., III o. Vineyards, and high-