The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-10-22


fal wheat.
Further down the stream is the large
arm of William Grimsley, who has
been farming here 13 years. Has 24O
acres in all, with 100 under cultivation,
50 head of cattle, seven horses, number
of stock hogs, one of the oldest orchards
= the country, consisting of $50 apple
Trees. The trees are Is years old, and
ere in excellent condition. Has large
Aame house, large barn, good fences
aad good out-buildings. Raised this
Near 40 acres of good wheat, 20 acres of
eats, 40 acres of corn, and great varie-
- of garden vegetables. Mr.. Grimsley
has the following varieties of apples in
bis orchard: Winesap, Willow Twig,
led Romantic, Nonesuch, Seek-no-fur-
ther, and Fall Pippin. An apple that
~ grew in his orchard this year weighed
l4k ounces, and measured IA inches in
circumference. This farm is well i'm
proved and is of the best bottom land.
.. g. Ames has bought so acres OF
enool lands, near Mr.. Grimsley, and is
bpilding a new house 22x22, story and
half high, with cellar. Will enclose
lle farm this winter.
| T. F. Little has 65 acres improved, 10
head of cattle, seven horses, three
fourths of mile of hedge, bearing or
chard of 10 apple and 500 peach trees,
besides q number of small fruits. He
raised this year % acres of corn, 10 acres
of wheat, 500 bushels of oats, some
Hungarian, and an acre of sorghum.
Mr.. Little has been making sorghum
molasses for a number of years, and
has the reputation of making the best
of molasses. We give his process OF
manufacture. The cane is crushed in
an ordinary iron mill. The juice is
conducted from the mill through pipes
into large filters of straw. 1t is thus
cleaned of all particles of cane, and is
then in condition to go into the evapo-
rators. Just before it is put to boiling
certain amount of chemicals are put
into each bucketful, in order to take
away the sorghum taste, which it most
effectualIy does. The compound is then
put into evaporators, over a steady fire,
and after passing through number OF
pans is drawn off into a cooler. After
becoming thoroughly cooled, it is trans
ferred to barrels. The molasses when
made is of rich golden color, very
thick, and of excellent flavor. Mr.. Lit
tie made 1900 gallons last year, 2,20O
gallons the year before, and will make
about 1900 gallons this year. The
chemicals that he uses are perfectly
harmless. He sells all the molasses that
he manufactures at from IS cents to 81
per gallon. One acre of good sorghum
will yield about so gallons of molasses.
Across the creek, in the bottom, is
the farm of Thomas White Has 13C
acres enclosed, 40 head of cattle, some
horses, half mile of hedge one and
three years old, half a mile of stone
fence, 200 apple trees, 200 peach and
other fruit trees. Raised, this year, st
acres of wheat, so acres of corn, 60C
bushels of oats, and 500 bushels of po.
tatoes. Has good frame house, good
out-buildings, and is good farmer.
John White owns the farm below
and has 81 acres under cultivation, four
head of cattle, and the same number Of
horses, $50 rods of hedge one year old
a large number of Usage plants to sci
out, As apple and 65 peach trees, and g
comfortable house. Raised, this year
eight acres of the very best of corn, and
about so bushels of potatoes. Mr.
White has 80 acres of as good land as
can be found.
Samuel Slower opened farm in the
bottom, near Mr.. White, year ago, and
has 80 acres fenced, some cattle and
horses, small orchard, frame house, IL
acres of wheat, some oats and corn, and
a few hogs. Mr.. Slower is running 6
threshing machine this fall.
Next comes our bachelor friend D. G
Edwards, the very picture of rural sim
picity. Duff bought 60 acres here last
April, and is at work like major. He
has 40 acres under cultivation, 65 head
of cattle, three horses, an orchard of q
apple and 200 peach trees, and large
grove of cottonwoods. Raised this veal
seven acres of corn and 40 bushels o.
wheat. Intends to put out two-acre
orchard and hedge the farm in the
spring. Duff proposes to engage il
stock raising, believing that it will pay
better than farming. 1t is asserted that
his corn was so heavy that when hG
came to pillow it the last time it was sc
dark between the rows that he had tC
carry a lantern to light his way through
Thomas Smith owns six acres on the
old Fremont town site, and is making
shingles. Has four head of stock.
Near the above is what was formerly
Fremont town site. There is nothing
to mark the spot now but school house
Miss Jennie Wheeler has been teaching
here for number of terms, and has the
reputation of being one of the bes
teachers in the county. Her govern
ment and mode of instruction are par
ticularly commendable. Prominent ed
ucators of the county who have visited
her school. pronounce it a model of or
der and good government. Miss Wheel
er had the advantage of thorough ed
ucation, and has the faculty of impart
ing it to her pupils in an eminent degree
Both parents and scholars are warm IL
her praises.
Uriah Glover has IS acres in cultiva
ton, five head of cattle, two horses, ant
I20 bearing peach and apple trees. II,
raised this season, so acres of wheat, q
acres of extra good corn-corn that b.
actual measurement yielded over on.
hundred bushels to the acre. Has in /:
acres of very nice fail wheat. Th'
housa IL large and comfortabIa and |;