The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03
AMONG THE FARMERS OF
LYON COUNTY.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
HOW THE CROPS LOOK
THE FRUIT PROSPECT.
improvements and New Settlements.

and New Settlements.
The Stevenson farm was the next Wis
tied after Mr.. Wards, noticed in our last.
This place was first settled in 1856 by
venson, lately deceased, bought and set
tied on it in 1857. 1t is one of the pref
test locations and most valuable farms
in the county. The residence is on a
beautiful elevation, while the farm
slopes gradually back to the creek. The
place is being farmed this year by w.
ID. Stevenson, one of the five sons of
the late Nathan. The amount of i'm
provements on the farm shows that the
Stevensons are hard workers, and the
style in which they have been made
shows that they understand their bust
ness. There are 40 acres under fence
80 acres corn, 16 acres wheat, 90 acres
oats, ID acres Hungarian-all looking
as well and growing as finely as they
could wish. Mr.. S. says he never had
such a crop prospect before in any coun-
try. He, as was most of our farmers,
WAS ElON Ills COIil lIlC
time. One noticeable feature was the
cleanliness of almost every corn field
we visited. The farmers have done more
work in their crops this season than ever
before. Mr.. Stevenson has about two
acres in garden vegetables and one and
a half in potatoes all of which are do
ing well. The potatoes are mulchcd,
and promise large yield. The rains
have been so regular this season that
mulching was not necessary, but we
believe it will do no hurt. He set out
400 rods of hedge the first OF May. He
cultivated it on the 10th Of June, and
out of 10000 plants found only about
800 but what are growing finely. On
the place is $50 young peach trees which
are full of fruit-has raised peaches sew
eral years in succession. Has 80 apple
trees which are commencing to bear.
Has growing 200 wild plum trees, Sc
lected from timber along the creek bot
toms, which are full of fruit. Mr.. S.
says he would rather have them than
tame plums, because they are acclimat-
ed, and the fruit is about as good. They
don't winter kill like the tame plum
trees. He has one variety that he calls
the yellow free stone, which are large
and extra nice. In his garden are 100
wild raspberry vines which were full of
fruit We may say here that there is no
finer raspberry than those which grow
in our timber land. They are more
hardy than the cultivated varieties, and
stand the hardest winters, while the
fruit is equallyas good. The vines may
be found in the timber in abundance,
and are easily transplanted. The resi-
dence OH this place is a large, conven-
iently arranged frame. AT the door is
a splendid well, and in the yard are a
fine lot of maple trees, making it an at
tractive and beautiful home. Some OF
these naples were planted in 1858, and
are nearly a foot through at the bottom
| They are some forty or fifty of these
| trees about the residence and it looks
as though it sat in a forest. Two hun
dred young naples and other forest trees
are growing on the place. Mr.. S. j:
| trying Kentucky blue grass, and finds
that it grows well. About the yard an6
garden is full complement of currant
| bushes, grape vines, gOoseberries, etc.
The former are bearing some while the
latter are full of fruit. A spring in the
barn yard furnishes an abundance OF
stock water. Among the comforts OF
the season is an ice house, and a bonti
full supply of ice. This can be secured
cheaply. and is luxury this hot weather
Opposite is the old farm of II. w
| Stevenson, at an early day treasurer o
this county, and also iaterly one of oul
county commissioners, and we my truth
fully say zone of the best commissioners
the county ever had. This place is now
owned by Richard Fnqua. Mr.. F. is
engaged largely in lime burning, ant
his farming operations are consequent
| ly limited. He has turned out 60t
iibushels of lime this season. He has {
comfortable dwelling, with variety o.
fruit trees and vines about it. He il
raising Is acres of corn, five acres o
/ wheat, two acres of potatoes and veget
ables, all looking well. South of the
Stevenson home place is the farm O
John Stevenson. John is engaged ex
tensively in patting in Chambers Tub,
Wells for the people, and his farm is be
ing run By his brother, A. G: Stevenson
This farm was opened recently, and i
+one Of great fertility, lying as it does OF
the Neosho bottom. Albert is eultiva
ting 26 acres of corn, 10 acres of sprin,
wheat, and Eve acres of. potatoes, veg
etables, etc, all of which promise
heavy yield. AT Forest Hill Thoma
TIGER, Normalite, is teaching an excel
lent summer school. Several new fam
lilies have settled in the vicinity thi
, spring, and considerable new land ha
: been broken up.
: Going down into the bend below Fol-
/ lest Hill, We ran upon W. P. B. Paisle,
E who was busily engaged in building
: board fence around % acres of nel
ground. He has 100 acres under fenc.
q and so acres In cultivation, 80 of whic
c is in corn, 10 in oats, with an exceIleI
prospect for good crops. He has 20 G
80 peach trees bearing.
{ = The next place we visited belongs t