The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-10-15
TIRE IARGESTFARNrIN,r THE
WORLD.
Mile Wide.oOO 900 bushels OF
Wheat and %, 600 Bushels of

Mile Wides0OO, 900 Bushels of
wheat and %. 600 Bushels Of
Oats.
FARso ID. T., August lS,-Can you
imagine wheat field of $4,000 acres?
Thirty thousand acres ofslender gold
en- stems, each bearing a cluster
Of yellow beads, bowling and
nodding as if in acknowledgement of
admiring glances. If you cannot
fancy such a picture, you perhaps
will admit that it must be one of-tho
most sublime scenes the eye can wit
ness. 80
/ stood this morning at the centre
Of the largest farm in the world; the
largest piece of territory ever cultiva-
ted under the direction Of single
man. AS far as 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 smoke beerimmed engines be-
side them; the whirring harvcsters,
and miles after miles of wheat. If
this farm were stretched out like
ribbon half mile in width it would
reach as far as from Chicago to Mil
waukee. If it were in single rect
angular piecc,a mile in width, it would
be forty. five miles from end to end,
and there is not fence, not tree,
not bush; only an occasional strip
of green across the golden field that
marks road or section line.
Near us, in little white house
the store keeper lived--the commits
sary Of great army for an army it
is and we inquired of the gentle
manly Mr.. Mendell how we could get
across to the Office of Mr.. Dalrymple.
He impressed mule team that hap
pencd to drive up for supplies and
sent us to headquarters.
There was cluster of great red
barns, an acre or two of cabbages,
beets, onions and waving corn; lazy
looking windmill that swung round
as indifferently as If a regiment of
thirsty men were not working in the
field, and a cosy 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
more than are found in the houses of
"four-handcd' farmers all over the
| West.
We asked for Mr.. Dalrymple, and
he came down from some room above;
a slender, quiet looking man, with a
pen behind his ear, whom you would
Judge to be school master or clergy
man at sight. His hands were soft
and white-more accustomed to the
book or pen than the plow--and
his face, were it not covered with
beard. was not so much burned as
mine. He met us cordially, invited
us to spend the day and dine, and
suggested that lie would have team
hitched up to drive us over the place.
noticed he always called it "the
| place - z
In the meantime l asked him few
questions. The first one was as to
the yield this year.
at was a late spring. said Mr.
Dalrymple, "at the time when we are
usually putting in a crop the place
for miles around us here was covered
with water from melted snow and
you could have sailed boat over a
| field where now there is wheat that
will yield. feared at one time that
the crop would be a failure. but am
very positive now that the average
per acre will not be below twenty
| bushels"
"Have you sold your wheat?' al
"Our plan is different from the or
binary method. We are sending
about three train loads day to Du-
leth." A
GLOW many bushels is that?'' da
"About 10000 bushels. We load
a vessel every two days and send it
from Duluth to Buffalo, where it is
sold on arrival at the best market
price, ~
"What is thatf' ~
s'The price to-day" said Mr.. Dali
rymple, consulting a telegram, "is
$1.27 at Buffalo. Freights are about
81 cents, so it nets us about dollar
a btfshel." Y Wy ISL
A@What will your crop amount tor
~ am expecting abont coo, 900
bushels. Besides this we have about
10000 bushelsof oats, which we keep
for our stock" ss% g
"Do you keep stock enough to eat
up 10000 bushels Of oats?"
Mr. Dalrymple smiled pleasantly
and remarked that 800 horses and
mules eat up great many oats.
s'How much does your crop cost
youY' ~,
1T costs us about Sc an acre to
produce a crop when we use our own
stock and pay our men by the month
but when we hire men and teams by
the day it costs Ms about So per
acre.
"What do you pay your men?'
3fWe pay $50 per month for regular
hands and 50 day for extra hands
during harvest"
"What machinery have you going
to-dayY' s's.
"Two hundred self binding har-