The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-10-22
AMONG THE FARMERS OF
LYON COUNTY.
HOW THEY ARE PROSPERING
A Look at Their Crops, Herds.
Orchards, improvements,
Etc, Etc.


cattle, 3horses, 10 acres of corn that will
go IS bushels to the acre, go bushels OF
wheat, 300 bushels of oats-yielding q
bushels to the acre-large crop of pota-
toes, 20 bushels of onions and plenty OF
garden vegetables. DIR. Terrell has been
on this place five years.
John Terrell, bachelor, owns the next
farm and has 60 acres enclosed, % head
of cattle and pair of mules. Raised,
this year, 200 bushels of wheat, 400
bushels of oats, and 6 acres of corn. Mr..
Terrell owns another farm in this yicini-
ty with 60 acres under cultivation.
Robert Drake and Mrs. Mcclure have
45 acres improved, 60 head of cattle, 6
horses, good story and half frame
house, small orchard, 80 rods Of hedge,
Is acres of wheat, "a acres of corn, 10
acres of oats that threshed 90 bushels to
the acre and 10 acres of fall wheat that
looks as well as it possibly could.
Joseph Eggers has so acres under cul-
tivation, 10 head of cattle, horses, 10
large hogs, 16O rods of hedge three
years old, small bearing orchard, 500
young fruit trees; raised 169 bushels OF
wheat, go bushels of oats, IA acres of
corn, half an acre of sorghum and large
crop of potatoes. Mr.. Eggers proposes
to build himself q good house next
summer. This farm is six years old.
Frederick KurtZen has so acres i'm
proved, q head of cattle, 2 horses, 100
rods hedge, good orchard, number of
shade trees; raised 500 bushels of oats,
200 bushels of wheat and 20 acres OF
good corn. The farm house is COM
Portable one.
In this vicinity is the farm of Joseph
Ernst, one of our County Commission
ers. Mr.. Ernst settled here nine years
ago and has made considerable improve
ment in that time. There are 16O acres
enclosed, 43 head of cattle. Is horses.
900 head of fine sheep, five hogs, Is
peach, so apple and number of other
trees, all bearing; raised 20 acres OF
wheat, 6 of oats, 80 of corn, and 2 OF
sorghum. A two year old hedge is put
out around so acres. This is an excel
lent farm and seems to be we'll tended.
Is putting up stables of sufficient capac-
ity to contain his entire drove of sheep.
We did not find Mr.. Ernst at home,
therefore cannot give a fair description
of his place.
The next farm was bought by s. M
Wheeler, of Ohio, last April. There
were some improvements on the place
when Wr. Wheeler bought it, but as il
had changed hands several times within
the last year or two, everything about
it was in a precarious situation. A
farmer residing in the vicinity stated to
us that more grain had been raised by
Mr.. Wheeler, this year, than had been
raised on the farm during the last five
years. Mr.. w. has go acres under cult
walton, five head of cattle, and two
horses. An orchard of 60 apple and sc
: peach trees produced some fruit this
. year. Numbers of shade trees have
very large and thrifty. The house is a
story and half frame, with ell, which
is to be painted, plastered and put in
condition to live in this fall. There
was raised on the place, this year, 4C
acres of corn, six acres of oats, two
acres of potatoes, garden vegetables, sc
The cash value of the products this year
is equal to the price paid for the whole
farm last April. Mr.. Wheeler seems tC
understand the nature of Kansas soil
and seems willing to devote his entire
time to the farm. He does not and
never did believe that grain would
grow spontaneously. We are always
pleased to meet such men as Mr.. Wheel
er, and shall certainly call and see him
again.
Near the above is new frame school
house.
j. S. Gibson, across the creek, has sc
acres improved, Is head of cattle. four
horses, one mile of hedge, good orchard
of apple, peach, pear, plum and cherry
trees, small house, 10 acres ofgood corn
* acres of wheat, six acres of oats
and three acres of potatoes that yielded
> 500 bushels. This farm contains 81
acres, and was formerly owned and ruI
by r. W. Randall. Friend Gibson
seems to be comfortably situated. Glib
son Stewart lives with Stewart Gibson
and has so head of cattle.
William Miller has 40 acres under
cultivation, 20 rods of hedge, some
; hogs, II acres of corn, u acres of oats
good house, and has been II years or
the place. Joseph Miller, son of Viii
liam, lives with his father, and has Il
head of cattle, some horses, and two
acres of potatoes. Is running thresh-
J ing machine this fall.
Albert Miller, bachelor, has 60 acres
under cultivation, two horses, 40 acres
of wheat that yielded 600 bushels, and
=, eight acres of oats.
Further down the stream, on the east
side, is the Charles Drake farm, now
owned by Aaron Miller. Has 20 acres
improved, II head of cattle, eight horses
three-fourths of a mile of threc-year Ole
hedge, good residence, excellent or
chard of large trees, good fences, 81
acres of wheat that yielded % busheli
to the acre, and 10 acres of corn.
I Robert Service has IS acres under
, fence, so head of cattle, three horses
e nCuSC AAOuuO OO aCACss ouAdll uOuScs OF
chard, 25 bushels of spring wheat anC
40 bushels of fall wheat to the acre
Has nine acres of fall wheat up nicely
a Mr.. Service had probably the larges
yield of wheat of any man in the coun
ty.
George Bybee raised 20 acres of corr
> and 800 bushels of oats. Has two heaC
|, of stock.
Simon Gather raised this wear %