The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-06-15
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0. b. Tarrslis Pl6ce.
On last Saturday morning. In company
with the editor Of the Gazette. We drove
out to the residence Of O. b. Turrell's.
After viewing his stock; buildings, trees,
etc. he hitched up his horses and carried
us miles over his large farm that We
might look at his growing crops. BE rs-
marked that when he came upon the large
farm which he now occupies. II was not
with the expectation Of making much
money It farming. He had taken large
tract Of land although not % large @
this ons) before, built number Of tsne.
ment houses. cultivated . portion Of
each quarter section. sold them and made
Z large profit on his Investment. When
he took possession u the 1850 acres
south Of Redwood Falls. hs hoped to
profit By repeating The experiment. he
built y tenement houses and broke II
patches here and there over the place,
400 acres. and commenced the cultivation
Of wheat principally. hoping thereby to
pay expenses q least. But sincs that
time we hsvs been annually visited By
graashoppers. blight or floods which hsvs
made whcai rsisiaG aeaas o Ne sids u
lon in,asad Of gain.
Lsnas susjscs 10 Aonsassad aad IN
claims have been opened west Of On and
the great body Of immigrants hunting
homes have gone where they could get
land for trifle. So when we remember
tho history of this country for the last
few years, it 10 not At all surprising that
Mr.. Turrell's expectations have not been
realized. So a-.,.>S
But he belongs to that happy class Of
persons who takes philosophical view
Of life and do not allow any number of
reverses to cloud their countenances, i'm
bitter their hearts and make their lives
miserable. He il strongly attached to
this community and has no thoughts of
exchanging it for another; but realizes
the necessity OF an entire change in meth
ods of farming. There were, year before
last, 8, 400 acres of wheat on his farm;
last year s,4OO. and this year 400; $50
acres Of corn last year and 500 this year.
Individually he has 36 acres Of wheat and
e4O of corn this season. Last year he
raised but 45 acres of corn himself. Some
Of it went As bushels to the acre. He ha.
some barley and large acreage Of oats
and far, 50 acres Of timothy and sowed
a field to clover this spring. Has forty
acres joining barhyard fenced to pasture
calves and other stock when necessary.
He expects to engage extensively in stock
raising. Has about 80 head Of cattle and
about the same number of hogs. Milks
10 cows and has eleven more that will
come in soon. Has 90 head that he will
breed next year and intends to buy forty
more this fall.
His calves look we'll; feeds them or
ground barley and skinned milk and fax
seed. Has two Poland China brood SOW.
that cost him forty dollar when they
were young. Has number Of othel
brood sows now, and will have thirty Ii
all this fall. Finds ready market fol
his full blood Poland pigs at from five e
fifteen dollars per head.
Mr., Turrell has four mules and twenty
horses, for use on home place. He thinks
Of engaging in sheep raising soon.
Beside his fine cottonwood grove Of
five and onc-hslf acres, Immediately wss
Of his dwelling he has one Of young box
elders north of his his house and Of white
ash Immediately north Of that. Thi
spring he set out several thousand young
cottonwoods north east Of his dwelling.
The main part of his dwelling is 1880
the wing 2exss. and the kitchen 14xS2
two stories high. 1t was built in rs ant
is good substantial building. His cat
tie barn is 24x1O0, was built last Septem
Der and is the best arranged barn for ,h'
purpose we have seen. The stock are n
ranged on either side, leaving an opei
way in the center through which team
may pass to haul away the manure. Th'
upper part will hold so tols of hay. Fl,
intends to double its size this fall, tn,
addition to cover we'll standing nea
by, and contain q place for grain, so ev
erything needed in taking care OF th'
stock will be under the same roof viii
them.
IIisgranary is 24x7o, two stories; beside'
these he has q good frame horse bart
with capacity for grain and hay. build
Ing for machinery packed full, and (
work shop supplied with full kit" o
carpenters tools.
Mr. Turrell has a good stand Of corn
his small grains look well. and We hop
the flattering prospects may terminate ii
a bountiful harvest.
We are tempted to make farther com
ments upon our visit At Mr.. Turrell's
but if We should speak of the many sub
stantial entertainments and pleasant Is
sociations we meet from day to d:y Will
travelling through the country, we fsa
there would be little room left iu the Ga
zErrE for "ads."
$685.. Heal Estate Transfers.
]. B. Clough to n. E. Clou Oh, north !
of northeast II of section %. town 11a
range So Consideration nominal.
]. B. Clough to r. w. Clough, wes
Il Of southeast n of section Is. tow
1I8, range 80 Same. a. ,.,s......a..
UIick Walsh to John Welsh. West }
of southeast Il of section 2, town 100
range IS, $400. ft%-
Geo. r. Green to. Mary g. Sewell
Lots 1. . and 8, Hitchcock's I'd addition
to Redwood. 500. .au.a. st.,
Mary G. Sewell to Dwight Bissell
Same property as above, $3.50.
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