Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-29
SOME WONDERFUL FARMING.

"Yes. sir" resumed the Dakota man, as
the crowd of agriculturists drew back
from the bar and seated themselves around
a little table, eyes, sir, we do things on
rather a stable scale. I've seen a man
on one of our big farms start out in the
spring and pillow straight furrow until
fall. Then be turned round and harvested
back"
"Carry his grub with him 2" asked a
Brooklyn farmer, who raises cabbages on
the outskirts.
''No, sir. They follow him up with a
steam hotel and have relays of men to
change plows for him. We have some big
farms up there, gentlemen. A friend of
mine owned one on which he had to give a
mortgage, and | pledge you my word, the
mortgage was due on one end before they
could get it recorded at the other. You
see it was laid off in counties"
There was murmur of astonishment,
and the Dakota man continued:
81 got letter from a man who lives in
my orchard, just before / left home and it
has been three weeks getting to the dwell
ing house, though it travelled day and
night"
DISTANCES are pretty wide up there,
amt they ?" inquired New Utrecht agri-
culturist.
Reasonably, reasonably" replied the
Dakota man. ''And the worst of it is, it
breaks up families So Two years ago |
saw whole family Frustrated with grief.
Women yelling, children bowling and dogs
barking. One of my men had his camp
truck packed on seven four-mule teams,
and he was around bidding everybody
goodbv."
.'Where was he going:" asked Graves
end man.
''He was going half way across the farm
to feed the pigs, replied the Dakota man.
"Did he ever get hack to his family p
at isn't time for him yet, returned the
Dakota gentleman. Cup there we send
Young married couples to milk the cows,
and their children bring home the milk"
az 1 understand you have fine mines up
that way" ventured Jamaica turnip-
planter.
"Yes. but we only use the quartz for
fencing" said the Dakota man, testing the
blade of his knife with his thumb, prepare
tory to whetting it On his boot. :" 1t won t
pay to crush it because we can make more
money on wheat. put in S, 900 townships
of wheat last spring"
"How many acres would that be ?"
ave don't count by acres. We count
by townships and counties. My yield was
SOS, 900, 600 on wheat alone, and I'm think
ing of breaking up from so to 100 more
counties next season"
"How do you get the help for such
extensive operations? asked the New
Utrecht man.
sob, labor is cheap" replied the Dakota
man. You can get all you want for from
s29 to SAT day. In fact, never paid
over $685."
els land cheap!"
'No, land is high. Not that it costs
anything, for it don't but under the laws
of the Territory you have got to take SO
much or none. / was In luck. Had a
friend at Yankton who got bill through
the Legislature allowing me to take 420 600
tquare miles, which is the smallest farm
there, though it is"
"Look here" said the bar-keeper, as
the Eastern hGsoandmen strolled out in a
bunch to consider the last staten ent; is
all this thing you've been telling true?"
Certainly" responded the Western
man; sat least it is modification of
what l saw in Dakota paper that was
wrapped around pair of shoes last night.
l didn't dare put it as strong as the paper
did, for no one would believe it. You can
slate that last round of drinks and I'll pay
in the morning. l live right here on Dyr-
tie avenue. "-[Brooklyn Eagle.