The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-09-24

pdsseu INTO tic u. >. cSHaIe where ne
yet remains. But this has nothing to
do with the farm of Mr.. Paine. In tax
ing a broad-guage view of this place,
we find that there is 60 acres under Gull
tivation. He has 80 head of cattle and
a number of horses Has 90 acres
hedged ON three sides, good orchard
and good crops, also a good stone and
frame house.
Robert Best, besides having one of
the best farms in the county, is about
the largest stock raiser in this part of
the State. We can not at this time give
description of all we saw while here,
but will only mention the main features
of this excellent farm. Mr.. B. has so
acres under cultivation, 252 head of cat
tie, 80 horses, and a large number of
fine stock hogs. Has two-story stone
house, with all the conveniences, the
largest peach orchard in Southern Kan
sas-500 bearing trees, 100 bearing apple
trees, so acres enclosed with hedge, with
one cross fence, farm machinery, Isa-
bella, Clinton, Catawba and Delaware
grape vines, all bearing-one vine that
made loo feet of wood this year on
three runners, corn that will yield so
bushels to the acre. His rule is to pillow
his corn five times. Mr.. Best has a
large number of graded stock, besides
some thoroughbreds. Has eight stands
of bees that are doing remarkably well.
In fact there are no better farmers and
h. l.
are under obligations to Mr.. Best for
his kindness in answering our numer-
Gus questions, and hope the time will
not be long before we can pay him a
longer visit and enjoy the Inequalities
of his place.
Further down we find J. W. Best cul-
tivating 40 acres. Has 20 head of cattle,
seven horses, one mile of hedge, wheat
that yielded 20 bushels to the acre, ex-
cellent corn and sugar cane. Has a
good frame house, and numerous trees
surrounding it. Will put out large
fruit orchard in the spring.
Elijah Lucas is farming George Lew
is place, and has 30 acres improved, 10
head of cattle, very good wheat, good
corn, bearing orchard and good house.
A. p. Burns has 35 acres broken, 80
head of cattle, six head of horses, and
good crops of all kinds. The lightning
struck his wheat stacks, some time ago,
and burned them about all up. Mr.. b.
has good farm and is putting up new
stone house. He has already put up a
large stone blacksmith shop.
Near the mouth of Hill creek lives
John Wayman. Has 35 acres improved,
35 head of cattle, IL horses, wheat that
yielded 81 bushels to the acre, hedge
around 30 acres, a number of fruit and
shade trees, and a good house. We
should judge by the appearance of the
farm that Mr.. Wayman was successful
farmer.
In this vicinity is the beautiful farm
of Richard III. Best, who has been here
but five years, although the appearance
of the place would indicate that it had
been cultivated for ten or twelve years.
He has 40 acres improved, % head of
cattle, nine horses, some hogs, 300 apple
trees, mostly bearing, $50 bearing peach
trees, young orchard of several thou
sand trees, and dwelling house entire
ly surrouned by fruit and shade trees.
Mr.. Is. has trees here that have grown
80 feet high in four years. Has been
threshing machine this fall,
and says the wheat and oats crops were
never better. We were presented with
some very large peaches and apples by
Mr.. Best, which were grown on his
place.
A. L. Watkins has 100 acres under
cultivation, SO head of cattle, 40 head of
horses, and has been farming here IA
years. Has fine bottom farm, and de-
votes his attention entirely to farming
and stock raising. OF course we are
liable TO be mistaken in appearances,
and may not do justice to some of the
farms that we have seen; in fact it
would be impossible to get at the exact
status of each farmer in thus travelling
over the county; but we have taken CO.
pious notes. and have endeavored to be |
correct i'll our descriptions. Taking,
for instance, the farm of Mr.. Watkins
1t would require a long article to state
just what he had done in the IA years
that he has been on the place. We are
TO abridge as much as posi- |
BILE.
Crossing 142 creek, and going down
stream, we find L. w. Hutchinson busily
ut work on his large and well improved
farm. Mr.. III. is also one of the "old
softIors Hoe IN ocpac Yxu5a,. ouIfiuo
ton, 81 head of cattle, 20 horses, and 90
acres of wheat which yielded % bushels
to the acre. Has been raising broom
corn for number of years, and makes
about $500 worth of brooms each year.
Has broken and fenced some land this
and will set out fruit trees this
fall. Mr.. II. says he raises wheat every
year, and that it pays him about $25 per
acre. Considers wheat a very profita
BILE crop. 1t is needless to add that he
has an excellent farm.
South of the above, and near the
creek, William Smullen has 30 acres i'm
proved, six head of cattle and three
horses, 15 acres of corn, and good hewed
log house, small orchard and so rods of
hedge.
1t win be seen that almost every far
mer plants Usage orange.
John BramhiIl has 20acres cultivated,
40 head of cattle, seven horses, 20 acres
of wheat that yielded 80 bushels to the
acre, and 100 rods of hedge.
William Green has a large bottom
farm in this vicinity.
On the Burlingame and Emporia road
is the extensive farm of Major Hicks.
He has 80 acres enclosed, 81 acres under