The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-09-27
CORRESPONDENTS.

LARAMIE CiTf, WYOMING, oept o. 1000
Dem journal:
Professional busiaess took me last week
to the immense hay rancho OF G. II. Hut
ton. and what i saw there intend briefly
10 describe. Mr.. Hutton's house is eight
miles from town. His hay field commenc'
es about two miles from town. and extends
along both sides OF the Big Laramie river
for distance OF six miles. We reached
the rancho buildings about two o'clock 10
the afternoon, and our horse and carriage
being disposed Of we started out under
the guidance OF Mr.. Hutton himself on a
tour OF inspection. Our attention was first
attracted by the blacksmith aud carpenter
shop. where two carpenters and Que smith
are constantly employed, and various i'm
proved appliances and hsying machines
were undergoing repairs. l counted over
q dozen condemned mowers, and near the
shop Was line OF wagons for which there
is no employ ment by reason OF the later
hay making inventions. One half miles
walking brought us to queer looking
machine resembling balloon framed
building with an old.fasbioned drag rake
attached to ons side, 10 this frame I'D
rake was a span Of mules hitched " a
double rope connecting with another set
OF ropes and pulleys A stack was about
10 he commenced At fifteen minutes to
three the foreman called out. Ready,
and wonderful transformation scene at
once commenced -Four two-horss rakes
started ont around the grass ready to stack
and behind them swept three queer look.
ing two horse machines Sith balance
wheels, in appearance the fac smile OF the
drag rake attached to the frame. The
4 ivers Of these machines, called sweeps,
ride up to the frame bringing from 800 to
1000 pounds OF hay, which they deposit,
on the rake Of the frame affair and the
frame seems to become thing Of life. and
over its edge an almost continuous stream
Of hay pours into the stack. In half mn
hours time n stack 40xlsx5 feet was mp.
aud not a single fork was used IN the whole
psor.ss A walk u another ball mlle
brought rs TO gang VI mowers. Three
Walter A. Wood n IL draft Machines. and
p.sa Eareks, llDnt cat VI Fix feet ioilu~ lug
.m.u tsl.er Our attention wss thru called
to another gang tlirre nIle- dist ~,
.qaipp,l ~iih ili- same machinery. the
two t,nnls working toward rarh Other.
We tiisa returned to che housr, aud on
tue way gathered THESE statistics: Mru en-
ps,,v,l. thres gags Of 20 men zach, 60;
ia, rll per ionth. $500; lowers. II to
10, savepr. ~ Ia II; stackers. 3; hay
rakss. u SO 20; hay stacked per day, 30 %
90 toe :. leug;ii u nay season. two to three
months; pti,e u hay 10 field. SO to " per
ton; price OF hay hal.-l and i,ii,crrd at
the railroad. IS to sl5 per ton. The gtvnr'I
is al as l.v4i - door aud VAS originally
covered with sage ssrasli. IL has neen
made fertile 4. rnitinS mt .iisr sage brus,
aud conluctias ssi,r un i y, menus OF T-
rigating ditvhes Tbr eur ihis year ui all
OF Mr.. Hnttun's hand - estimated at $500
tons, tor all Of sl.iri he has really mar
kei Al $50 p M W ssiiSrsd i. tine i'm
bw,iss .lining rocn. where nesrls 70 mcn
Sal doan ~ ,heirs seiing ,n~@i, .i'd 10 the
gathering twilight ae returned 10 town.
driving ,lireugh this great feel! add among
hay stacks ~ thick tina, il made the teld
rs.emhi, = struggling village. Sach hay
fields are common ia the great west and to
us state. people a ~ondrous sight II
excites 10 Comment here, hosever
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