The Red Cloud chief., 1882-06-29

The AppsesehIne Nssvsss.
ossssA Fruits Ind Flssess.
Ed. CHrEy-SIolling over the eesn.
try n having some opportunity n
observe the successes aud failure. a.
the farming community. We visited
several farms 10 obtain information
respecting the growing crops, with a
view Of giving the result. Of our ol.ser.
r~ations for publication.
The crops are almost wi,bou, excep-
'ion unusually good at this time OF
the year. Wheat. oats. rye, and bar.
ley are the staple grains and such a
growth was probably never witnessed
IN tins county before. Corn, though
backward on account Of the cold
weather Of the spring is now coming
forward rapidly. The report which
We give Of the several farms below are
by no means exceptional cases, Cor all
about their farms are others equally az
good III many respects, and may in
some instances be much better. Prob
ably one Of the best managed farms in
Webster county is that belonging to
Nix. WM. +. THoRxr.
He lives upon sec. 6, town 4 north
range II west. lie owns a section
and a quarter Of land and has much
OF 1t under cultivation. We found
him IN his garden at work amony his
shrubbery. He lives in a neat com.
modious house, and has about him
sheds and granaries that resemble a
small western village. Mr.. Thorne
allows no machinery to stand out. ex.
posed 20 the sun and rain. having am.
pie cover for il all. His buildings are
surrounded by a grove of forest trees
consisting Of cottonwood, soft-maple,
box-alder, ash, honey-locust and wal
nut. These are from four to five year.
old and are growing well this season.
Within the enclosure made by these
trees. We saw hemlock, spruce, pine,
mulberry and catalpa, one of the last
named, a very fine tree. in i'm blossom.
Small fruits are growing plentifully
about, while the orchard is very prom
ising. There are 40 apple trees, SO
peach, 80 plum, lbs cherry and some
of them are bearing fruit. He also
has some rare flowers which add
much to the beauty Of the surround
ings. His walnut and ash trees have
made n growth of two feet this year,
and his sott-maplcs are a decided sue
cess. Mr.. Thorne does not trim his
cottonwood trees nor stop their growth
by blowing among them deep, or close
to the trunk.
He has growing upon his land
planted 10y himself the following
crops: Corn, s. acres. Barley, 80
acres, Oats, IS acres, Millet, Is acres,
Potatoes, ] acre and artichokes ]
acres. He has rented Wheat, I5S
acres. Corn, LOG acres, Barley, 1877
acres, Oats 5 acres. These crops are
all very rank in growth and present
a very %fiattering prospect for a bounti-
ful harvest.
MIR. Thorne has 100 acres fenced for
n pasture and has q herd Of 10 head
Of cattle, looking well. His corral is
upon the banks of the Little Blue,
where water and shade are sufficient.
He grinds his feed i'm a Little Giant
corn mill, and all his stock are we'll
cared for summer and winter. Two
work cams do his labor, and he is
never idle, nor found wasting time.
He has borrowed money, but by a
judicious use Of it, has been able nj.
ways to pay his bills with interest as
fast as they become due. He believes
in de'p fall blowing and thoroughness
IN every thing, and hence he is q sue
cessful farmer. Near by OH sec. 5,
lives his father,
Mr.. W. B. THoRxE,
Who has n fine farm, but having rent
cd 1t until this year, he has not made
so much improvement upon it As he
otherwise could have done. He has
a two story house neatly furnished,
and a granary lsxo4, two stories high
containing IL bins. A very fine
young orchard consisting of 100 apple
trees, 100 peach trees, three years old,
and some of them bearing, crab apple
and pear trees. He has 1000 very
nice black walnuts one year old, be-
sides other trees and small fruits. He
has % acres of pasture, and the rest
OF the quarter on which he lives il
to wheat. barley and corn, and
a description Of one farmers crop in
vicinity is with few exceptions. a
of all. Mr.. Thorne is un.
abie on ccoun Of lameness, TO labor
much himself, but he oversees the
work in such q manner that his por-
t'on OF the Great American Desert
will blossom like the rose. South of
on section 8 is the farm Of
Nh. NORMAN SPRINGER.
MI Springer cas,. to this county
about nine years ago from Wisconsin.
but limited means, but posses
'ed Ut indomitsble energy he has sue.
rceded in making for himself and ,,
lamily a comfortable home, and lay
ing the foundation Sr a beautiful =.
arm He has a grove Of cottonwood /;
md walnut trees which have made :.
rapid growth. His wainu, trees !.