The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-27
Mobiles County Stock.
No. XIV.

This week the ADVANCE presents
another excellent report by our ''Spec-
ial Stock Reporter,"a a write up of one
Of the best farms in the West End:
EDITOR ADvANCE:-Your corres-
pondent has only been able to visit one
of the noted .Westside Stock Farms
since my last visit to the West End,
viz:
THE GRACE FARM.
John ii. Grace, manager Of this mag
nificent farm, is spending the winter
in st. Paul, 80 your reporter is obliged
to 60 it alone.
The farm consists of secs 16, 8. a
part OF l3 anda part of 21, in West
side, in all about 1900 acres, all nice
laying land and admirably adapted to
mixed farming and stock raising.
The buildings located on sec. 16 are
rs follows:
A large farm house about 40 feet
square, built in the best possible man
ner, nicely finished throughout, two
stories high, with cellar. good we'll and
cistern. A granery 32x50 stands south
of the house, built in 4 substantial
manner, and finished throughout. 1t
now contains about 5000 bushels of
wheat, 3 or 1900 bushels of oats, bar
ley. etc. The horse stables are common
lumber, shingle roof, about s it high,
but are convenient and contain 8 large
frst.class farm horses, 3 colts and a
pony OF two.
This now brings US to the cattle
barn, we think the best in Mobiles Co.
It is q frame structure 26xlOO, II feet
posts, finished like all the buildings on
this place with good coat Of paint
There is long shed extending from
the north end of the barn east, open to
the south, forming the north and west
sides Of a yard slopine to the east,
making a warm comfortable place for
stock. Just east of the yard is tie
pasture, 200 acres fenced with barbed
wires. Most of the pasture lies on the
Kanaranzi bottom and is watered by q
never failing spring. The stock of cat
tie numbers about 100. at the head
stands a pure bred Short Horn 3-year.
old bull, large and rangy, credit to
the farm and to the county. There
are about 80 COWS and heifers that will
raise calves this year. The rest of the
stock consists of young l, 2 and 3 year
old heifers and steers. All are in good
condition and show that the owner
knows where the profit in keeping
stock comes from. H. e. the amount Of
feed they consume, for we all know it
takes feed to make beef.) \ fair esti-
mate of the value of the stock on this
farm would not fall short of $4,000,
with IN abundance of grain and hay to
carry them through to grass.
Here We find one of the very best OF
grain farms in Southwestern Minnes0-
to, with 100 or more head of stock.
This we think our farmers should stop
to investigate. Why farm like this.
with all the improved and plenty of the
best machinery, and plenty Of land
broke, should be raising stock. II there
10 profit in stock where man hires all
the help to care for them, then every
farmer in Southwestern Minnesota
should have what stock he can care fol-
during the winter. A farmer must
not be obliged to ask credit from his
grocer during the summer months, and
few cows from which TO sell cream
will obviate the difficulty. Neither car
afarmer afford to be idle for one halt
or more Of the year. Just think of it.
Let our merchants, bankers, printers
and tradesmen only work six months,
would anyone think they could get
ahead. accumulate any wealth.
While there is no doubt money made
In farming, the farmer must have some
employment during the entire year. and
BY keeping what atock he can care for,
. making money every day. Try to
procure the best stock your means will
permit. and then try to improve them
~ judicious breeding and care.