The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-28
PHEANKS CREEK FARMERS.
~ OUR TRAVELLING AGENT.

One Of the finest little streams in this section
Of country II fneanis, which puts into ne
Cottonwood from the south, about i've or SIX
miles above Emporia. Il is settled with Ia
dustrious and thrifty farmers, who have made
good and valuable improvements.
CHARLES JOHNSON.
Near the mouth Of the stream we fouid an old
settler in the person OF Charles johnson. Es
has 6ne farm OF A.. IS. 100 acres ere un.
der fence, all Of which Is In cultivation. He
has 35 acres OF timber. He estimates his wheat
crop at 500 bushels. On the place is 20 acrss
Of corn, which Il is expected win yield sixty
or seventy-nye bushels 70 the acre. qesoWed
two bushels Of Mediterranean wheat which
yielded e. buaheis. Can anybody b0st that
yield? Mr.. johnson has . large No. frame
dwelling house on his farm. He has 90 head
Of cattle. Everything about che place denotes
industry and thrift.
WE. BAKER.
One Of the best farmers IN this county 10 W. =.
Baker, whose fsr,~ lies near the junction Of
Cottonwood and fheaniS creek. he has 100
acres, all under fence, and 10 Of which are In
the best state Of cultivation. Few farmers,
for many years, have excelled Ar. Baker in
making good crops, unless he was inssrSered
with by too much wet weather. This year he
has 80 acres Of coEn. He raiDed q acRss o.
fail wheat, VIII ch did not do well fron Ons
cause and another. Had $ acres % oats, Is
Of which will turn out 80 bushels to the acre.
He has 500 fruit trees. His apple trees are the
Sest in the country, and hsSe borns consider
ably. He prunes twice year. He has some
good hedge fence.
DAVID JonEsoN.
Crossing 70 thssouth Of Pheanis creek we nHd
T~hu - -
county, Ohio, some years ego, and who is the
father OF Charles johnson, above spoken Of.
Although quite IN old man, he IL - full Of n.
dor for Kansas as any Of our enthusiastic
young men. Ris farm IL Of the VerY best bot.
tom land. He has 100 acres under sanCs. 20 Of
which are in cultivation. His 30 acres Of corr
looks finely. He raised 200 bushels OF fall
wheat and 10 acres Of oats, which yielded 20
bushels to the acre. he has 200 peach trees
and 90 apple trees. A couple Of years age he
brought Us some Of the best and largest applies
Of that year. He has good freme house 30xs6
feet, with good ceIlSF, well, etc.
ADAM sToTLnR
Commenced opening . new place on thiscEeek
last year. His 100 acres Il mostly good up.
land. He already has 20 acres under fence, .
good well and other impr ments.
IL new settler. He Il o, ing farm Of bot
tom and table land. Has liz growing fruit
trees, and will soon put out 5000 more. He
has plenty Of stone on his place, and thiakk Of
surrounding it with stone fence. Lac sAys one
hand can take out the stone and lay up two
rods per day. =
ABRAHAM GILBERT
Has farm Of 160 acres, 40 OF which are en-.
closed, partly with hedge He haa n fna
young orchard Of $50 trees.
JAMES GREER
Has $50 acres Of excellent bottom and uplAad,
and . vary ne&s, wellanishsd, frame house.
BE has 80 head Of cattle, portion Of watch
are Durham, and some hogs. It was the little
daughter Of this gentleman whom TIE NEWS
mentioned . few weeks ago ~ having bosa
BITTEN by . rattle snake. Amer . pretTaetsd
struggle with the poison. using every remedy
known, she 10 recovering.
hAas JoNE8
Has q neat little farm Of % acres, 100 fruit
trees, and six Polaad.Chtns hogs only zig
months old, which weigh 100 Ibs. each.
Mrs.. LRAvT1T,
FoEnerly Of Emporta. is eagsged in wsasiRe
carpets. She turns out from 70 Q wards pes
day. She makes an excellent article, aud hss
more than she can
JAMES NILES
Has 80 acres Of choice bottom ..nd eaelosed
BY . good. Well.trimmed hedge fence, Ool.
three years old from the seed.
l. MRS. HENSON
Has - head Of fne cattle snd Al excellent o
acre farm. GO acres are under feaCs and % Il
cultivation. She had Is sores In wheat, ans
II acres have splendid show for corn crop.