The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-09-30
VISIT TO Elm CREEK.

house, Ii. Trumbull, Esq, on sunday morn
ing last, to visit what is perhaps the largest
farm i'm this section of the State-that belong
ing to Mr.. T. Condell, OF Springfield, HIS,
leased, worked and improved by ID. +. Broad
well, ESQ.,, on Elm Greek, twenty miles north
east Of Emporia. The weather was by no
means encouraging for such ride over the
prairies that morning, but 1t was deter
mined TO risk soaking, and about IL O'Clock,
we saw the city Of Emporia from the summit
II the hills between Dow and PLUMB creeks
zen or twelve miles away. At two p. IN. we
we're under the hOspitLble roof Of the great
took raiser. The farm in charge of Mr.. Broad
we'll contains $500 acres. of most excellent
and, six hundred Of which under board
ence, and two hundred in cultivation. Mr..
Iroadwell has the advantage of having nearly
III the assistance necessary TO rum this farm
n his own family-thr e of his sons being able
bodied and energetic men. He has a cornteld
OF about one hundred acres, and the corn is
high, well-eared and lusty, such rs the bottom
lands Of Kansas always produce. Two hum
dred and fifty cattle leave the large pens
around the barn daily TO Craze on the bound
less prairies adjoining. As q cattle raiser, Mr.
Broadwell is remarkably successful. His stock
are closely watched, and well cared for, con-
kind, tractable and healthy. A large part Of
the herd are of the best breeds.
One horse and five heavy mares, all full
blooded Norman, have yielded three OF the
largest colts last year, and four this year, that
can be found in the country. The horse was
brought from Illinois two years ago, at q cost
Of $1,000, is full-blooded, dapple-gray Nor
man, seventeen and a half hands high, and
nh md nnfu faf Of
that. We venture the assertion that Mr.. Broad
well can show at least two better colts than
any other man in the State, and II he had tax
en- them to the State fair, would have carried
OF first premiums.
The sons are deyoting their attention to rails
ing n different kind OF stock. One is the pos
SCISSOR OF the Chester White breed Of hogs, an
other is interested in the Berkshire, and third
claims special merits for McGee's Poland Chi
ma, all three OF which varieties are represented
by fine specimens.
In short, it is big farm stocked with big
cattle, big horses, big hogs and Shanghai chick
ems, which are fed from big fields of big corn,
big potatoes, big pumpkins and big crops gen
orally, by big workers, whose minds aIe big
with big speculations and just reason to hope
for big returns for their labors by and by.
Mr.. Broadwell took two and q half tons per
acre Of Hungarian from twenty acres last year,
but the early part Of this season was too dry
and the grass failed. He has sown blue grass
on top OF the prairie sod in the large yard sur
rounding the house, which has already almost
annihllated the prairie gcass, and will very
soon exclusively possess the soil.
The system with which the work OF the farm
Is usually conducted, has been interrupted this
fall by wet weather. Hay-making progresses
slowly, and fears are entertained that they will
not be able to make hay enough before frost to
winter the stock.
Mr.. Broadwell finds not only one OF his most
efficient counselors in the management of the
farm, but one of his most active and efficient
workers in his excellent wife. Mrs. Il. is GER
tainly one of the most energetic women of our
acquaintance, and her skill and industry are
evidenced in every part Of the estate, while
her kindness and hospitality are att ested by
all who IRE so fortunate as to stop at her house.
The boys who occupy the "cabin' (some dis
tance from the house, are able to tell many
instances of her sagacity and government.
We had the pleasure of meeting here the IA
Their of our host, Mr.. John B. Broadwell, an
active, intelligent, energetic and venerable gen.
tleman of ~ years of age, who resides at FIRE.
donia, Wilson county. Having been at Tope-
ka to attend the State Republican Convention,
he stopped to spend week with his son; and
thus we met here four generations of the fami-
ly. Mr.. Broadwell, senior, came to Kansas
two years ago, went to Wilson county and in
vested n large amount Of money in land, and
opened and has improved a good farm in the
vicinity of Fredonia. He informs us that about
the first Of January last from an emmence on
the farm of neighbor, he counted five farm
houses, and that from the same point six weeks
ago he counted forty-fve in plain view, exclu-
sive:of the town, which has also grown very
rapidly. He reports that nearly every quar-
ter section in Wilson county has been taken
up. He Is one of the prOprietors Of the town
site of Fredonia. The old gentleman amuses
himself while sojourning with his son by TAX
ing his gun and hunting for deer, which are
often seen in the neighborhood of the corn
field. The only reason he had not killed any
was that he had not had chance to shoot at
them.
We parted from our good friends on Monday
morning about eight O'Clock to return to EN-
poria. The day was pleasant, but the roads
heavy, consequently our ride to the city was
sweetness long drawn out" We observed
from the road many new houses on the farms
along the creeks, and here and there solitary
farmer was seen on a mower or sulzy rake
busily preparing winter food for his stock.
The fall wheat, great deal of which has been
sown, is beautifully green.
We met Mr.. Philips, the postmaster, at Wa
terloo, and having heard from time to time
many complaints about the mails for this office,
we inquired concerning them, and learned that
the man to whom the contract was let to carry
a daily mail to this point had never put in an
appearance, and consequently the people of
this section were dependent on Mr.. Philips to
carry it AS well as TO distribute it. OF course
he can not make it convenient to come to town
every day or two, or every week, consequent
ly they do not get their papers or letters very
| often until the news is rather stale for live
Americans. If the agent for this department
could be prevailed upon to do his duty, this
matter would, as it ought to be, speedily i'm
proved. Until there is change of agents, how
| ever, nothing better is to be hoped for.
In conclusion we have only to say to all who
have to travel in that direction, it is better to
go through the mudhole in the lane this side
of the Lawrence ford, than it is to go around
| by the bridge TO avoid it. 1t is dumping out
Of the frying pan into the fire." from which
there is bare possibility of coming out at all,
At least just such was our experience.
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