The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03

to keep planting them now till he gets
all his available ground full, feeling
Confident that it win pay better than
anything else he can engage in. But
Mr.. Vangundy is making a speciality of
bee raising. He commenced on the Sd
of June, 1867, with two hives, and now
has II hives. One of the two has in-
creas ed in the year 10 Ia. He has fine
field OF buckwheat growing for them
close at hand. He considers this q
splendid bee country. He uses the
Langstraugh patent hive, the best one
i'll use. 1t is certainly very convenient,
, as it can be taken to pieces in sections
without disturbing the bees much, and
possesses all the conveniences for rid
ding the hives of any enemy that may
attack the bees. Two columns would
not hold the bee lore with which Mr..
V. entertained us, and if any body wants
TO learn anything about the habits and
nature of the bee they can do so by call
ing on Mr.. Vangundy. He is talking
OF building new house soon, and will
also enclose his farm with hedge fence
next season. After taking dinner We
lett friend Van@uEdy.
A hall mile brought US to the fine
farm of Abram Overly. Here we ex-
pected to get something of interest, but
Mr.. .. was absent. He is lust COM
plotting the finest frame residence in the
, county. He is one OF our most thrifty
farmers, as the looks of his fences, crops,
agricultural machines and everything
about the place fully shows. He deals
largely in stock, and has made good
E thing out of cattle. We were sorry to
leave without more information about
this place, and think we will call at Mr..
Ovcrly's again.
t We called at Mrs. Ogden's next, the
place of the late Samuel Ogden. In
a flsN hos NJ, 4 20
this farm, and it is III good state of
: cultivation and very desirable. There
1 is ill cultivation over 100 acres of land,
> 20 OF which is in corn, II in wheat, and
Il in oats. On the place is a young or
chard of 90 trees, which bore some last
!. year and are tolerably full this season.
i a few peach trees are full OF fruit, and
v Is cherry trees are loaded with fruit.
V There was nice lot of fruit last season.
Mrs. Ogden is engaged largely i'll stock
raising, and makes it pay.
> Icing somewhat hurried, we were
II obliged TO leave several good farms in
e this locality until some other time. We
4 called at Niles Il. Browns, but that gen.
tleman was absent. lie has, the
> neighbors told us, been badly grasshop-
y pcred. lie has IL good farm and fine
e. looking young orchard OF peach and
# apple trees.
We could not resist the temptation TO
call at Bcckes' mill. 1t is one CT Coop
o er's Portable mills, and the neighbors
IL say Mr.. Beckes is making the incest
.s lumber ever sawed in that region. The
. large lot of lumber i'll the yard certain
~ ly Is sawed very even and smooth. He
v turns out 1000 ieet of lumber per day
IN This establishment has "a number one
rs slaingic machine attached to the mill
-, with which 10000 shingles per day i
=" turned out. Most OF these are made o
10 yellow cottonwood. The mill cost 81,
lie zoo. Mr.. Is. has been at heavy eX
re peuse i'll building and running this mill
90 but we are glad to know that he is do
ing good business to remunerate hin
Tor his outlay of money and industry
Ks The mill is great blessing to this re
a gion OF country.
10 a. S. Tamdys farm has been greatl
:, improved since he purchased it OF Pink
IT, ard. The residence has been fitted u
OF and trees set out ill the front yard. Ev
ir erything about the place now wears al
n air of neatness. lie has 10 acres o
"a grouGd in cuItiVation--35 OF which ar
!" in corn, looking splcndidly, 20 in whea
We IL 1all and IL spring-ail good. III
ad grasshoppers do not touch bearded
wheat-at least they did not OH thi
;, place. Also, seven acres OF oats, sever
" acres OF hungarian, and one acre of sor
H. ghum. Mr.. Tandy has quite lot o
s. iruit trees set out and growing finely
ne Six peach trees are iull OF fruit, ant
q eight apple trees are bearing. lie ais
- has Ii good supply OF rasI bSIfies, crap
- vines and other small fruits, bearin
id we'll. MIR. Tandy is n wide-awake Hi
it. noisan, and Will make this farm yer
no valuable one.
- The appearance of a storm cloud ad
= mOuished us TO hurry home, SO we too
lie no further notes on the road TO town.