Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-10
Farming in Dakota

rom the BsOoNIyU E2SIc.
'.Nes, sir, =" resumed the Dakota man,
a. the crowd OF aLrICulturistS drew back
from the bar and seated themselves
around little table, YES, sir, We dO
things on 4 rather stable scale. I've
seen man on one of our big farms start
ont in the spring and plow = straight
iurrow until talt. Then he turned round
and harvested back.
Garry his grub with him. asked a
Brooklyn farmer who raises cabbage on
the outskirts.
NO. sir. They follow min up with a
Steayl hotel and have relays OF men TO
change plOws for him. We have some
big farms up there, gentlemen. \ 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 al the
other. You see it was laid oil IN count
les.
There Was murmur OF aStOnlshment,
and the DakOta man continued:
I'll cot a letter from q man who lives
in NV orchard, Just before 1 lett home,
anu i. had been three weeks getting 10
the dwelling house, though 1t travelled
day and night. >.
distances are pretty up there, ain
they" inquired New | ;recht agrI'
cultuyist.
REASONABLY, reasonably" replied the
Dakota man. And the worst oil It Is,
il 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 Oh
seven four mule teams and hewas around
bidding everybody gOOd-by.
Where was he GOING asked Grave
/ send man.
He was going half wa across the
/ farm to iced the pigs, replied the DaHotS
/ man.
Did he ever get back to his family"
at isn't time for him yet, replied the
Dakota gentleman. Cup there we SEND
Young married couple to milk the COWS
ant their children bring home the
milk
II understand you have fine mines "
| that way yentured Jamaica turn'l
| planter.
YES, but we only use the quartz foI
| fencing" said the Dakota man, testing
/ the blade Of his knife with his thumb
/ preparatory 70 wLetting it OF his boot
| 1T wouldn't pay to crush 1t, because
We can make more money on wheat
/ pat in $500 townships OF wheat las
I spring ,,, -.
How many acres would that be-
I'VE don't count by acres. We coun
/ hv townshios and counties. My yle!C
was SOS, 900. UGO on wheat alone, and n
/ thinking of breaking up from eighty e
/ A hundred more counties next season.
: How do you get the help tor sGct
extensive operations asked the Ne"
/ Utrecht man.
oh. labor IS cheap" replied the Da
ks,a man. "GCU can get al you war
for from so To So day. In fact,
( never pant over SIS.
is land cheap
NO. land is high. Not that Il cos
ANYTHING. Tor it don't; but under Ia
/ laws OF the territory yUu have got 10 TAX
/ so much or none. vas IN luck. Tia,
a friend at lauktou who got blI
through the legislature, allowing me t.
take l2O coo square miles, which Is thu
smallest tarm there, though 1t IS
'l.onj; here" said the balkceper, a
the eastern husbaudmen stroiLed out II
A bunch u consider tie last statement
as all this thin= you've been te!Iln'
tmp?'
. Certainly" responded the Western
map; at least it is 4 modification o
wEas / saw in the Dakota paper tina
va. wrapped around pair Of shoes las
rfgN,. didn't dare put it Is strong a
( H.. paper did, for no one would believe
H. You can slate that last round o
DRINKS and I'll pay in the morning.
! live right here on Myrtle avenue