Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-04-26
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUsBANDMAN.

profits for the balance OF thelr hNee'
work about twenty hands i'll the s''l'''n'A
sa.s,n. Each of them have elegant '"a''-
s;ons, and appear to be contented TO stay w
old Alder. They are also largely interested
in farming, dairying and stock-sfo""'s.
Their herds of cattle now NUMBER ''oo"'
G head, among which are representa-
t;,es of some of the best families OF thor
%oughbreds.
Next on our route down Alder we mel
| Mr.. j. j. Bird, who has an eXcellens farhl.
He was successful last year i'll raising Il
good crop, and is planting Il still larger one
this season.
Mr.. E. II. Combs, whose beautiful farm
is located by the road side, a mile below Is
another of those successful farmers. lie has
a good flock of sheep, a large and beautiful
farm in cultivation, a we'll filled granary,
good stables, corralls. stock sheds, and ag-
ricultural machinery of every description
While for elegance and comfort, his dwell
ing has few superiors in the country.
Mr.. w. j. Parkins, who is next upon the
road also has a very nice farm. We noticed
in his stable some very good horses, among
which was Red Cloud, a handsome s1alliel
lately brought from Colorado, where he ha:
the name of having made 1884.
Farther down the road we met Mr.. }
Copray. a thrifty farmer who has q very
pretty farm and house. He is putting in {
large crop, and INDUCES the hope that the
pest may allow him u good yield.
Travelling a few miles further down the
road, we halted at the residence of Mr.. Jno
Adams. Mr.. A. has a splendid upland an'
well improved farm. He was another O
those farmers who was spared a small croI
of grain last year. He has already consid
cradle land plowcd. and inrends cultivatine
considerable ground this season. About 8
mile below here on the bottom road, We
called at the bachelors retreat, owned by
that genial gentleman, ltr. Riley Ihomp
sou. Mr.. T. has one OF the hest f#rAas il
this section, and has been very successful
He is largely engaged in stock-laising. Hi;
farm consists OF about six hundred acres
All enclosed with a good fence, about halt O
which is excel ant meadow land. and the re-
mainder for wheat-growing land has no su:
perior in this country. For convenience OF
barns and stable room, Mr.. Thomas out.
strips any we have yet seen. He has hand
cars with hay racks rugged SO that II per:
son can do the work of four men in feeding
stock. For butchering wild cattle his appa-
ratus is, indeed, excellent. lie has also
made improvements on the Sulky Hay
Rake, which would, if patented, prove 3
very valuable improvement.
\ From here we passed down the road
three or four mile, over beautiful bench
lands, to the farm of Mr.. G.. II. Lewis,
which is in sight Of Sheridan. We found
Mr.. L. blowing and seeding his wheat land.
He, too, has a most excellent home and
farm; but, like some of his neighbors, has
suffered considerably for the past three
years from grassaopper raids. This season
he has rented out a part of his farm on
shares, and is deyoting his attention more
closely to stock-raising. WILL.
RUBY RIVER-ITs HAPPY HOME.
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