The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-21
Albrino Park Farm.

The Rocky Mountain Husbandman Of
the 10Th has long account of Albrino
Park farm, owned by our well known
citizens, John NJ. Robinson. It is too
long for us to publish in full, but we clip
little to show the result of his opera
tons as farmer, covering series of
years.
"Albrino Park farm is situated on the
bank of Middle creek, between the east
and west Gallatin rivers, IN the beautiful
valley of the Gallatin. It was located by
Mr.. John NJ. Robinson, the present owner
and occupant, we believe in the fall of
1865 and has since been enlarged by pur-
chase until it now embraces $50 acres, all
of which is substantially fenced and SUBJ
divided into meadows and pastures and
two main divisions, which he farms,
resting and summer following alternate
years. Seven miles of fence are required
to subdivide his farm. In the spring of
1865 Mr.. Robinson, with some difficulty,
put in his first crop, sowing about thirty
five acres. He paid s. per acre to have
the land broken and $40 per bushel for
seed wheat. Not being skilled in the art
of rocky mountain farming, he made
poor success, raising only sixteen BUSH
els to the acre, which found market at 81
per bushel.
Following the first harvest he engaged
with his two brothers in merchandising
and mining, which proved prof.
table. In 1868 he worked some mines
near Radersburg which yielded well,
bringing such return as to enable him
to settle liabilities and have a small
amount with which to return to farming.
Having the farm rented during the
years he was merchandising and farming
the place went to rack, and for number
of years afterward he raised small crops,
devoting much of his labor to improve
ments. The result of his last
TEN BEARS OPERATIONS
is of special interest. In>1875 his crop
seventy acres of spring wheat-yielded
5000 bushels, and from ten acres of oats
he thrashed 900 bushels. The grasshop-
pers in 1876 were so numerous that he did
not put in any crop. He summer-fallow-
ed his land and devoted his time to
building his dwelling and making other
improvements. In 1877 he cultivated 100
acres, raising $500 bushels of wheat and
about 900 bushels of oats. The grain
was invaded by grasnoppers which re-
duced the yield materially, yet the crop
was profitable as he sold the wheat at
one dollar a bushel. In 1873 he bought
and farmed more land. From sixty acres
of sod land he threshed 1000 bushels of
wheat, while the old land yielded about
the same as formerly. The entire crop,
except oats which he used for feed, was
marked at one dollar per bushel. From
100 acres of winter wheat raised in 1879,
he threshed 5000 bushels, and his ten
acre oats crop yielded 500 BUSH
els. The markets were dull that year
and he was able to realize only about 80
cents bushel for wheat. In 1880 his
crop of 100 acres of wheat yielded some
thing over $500 bushels. His oat crop
of little less than twenty acres amour
ted to 1900 bushels, which sold readily
at II cents per pound. The wheat crop,
however, was damaged by frost and was
sold at from so cents to 81 per bushel,
the crop averaging about Is cents per
bushel. The year 1881 his farm Of 100
acres sown and raised yielded $500
bushels of wheat, and from ten acres o
oats the yield was 700 bushels. He madef
-four of the wheat and sold the same at
So per sack. The oats he sold at II cts.
per pound. In 1882 from sixty acres Of
oats he threshed 800 bushels, and from
fifty acres of wheat he threshed $3.50
bushels. The crop of 1883 was S45 acres
of wheat, which yielded 3,40O bushels,
and 244 acres of oars threshed LOO bush
els. The oats were marketed at $1.10
per hundred pounds, and the wheat
made into -four is selling at the rate Of
from fifty cents to eighty-five cents per