Litchfield enquirer., 1877-10-04
LYONS, Iowa, SAnEAmhar 00 1271


 MR. EDrroR-I did not intend to say anything more about the little mistakes that creep into my letters, but I feel as though I ought to caution you against eas1arging any on mysteries. It was only single letter this time. I said ''turned the sod and raised the corr--which you changed to burned the sod, &c.-but fl any one thinks my stories exaggerated, clip the following to convince them that there is some farming done on large scale. There is farmer in southern Illinois that raises still larger crops; but have not the figures. Its an older farm and in a'higher state of cultivation, with more variety of prod ucts. "2i'1a3 's-.s a'
 WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TH1s YEAR BY curlosity the other day to ask Mir Daily wheat crop would be this year. He re- piled that at present prices for wheat his net profits would be abont $lO per acre. As he is half owner of 75,OOO acres of wheat in the Red River valley, and has ], ,5O0 acres on his home farm at Cottage Grove. Minnesota, his profits this year may be safely put at $50, 900. Dalyrim. pie, has five steam, threshers now at work on hls 4, 900 acre farm at Casselton, each one threshing an average of 1000 bushel, per day. The grain is hauled directly to the cars as fast as threshed, and shipped to New York via Duluth and tue lakes. He loads and forwards fifteen cars per day. At $50 bushels to the car. the crop of this place will make 257 car loads. The yield, from what has been thresh- cd 80 far, is estimated at 90.OOO sbnshals-an average of 22& bushels per acre. Add to this 35, GOO on the.G Gran. din farm, m which Mir. Dalvrimple has a half interest, which will average equally well, the two farms will produce .168, ,75O bushels of wheat this year. "DalyrimpIe farm" is tract of about 11,O00 acres of land near Casselton. twenty miles west of Fargo, on the line of the North Pacific Railroad. It is owned by George W. Class, and P. B. Cheney, of New York. snd Oliver Dalyrimple, the 'sWheat King of Minnesota" as he is termed. Twelve hundred acres were broken in 1875 and sowed to wheat last year. This year there are 1, 900 acres in wheat-and al splendid crop it is, too-and 8, 900 acres additional were broken .this season for seeding next year. ,ps,aafb asF
 MT. Dalyrimple also owns half inter- est in what is known as the Grandin farm. attract of 40. 900 acres just north of Elm river, in Trail county, D. T., thirty.five miles north of Fargo. The other owners are Grandin Brothers. bankers, of Tidi- onte, Pa. On this farm there are $500 aeres in wheat this year, and some 5000 saeres broken for next year. To harvest crop this of 75. 900 acres on the two pla. eos, it required AZ self-binding reapers. .225 horses and mules, and 159 mon. Nine steam- -threshefs, each with capacity of 1000 bushels per day. are now at work thresbing the grain. t..... r. In addition to his interest in these two |simnense farms, Mir. Dalyrimple owns s5,O00 acres of land in Cottage Grove. Minnesota. near St. Panl, 1,5OO acres of which is in wheat. so that either as sole or half owner Mir. Dalyrimple is interesed in E9 1000 acres of wheat this year, which will be increased Co 15, 600 next year. We may add that it is the intention of the owners of these two huge farms to break on an average about 5000 acres each year until the whole 51 ,O0O acres are brought under cultivation. They have abundant means, sand the experiment. 80 far has proved that it is not possible to make better investment of money. This is the second year of the enterprise.a and