Morris tribune., 1883-04-04
STOUA RAISING.
Progress made IN Siepeas County; q
.teto Farmers echo Stand at the
Front il tbs Industry.

Poland-China, among the hogs; Colts
void and South Downs, among the
sheep, aud Ciydesdale, Norman and
We'll bred trotting stock among the
horses. All countries are more or less
engaged in stock raising, but the adj
vancement Stevens county has made
III this respect is quite remarkable.
Probably the farm that stands at the
head Of this industry is the Pleasant
View Stock Farm, SITUATED! three and
4 half miles from this place toward
Hancock. +. =. Watson has charge
of the management of this farm.
Things are now in q somewhat crude
condition, as Mr.. Watson has been
upon the place but one year. Enough
has been done, however, to show that
he understands his business, and that
the enterprise is bound to succeed.
The farm contains l,S40 acres of fine
rolling land; 500 acres were seeded to
timothy and clover last year, the
greater part OF which will be used this
year for pasture. The building are
imposing in appearance, we'll built,
and conveniently arranged. 1t is from
the location Of the home that the farm
takes its name. The barns, one 42xll2
and the other 30xl20, are model struc-
lures.
They have at present about 80 cows,
among them are about 20 full-blood
short-horns; the balance also are of
fine grade. The short-horns were pur-
chased at the Corcoran sale at Chicago
last fall. The Imported Heiford Bull,
Sylvis, is beautiful animal-so fine
that they were offered $1,000 for
him to take to Montana. They have
also the full-hlo0d short horn, Cd Duke
of Blut,daie! also, a Jersey, and very
fine collection of mares and colts,
about GO in number.
Oak Grove farm, situated two milo
north Of town, owned by L. III. STAN
ton, is also worthy of special mention.
Here cap ,h5s9 IUulTd stock as fine as can 7
be found any wnere III tpe states. Mr..
Stanton's herd is composed principal
ly OF shoFt-horus, but III addition to |
these, he has two ciI0fce Hoiistein
cows and SOW. ne thoroughbred Cots
void sheep and Berkshire hogs. The
barn on this farm is very neat struc-
ture, costing about $4,000.
Ell. Jones also has very fine farm.
1t is about ten miles west of Morris, |
and contains $500 acres. This farm is I
noted for grain as well as for stock.
The management of the farm is excel |
lent, and it is noted for its large crops |
of wheat. The buildings are fine and |
large and are well supplied with all
modern conveniences. About 100 |
head of fine grade cattle are on the
farm now. Some of the beef cattle
raised on this farm were to be seen |
upon our streets short time ago. !
Nine year old steers were sold to c.
Flatner, one of which weighed 900 |
pounds.
Two miles farther west is John Me- |
Nally's farm. Mr.. NcNally began |
here four years ago with but Is head |
Of cattle. His means were limited,
but he had had experience which has
proved to be worth more to him than
money has been to many others. He |
had tried to raise wheat III Wisconsin,
as many others had done, but instead
Of trying the same thing here, he
and his boys put up large sod barn
and began raising stock. He now has
in that sod barn - head of cattle, and |
does not owe a cent in the world He
is not troubled with paying for any
5000 seif-binders, or 81 800 threshing |
His stock makes him
good living, and he has the increase
for profit. Mr.. McNalley is 81 years
old, but he says he can take care of |
100 head Of cattle himself in that $40 |
sod barn, even in this land of billiards.
He says that he can put up hay at an
expense of 81 per ton. and that he can
bring his stock out fat in the spring |
with his natual blue grass hay, with
out grain except f5rhis milk cows and |
calves.
Two miles beyond Mr.. McNalley's,
and on Il direct line between here and |
on the projected line of the
L. f. & ID. R. r., is the Blue Grass |
Stock Farm owned by Messrs. Watson
& Leonard. This place is an excellent
stock farm, there being no end to the
of hay. There is in all 700
acres. They are wintering 300 sheep,
and never saw sheep do better in any |
country. They have not expended
very much in buildings yet, but their
stock is. all made comfortable. They |
IRE breeding South Down sheep and |
short horn cattle, and have some fine |
specimens of each. Besides this, each
of these gentlemen have private farms |
four miles north of this town. ID. w. |
Watson, at Maple Home Stock Farm,
has lot of very tine grade Shropshires
and two full bloods, and in a few years
will have fine herd. Mr.. Leonard
has about 50.cows, with the full blood
short horn bull, Ferdinand of Flat
Creek, at the head.
Between these two farms, under
sta,,d n n HanEina nropripfnr of