The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-22
ANOTHER DAKOTA FAkM.
ort, EiVe Eiilos Long and Ono Nile Wide-
six HIs dred Thousand Buap oi3 of Wheat
and Ninety Thousand Bualols OF Oats.
FARGO. ID. T.. August l3.

900 acres? Thirty thousand acres Of
slender golden stems, each bearing q
cluster of yellow heads, bowling and nod.
ding rs If in acknowledgement Of admir-
ing glances you cannot fancy such
picture, you perhaps will admit that it
must be one Of the most sublime and
fascinating scenes the human eye can
witness.
stood this morning at the contre Of
the largest farm in tho world the lar:
gest piece of territory ever cultivated
under the direction of q single man. AS
far Us the eye could reach, North, South,
East or West, there was nothing visible
but the bluest of blue sky, the reddest of
red barns, the great awkward.looking
threshers with their smoked begrimed
engines beside them, the whirring har-
vesteys, end miles after miles Of wheat.
If this farm were stretched out like
ribbon half mile wide it would reach
as far g, from Chicago to Milwaukee. If
it were ;n single rectangular piece,
mile in width, it would be forty-five
miles from end to end, and there is not q
fence, not tree, not IL bush only an
occasional strip Of green across the gol-
den that marks the existence of road
or section line.
Near us was little white house who -
the "storekeeper" lived-the comr,issafy
of great army, for an army itis-and
VIC inquired of the gentlemanly 11r.
Mandol how we could get across to the
Office Of Mr.. Dalrymplc. He impressed
mule team that happened to drive up
for supplies, and sent us to headqar-
ters.
There was cluster of great red barns,
an acre or two of cabbages, beets, onions
snd waving corn; lazy-looking wind
mill that swung around as indifierently
rs ifa regiment of thirty men were not
working in the field, and q cozy cottage,
plain but comfortable. We raped at
the door and were shown into the parlor.
The room was handsomely furnished,
with some evidences Of luxury, but no
moro than are found in the houses of
''fore- handed" farmers all over the West.
We asked for Mr. Dalrymple, and he
came down from some room above;
slender, quiet.looking man, with pen
behind his ear. whom you would judge
to be schoolmaster or Clergyman at
sight His hands we're soft and white
moro accustomed to rae t0tE oE pen
than the plow and his face, v-o:e it not
covered with beard, was not so much
Y,
invited us TO spend the day end dine,
aud suggested that he would have team
hitched up to drive US over "thc place"
noticed he always called it "tbe
place."
In the meantime asked him a few
questions. The first one was as to the
yield this year
"It was late Spring." said Mr.. Dal-
10 tr-ha
usually putting in crop, the place for
miles around US here was covered with
water from the melted snow, and you
could have sailed boat over field
where now there is wheat that will yield
twenty bushels to the acre.
feared ut one time that the crop
would be q failure, but am very positive
now that the average Per acre will not be
below twenty bushels."
"Haye you sold your wheat?"
"Our plan is different from the ordi-
nary method. We are sending about
three train loads day TO Duluth"
"How many bushels il that7"
"About 10000 bushels. We load q
vessel at Duluth every two days and SEND
it to Buffalo, where it is sold on arrirt.i
at the market price,"
"What is that9"
"The price to-day" said Mr. Da'rsm-
pie coHs,ii.:ag 6 telegram, sis 1927 at
Buffalo. Freights are about twenty
seven cents, 80 it nets lib about 81 a
| bushel"
"What will your crop amount to?"
Il am expecting about 600,0 900 bushels.
Besides this We have 10000 bushels of
oats. which we keep for our stock"
do you keep stock enough to eat up
| 80, 900 bushels of oats?"
Mr.. Dalrymple smiled pleasantly and
remarked that 800 horses and mules eat
| up good many oats.
Glow much does your crop cost
your"
ut costs us about Sc On acre to pro-
| duce crop when we use our own stock
and pay our men by tho month, but
when we hire men and teams by tho day
its costs us about So an acre."
What do you pay your med"
1--WE pay $50 month for regular
hands, and 81 per day for extra hands
during harvest"
"What amount of Machinery have you
going to.day?"
1.-TWO hundred selfbinding harvestera
and 80 steam threshers. Thr,e 200 har.
vesters cut an average of $500 acres q
day and the threshers turn out about
10000 bushels day. AS fast as it is
threshed we bag the wheat, cart it over
there to the rors, empty the sacks and
send away three trainIoads daily"
| "Where do you keep your men 2"
''Ifyou had been here at o'clock this
morning you could have seen 800 men at
breakfast. We keep quite hotel, with
| 40 cooks."
Mr.. Dalrymple explained at length
| how this enormous business is conduct
ed. The 10000 acres under cultivation
are divided into five divisions of 5000
acres each, under superintendents, who
are responsible directly to Mr.. Dalrym.
ple, the commander-in.chief Each OF
.hese regiments is divided again into
battalions, With foreman or major, who
has charge CO 2,00C acres. Under him
Ale .,Eee c9mpani4s, each having O cap.
tain cultivating section, which is 64C
acres Of land. t.ach superintendent
plants his crop and tarvests it, reporting
from time to time to Nr. Dalrymple, who
directs and oversees the whole, but
| spends the greater part Of mis- time at the
Office, planning and calculating for the
best results from the smallest outlay
The superintendent are responsible for
the good order of their men, stock and ma
chinery, and there is decided rivalry
between them as to which can produce
the biggest crop. When the ploughing
commences in the Spring the men go out
in gangs, each taking GAO acres, under
the direction of foreman, who rides
along en- horseback to see that the work
is done properly. Everything is in the