The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-05
vim the F.rmer. Of Seine County.
S.LIxA. H. Eel. ; ISL.

r. SALINA- rs. Feb. .. 1881.
About ten o'clock OH Friday last we
found Ourself on the farm Of Matt.
| Walicriu>. which ]. located one mile
south OF Saiina. He owns "A quart
er section Of nice rolling prairie: j, j.
all under cultivation. He has ole
hundred acres in winter wheat. The
PROSPECTS are very favorable for large
! Yield
\ nnie farther south we called AZ
| the handsome residence of Henry
kroff, whose place i surrounded by
hedge, and nicely decorated with for
est trees of every description. He has
TWO hundred and forty acres of good
| prairie. has one hundred and fifty un-
der cultivation. about one hundred in
as good wheat a. there i 10 he found
anywhere else in the county. Mr.
kroft came here from Pennsylvania
four Years ago. and ba-. 10y harl work.
succeeded in making himself good
homo.
At noon We were at WIN Wesslin.'-
4 He invited us 10 stop for dinner. He
| d located on Dry Greek, about five
miles from Saiina. He owns one hun
dred and sixty acres, all under culti
walton sbout one hundred acres in
wheat. IL looks well. Mr.. Wessiing
il a native OF Germany. He came Ia
| America and liyetl in Michigan thir-
teen years. He came to Kansas nine
year. ago and located here.
We crossed the creek and soon rode
up to Joseph freemah's. He owns
eighty acres, all under cultivation. and
his sixty acres in wheat. He located
here about six years ago.
On the adjoining farm We found j.
! :. John blowing. This i, nothin. un-
I common for Kansas farmers-to piow
/ ia the winter. L, would seem very
odd TO Indiana brother eastern farmers.
/ He had three horses hitched OH 10 his
/ plow and was turning UP the real
estate nj IA rapid rate Heowns a quar-
ter section OF good land. all under c;Il-
I tivation. Has seventy acres of good
wheat. He SAYS il is the best he ever
had.
| We soon rode up 10 the residence of
John Neff. He owns eighty acres,
and has il all under cultivation. Has
| sixty-five acres of good wheat.
We next made the acquaintance o.:
" W. Miller. who j. rich farmer of
this locality. He own- two hundred
aud forty acres. and by hard work he
has succeeded in putting il all under
cultivation. He has l.5 acres in
| wheat. He has several hundred forest
aud fruit trees. They are all doing
well.
We called al William Miiler's farm
next, and learned that he had one
| hundred and sixty acres, one hundred
and fifty of which T. under cultivation
ono hundred in wheat. lie located
! here two years ago, coming nom
! Pennsylvania.
We did not ride By j. A. Wilson's
without giving him a call. lie had
! lately received a new organ, Ia family
| organ. and favored us with some
| music. Mr. Wilson owns one hun
! bred and sixty acres. One hundred
and forty of it is under cultivation.
| He has several acres of good wheat.
| He j. "a native al Tennessee, and came
| here eight years ago.
We next rode up to the home cf J.
A. Re-er He owns one hundred and
sixty acres. nj! under cultivation He
has one hUi.hEs.,i acres in sl.egi. MIR.
| Rcser came from Tennessee. ten years
ago. His house u entirety surrounded
| bv ali khi.i- of fruit and forest trees.
| He has AN apple orchard of about
eighty good, thrifty trees. lie also
owns some gooi stock. One thing al
| iraricli our attention aud admiration
mort than all ihr ulher-. igGlc-r ii
| was the apple trees. and this was hi
| hedge. ID was the best We have ever
seen. &. WI.