The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-10-29
AMONG THE FARMERS OF
LYON COUNTY.
HOW THEY ARE PRosPERING
A Look at Their Crops, Herds
Orchards, improvements,
Etc. Etc.

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set out, and number of fruit and shade
trees adorn the place.
W. J. Cantrell owns the next farm,
and has comfortable house, 80 acres
under cultivation, % head of stock,
some sheep, and raised fair crops this
year. Has set out q number of fruit
trees.
Opposite the above E. P. Bancroft
owns quarter section, which is inclosed
with wire fence.
James Newlin has 40 acres in cultiva-
ton, 10 head of cattle, 4 horses, bearing
orchard, good frame house and some
shade trees. Raised this year II acres
of corn and acres of oats, all of which
yielded fair return.
William Carney is the proprietor of
the next farm. Has 40 acres under cul-
tivation and inclosed with a two-year-
old hedge fence. His orchard of apple
and peach trees has been bearing for
some time. Has new house, built this
fall. Mr.. Carney was not at home when
we called.
Levi Mills owns the next farm. Has
house and some improvements.
Mr.. Roberts owns the next. Has a
new house and some improvements.
| A. j. McFadden is proprietor of the
next. Richard Gange is farming it.
Has 40 acres under cultivation, small or
chard, number of shade trees, and some
hedge fence. This farm is ali bottom
land, and produced good crops this year.
Crossing the road we pass through a
Yankee gate into a Yankee farm, owned
by genuine Yankee in the person of
Charles S. Gilman. This place was
opened last spring, and has 40 acres
fenced with wire, good house, large
number of young fruit trees, and other
improvements. Raised 20 acres of corn
this year. Mr.. Gilman owns number
of farms in this county, and expects to
improve some of them. Has an excel
lent farm on the Verdigris, which he
proposes to use for stock. Has six head
of cattle and three horses. Put up so
tons of hay this fall, and is going south
after stock soon.
Jaben johnson has 40 acres in Guilt
walton, 40 head of cattle, 6 mules, 10
horses, 20 acres good corn, 200 bushels
of wheat, 600 bushels of oats, good
house, small orchard, and hedge row
around 40 acres. Mr.. johnson has made
number of substantial Improvements
in the short time he has been here.
Further west Enos Hadley has 40
acres under cultivation, 8 head of cattle
and horses. Raised 26 acres of corn
and 4 acres of oats. Has several acres
of fall wheat in. The house is a new
story and half frame.
Benjamin Picket has 100 acres i'm
proved, head of cattle, 6 horses, %
sheep, 9 hogs, young orchard, hedge-on
three sides of improved land, 26 acres of
wheat, % of corn, of oats, and 10 of
Hungarian. Has farmed this place four
years.
G. V. Eskridge owns the farm oppo-
site, and has a small frame house and Sc
acres under cultivation. Has nursery
of hedge plants to be put out around the
cultivated land in the spring.
Crossing Moon creek we come to the
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place IL years. Has 107 acres improved,
six head of cattle, four horses, seven
acre orchard, some hedge, 10 acres corn
good crops of wheat, oats, and other
grain. There is blue grass growing
about the house and through the or.
chard. A number of shade and orna.
mental trees surround a comfortable
house.
Elisha Moon has 40 acres improved,
head of stock, small house, Is acres o.
} good corn, and 27S bushels of oats.
Asa Moon has 60 acres improved, 2!
head of cattle, 10 horses, hedge around
his improved land, bearing orchard
good crop of corn, 116 bushels of wheat
200 bushels of oats, and 10 acres of fal
wheat. This is an excellent farm.
Mahion Stout owns the next. L
= farmed by Solomon Stout. Has 26 acre.
improved, head of stock, 100 rods o
hedge and 26 acres of good corn.
John Ludy has 80 acres under pillow
ID head of stock, half mile of Osag'
5 orange fence, small orchard, II acres o
corn, 10 acres of wheat, acres of oats
large crop of potatoes, turnips and gar
. den vegetables. Mr.. Ludy raised SOM
very fine Peach Blow potatoes this year
Ross Thomas has 80 acres under cul
: tivation, a head of cattle, seven horses
hedge on three sides of 80 acres, larg
bearing orchard and good house. MI
4 Thomas raised some of the best whea
in the county this season. Has In L
q acres of fall wheat that is very thrifty
a His crops of corn and oats were large
Has an excellent farm and knows how t,
run it to advantage.
Some of our descriptions and figure
are no doubt inaccurate, as we do not al
81 ways find the owners of the farms a
home, and have to depend more or les
: on the statements of others in the fami
ly. We endeavorto find the owners o.
farms, but cannot always do SO, a
they are very often away from home.
!. Cyrus Stout owns one of the bes
10 farms in this neighborhood, and has I6
IN acres improved, q head of cattle,
horses, IS sheep, one aud half mile
of two-year-old hedge, 800 peach and
: apple trees, large frame house, numbe
of locust trees, "a acres of fine corn, ]
acres of wheat and III acres of oats, bot
No. I, two acres of Hungarian, and
n acres of fall wheat, that looks as well 4
ne it possibly could. Mr.Stout stated that b
al raised good crops of all kinds this yea
Of VIII put out large orchard soon.
Charles Link has 80 acres fenced,