Morris tribune., 1883-05-05

barn on this farm is very neat struc-
ture, costing about $4,000.
/ E. j. Jones also has very fine farm.
! 1t is about ten miles west of Morris,
and contains 1900 acres. This farm is
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 a short time ago.
Nine 3 year old steers were sold to c.
+ Flatner, one of which weighed 1,600
pounds.
Two miles farther west is John Nc
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 in 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 10 head of cattle, and
does not owe cent i'll the world He
is not troubled with paying for any
$500 self-binders, or $1,000 threshing
machines. His stock makes him a
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 Fl per ton, and that he can
bring his stock out fat in the spring
with his natual blue grass hay, with
out grain except for his milk cows and
calves.
Two miles beyond Mr.. McNalley's,
and on Il direct line between here and
Ortonville, on the projected line of the
L. f. & d. 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
abundance of hay. There is in all 700
acres. They are wintering 500 sheep,
and never saw sheep do better i'll any
FNh0xy haX-n not nynanIaI
very much in buildings yet, but their
stock is all made comfortable, They
are 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 a lot of very fine grade Shropshires
and two full bloods, and in Il few years
will have fine herd. Mr.. Leonard
has about 80 cows, with the full blood
short horn bull, Ferdinand of Flat
Creek, at the head.
Between these two farms, | under
stand, Z. F. Hopkins, proprietor of
the zumbro Valley Herd, of Waba-
shaw county, has purchased $40 acres
and intends making it a future home,
and will have herd eff cattle that will
rank among the best in tho country.
There are many other farmers whose
herds should be mentioned in this con-
nection, but our space forbids. No
doubt there are 5000 COWS in Stevens
county to-day. With two immense
ereameries about ready to begin ope-
rations, a good price for cream as
sured, with good market for beef, we
feel safe in saying that the raising of
stock will hereafter receive more at
| teution than ever before, and become
one of the principal industries of the
county. Wheat raising is not to be
given up, but it will not be followed
exclusively. stevens county can raise
!, good crop of wheat without stock,
but it can raise a better crop with it.
Corn, barley, oats, and other kinds of
feed for stock can he raised in as great
quantities here as anywhere in the
Union, and there is no reason why
stock raising cannot be carried on ex-
tensively and profitably.