The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
The Catholic Mission Farm Near 80.
Marys, in P0stASs atomic County.


[St. Marys Democrat, S.
The farm Is composed of both bottom and
upltnd>, well watered and some timber. There
are about l, 80 acres in the farm, halfof wAich
Is under cultlnatlOn-
In company with Rev. Father StTntSoeck
and Father Patrick We took a stroll over the
grounds. We were more than repaid for our
trouble IL will he Interesting 10 anyone b
take "a look over the farm
Tney have two hundred acres of - fine win
ter wheat the sun ever shoue upon. We
are not bOastiIsg when We say that the W1Ole
field will average in height twenty.eight
inches. The drouih, If we should have any,
can not hurt IL, and a most bOuntiful yield IN
assured. Tie loo ACRES of spring xhe04l9 tuot
beginning Ia shade The ground and 10 lOeEs
good enough To eat now. Forty acres of oats
are Just beginning To peep through the earth,
and oats are generally sure CROP One hun
dred acres will be used for Hungarian, a crop
that is wholly used ON the farm for stock.
We saw seventy-tive acress of clover, some of
which measured eleven inches, and besides
that they have fifty acres of fine, growing
timothy, which proves that both timothy
and clover can be successfully grown in Kan
sas. One hundred acres W Ill be put in corn
the coming season. Last year drilling corn
was tried as an experiment, and IL proved
eminently successful. The whole crop this
spring will be- put in the same manner. Ii IN
claimed that il can be done with less expense
and the yield is a great deal more per acre
Several years ago 10 was first demonstrated
on the Mission farm that stone fencing was
the most profitable TO the farmer, and there
IL now on the farm two ana "a nal miles of
IL makes - safe fire guard; never blows down,
and II fully answers all the requisites. Fa-
ther Patrick says as much more Will be built
during the season. There Is also five miles
of hedge fence and four miles of board fence.
The Mission farm il known all over the
State for its fine sIOeK. Two young cows,
tperfect beautIesl. were pointed out To U.s. and
were told they cost 500, being from the is
nous short Horn herd OF ;. T.. Ward, of
Westport. Missouri. In all they have loo
cows, ~ spring calves, 80 head OF stock cattle
an and about LW head
of hogs oil the Berkshire breed The stock
throughout shows the best of care and are IN
splendid condition.
sheep raising has lust commenced within
the last year, the Leicester br, ed being intro
ducrd. We are told that 10 VIII prove prof.
table investment, as they take but little care,
and In. upIands IurISh the best and sufficient
grazing Tor them. Father Patrick cautioned
UIS particularly To notice his flock of lambs.
Thay are all >prishtIy, healthy-lonkIng M
tie fellows, and show the care that IL given
them liz. has not host one this season.
Father Patrick gave us a bunch ot wool taken
from "a year old lamb, that was thirteen inch
Twenty hands are employed on the farm
the year round, and they ind plenty Of work
To do, II takes tNrnty-iiS" horses and ninics
To du their te.'mtnG, glowing, &C.
Six ucr,'S OF th'. tstt IN are used Is an orchard
and win yar-, and TIE tT'-s and vines are in
"a finc growing condition.
None but the best farm machinery il us d
that which VIII stand any and every te-t.
ANY amount 81 ali kInsS OF farming impic-
u-utS arr, On hand, and employees never
grumbie bs-c,tr5s" uf not having the right kind
of Tool, 20 y-,!E with. Ne also nUtIc ii That
steam was brought into TvquiSitIDn-wL-n
lumber wis n''.i'i 3, or when grain waste bc
ground up TOR i,r't. III" farm - Srpp,hi
with every Invention needed To max. the
bus mess StfCts~~iul.
Tna Mission farm was first settled in the
autumn at o.. In !>E Lge fr~t crop waS
planted, AMI the same Held has produced AN
aruu dgut crop every succeeding year. An
other eyidrnc. OF the durability II Kansas