The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

sippi, he has found abundance Of excellent
water at Is feet below the surface, and also has
agpOd spring of running water near his barn.
he will employ in the gathering OF his harvest
6O hands, and will run five McC 6rmick reapers,
ttand an Indefinite number Of threshing ma
chimes )-and intends to put at, once on the
market 10, 900 bushels Of wheat, should the
price range above one dollar per .bushel, and
the ba!ance probably as much more-will be
stored IN his immense granary for future con-
sldefation. During the times Of harvesting
ard threshing, Mrs. r. Informed as she1makeS
up daily twenty beds, and sets her extension
table for twenty FIVE persons at a meal, Pretty
GOOD Tor farming in Minnesota. Then . look
at the larder, and . peep into the smoke house
gave Us the impression that good cheer await
those who are SO fortunate as to labor on the
farm during the coming harvest.
We saw, while looking over this model farm,
great numbers ct fruit trees the apple being
the most prominent good share of them
were loaded with luscious ones and tame at
that, putting to blush the idea that apples, and
those OF the finest quality, cannot be raised in
Mime sofa. Most Of his trees came from the
nursery Of MI. Jewell, of Lake City, two sever
al trials to raise fruit fromithese procured from
states east and south having failed, Naples
have been set out some ten feet apart the whole
circuit Of the farm. which, while they environ
the estate, will add very materially to the beau
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and over the large lawn, stand shadetrees III
abundance, so that in tan years, or even less,
thewho' place will resemble a forest, grown On
the prairie The woodpile, resembling huge
mountain is cut from land owned BY him
some ways Oh. III ! iitslttitta ss:fsf. u
AS you want short letters, must be brief.
and "boil it down." Let me state in closing,
that Mr.. K. is 40 years old, Just in the prime 81
life; is an ex-me1nber Of The Minnesota 1egisla-
ture, and came here in 1860, a poor man,
working by the month, and his present posi-
ton only proves that the United States, and
more particularly the great west, IS the very
place for d man to "come up,' and take his DO
sition among fnen-the subject Of this sketch
having taken the advice Of the late II. g., ,"Go
West, young man, go West" 3i.ilriuniijt i,
Mr.. Editor, the farm of friend R. is the most
inviting one we have seen east or west-Dal-
fymple's not excepted. So much for the out
side of this pleasant Minnesota home But
step inside the home, presided over by Mrs. r
assisted by her two neices, There everything
is in apple pie order Six children, brtiE ht and
Intelligent, and never a days sickness among
them, all owing to the good ventilation Of the
premises and the tact and watchful care oi
the mother--and if any Of ou-, citizens, q,
yourself, Mr.. D., desire to see the best managed
farm in the state, tone carried on with real Vim
just 60 and pull the latchstring Of the home We
have described aboye.;{lf you are not compen-
stated for the trouble, send the bill to your ed
friend and exp. m, ,t3,4F.i E. POTTER.
Lake City, July %, 1873 "' y