The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-10-15
AMONG THE FARMERS OF
LYON COUNTY.
HOW THEY ARE PRosPERING.
A Look at Their Crops, Herds,
Orchards, improvements,
ETC., Etc.

A Look at Their Crops, Herds,
Orchards, improvements,
ETC.. Etc.
Continuing down the east side of
Dow creek, we encounter the 400 acre
farm of r. H. Abraham, who has been
farming here Is years. Has 16O acres
under cultivation, 10 head of cattle, 53
head of horses and 900 head of sheep.
Has an excellent flock of sheep, num-
Der of which are full blood Merino, the
balance mixed. Has the most of his
farm enclosed with an eight year old
hedge fence-one and one-half miles in
all. While Mr.. Abraham has a good
stock farm and has an excellent crop of
corn, wheat and other grain on it, he
devotes the greater part of his time to the
cultivation of his large orchard. He
has, without doubt, the largest number
of bearing fruit trees in Southwestern
Kansas. We shall not attempt to de-
scribe it very infinitely at this time. He
has 500 apple trees 10 years old from the
graft, a large number of which are load
ed with fruit this year. We counted
10 apples of the Jenniteng variety on a
small limb eight inches long. Among
his large selectio On of trees we noticed
the following varieties: Winesap, White
Winter Pearmain, Tallman Sweeting,
Fulton Straw berry, Belle Flower, Fall
Pippin, Romantic, Jenneting, Golden
Russell, Look-no-further, Dominic,
4 Vanderver Pippin and numerous others
Let those who are skeptical about fruit
growing in Kansas go and examine the
orchard of Mr.. Abraham, or come to ouI
Office and take a look at some of the
first that he has raised. Mr.. A. has
sown his orchard to blue grass, and it is
indeed lovely sight to look through il
and see the trees bending to the ground
with the choicest of fruit. Mr.. A. has q
number of peach trees. besides a con-
siderable amount of shrubbery. We
did not find Mr.. A. at home, but were
shown around by Masters Abason and
Horace, to whom we return thanks. TIC
Mrs. Abraham we are indebted for an
excellent dinner and some homemade
cider just from the press.
In this vicinity is the large stone
school house of District No. 43. Miss
Matte Blakey, a Normal scholar, is
teaching here, and is spoken of as good
teacher. She gives entire satisfac-
ton. The school building is finished
throughout, and is great credit to the
district. Miss Blakey has been devot.
ing some of her time to painting, with
considerable success. We examined
some of her oil paintings at Mr.. Abra.
ham's and can pronounce them much in
advance of the ordinary class of oil
, paintings.
Willis Sucker OWNS the next farm
Has been cultivating it one year and ha:
80 acres fenced. Has 81 head of cattle
4 horses, 8 head of Chester White hogs
three sides of 80 acres hedged, small
orchard, comfortable house, and IA acres
of corn. Had IL acres of wheat thai
Sucker has bought and sold six farms
: in the last twelve years. He says he
r likes Kansas and expects to spend the
> remainder of his days in the State.
Across the creek is the farm of Ell
Sucker. By some unaccountable
+: means we missed him entirely. Viii
call and see him at some future time.
, Further south Milton Branson has q
e acres under cultivation, small house
small orchard and some stock.
III. P. Perkins has been cultivating the
next farm for three years, and has 3;
, acres improved, and head of cattle, Z
horses, half mile of he lge two years old
5000 hedge plants to put out this fall, 81
bearing apple trees, 60 peach and l!
cherry trees. Has 800 trees in the nur
} sery which he will also put out this fall
Had II acres of good wheat. Has pu
in Is acres of fall wheat that looks well
Mr.. Perkins has comfortable house
surrounded with grape vines, shrub
berry, &c, and has in every respect al
excellent farm. Has had excellent sue
cess with currants and raspberries.
Jas. NJ. Dwiggins has 80 acres unde
cultivation, five horses, two cows, hal
mile of good hedge three years old, 2!
acres of wheat and five of oats. Ha
an so acre farm here that will produc,
equal to any farm OH the creek.
: William Stanley has been cultivatins
e the next farm of l2O acres since 81, anl
has so acres improved, 81 head of cattle
five horses and seven stock hogs. HI
? has three sides of his place enclosed
with ten year old hedge. Has sinai
orchard, and will put out large mum
Der of trees in the spring. He raised
; this year Is acres of good corn, 20 acres
of wheat, 10 acres of oats that yielded
so bushels to the acre, and had 200 bush
els of White Neshannock potatoes tina
are as good as any that can be found IL
the country. We tell the truth when W,
} say that Mr.. Stanley, as we'll as the res
of the farmers on this creek, are as in
telligent and Industrious q class of mer
as can be found anywhere.
Robert Roberts has been cultivatins
the next farm since 81, and has los acres
improved, As head of graded cattle, sew.
en- head of horses and mules, Is hogs O
: the Chester White and Berkshire stock
one and a-half miles of Usage orang,
from two to four years old. He raised
this year 30 acres of wheat and 80 acres
of corn. Has small orchard, and vii
/. put out large number of trees this fall
I Mr.. Roberts intends to put up gool
, house on this place soon, and will i'm
|. prove the farm as fast as possible. a
mile above this Mr.. r. has eighty acres
of beautiful land fenced, and partl,
planted to corn. Hungarian. potatoes