The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-17
Farming in Dakota.

From the Brooklyn eagle.
Yes, sir, resumed the Dakota
man, as the crowd of agricutturists
drew back from the bar and seated
themselves around little, table,
'Yes, SIR we do things on rather a
stable scale. I've seen a man on
one Of our big farms start ont in
the spring and pillow straight fur
row until fall. Then he turned
round and harvested back
Garry his grub with him? asked
Brooklyn farmer, who raises cab
bage 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, gen.
tlemen. A friend of mine owned
one on which he had to give mort
gage, and l 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 countess
There was a murmur of astonish-
ment, and the Dakota man con
tinued
i got letter from q man who
lives in my orchard, just before !
left home, and it had been three
weeks getting to the dwelling house,
though it travelled day and night
Distances are pretty wide up
there, amt they? inquired New
Utretcht agriculturist.
Reasonably, reasonably replied
the Dakota man. And the worst
Of it is, it breaks up families so.
Two years ago l saw whole family
Frustrated with grief Women yell
ing, children bowling and dogs
barking. One of my mon had his
camp truck packed on seven four
mn:e teams and he was around bid
usns t,>o,, ,,ody good by
Where was he going? asked a
Grayesend man.
He was going half way across
the farm to feed tho pigs replied
the Dakota man.
Did he ever get back to his
family?
1T isn't time for him yet returned
the Dakota gentleman. Up there
we send young married couples to
milk the cows, and their children
bring home the milk
4 understand you have fine mines
up that way vcntured q Jamaica
turnlp planter.
'Yes, but we onl V use the quartz
for fencing,' said the Dakota man,
testing the blade of his knife with
his thumb, preparatory to whcttlng
it on his boot. 1T wouldn't pay to
crush it, because we can make moro
money on wheat. l put in $500
townships of wheat last spring.
How many. acres would that be:
we don't count by acres. W,
count by townships and counties
Ny Weld was $4,000 600 or wheat
alone, and I'm thinking Of breaking
up from eighty to Il hundred more
counties next season.
How do you get the help for such
extensive operations z asked the
New Utrecht man.
ooh ! labor is cheap replied the
Dakota man. You can get all you
want for from 500 to SAT day. In
fact, l never paid over $685.
Is land cheap"
NO, hnd is high. Not tlat il
costs anything, for it don't; but nm
der the laws of the ,erritory yon
have got to take so UGH or none.
was in luck. Had a friend at
Yankton who got a bill through the
Legislature, allowing me to take
100000 square miles, which is the
smallest farm there, though it is
Look here said the barkeeper, as
the eastern husbandmen strolled
out in bunch to consider the last
statement. is all this thing you've
been telling true?
Certainly responded Tue Vest
era man; 'at least it is Inodifica-
ton of what saw in Dakota pa
per thay was wrapped around a 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. live
right here on Myrtle avenue
A BUSINESS Mans Experience.
He could not tell what allied HIM. H.
knew his digestion was poor and s
heart palpitated. He felt his nervous
system was shattered. He knew his
urine was milky and ropy, but he had
suffered from these disorders for years
Only of late had he began to feel him
SELF completely exhausted aud his
system sheltered, and his constitution
broken. down. A friend recommended
Browns Iron Bitters. Il suited his case
precisly, and now he is as healthy, 70.
bust. and strong as his heart could