Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-02

! On Saturday last, feeling the nects'
sity OF a little recreation. and change
from the close and sultry air of the
city, to that of the rural districts, we
took a through train for Roscomnon,
where we were kindly met by MIR. Hub
bard Head, of South Branch. who We
hicled us to his residence, through
what we consider a pretty fair section
of country--and one that Is improving
rapidly, and was his guest until Mon
day noon. While there we made a
flying visit to the following farmers,
examined their improvements. looked
over their fields and made a partial in
ventory of their growing crops. Geo.
Pearsoll has acres of wheat, and 12
acres of oats. besides other crops, that
will compare favorably with that rails
ed in any country. He also has
small orchard, and will have consider
able fruit Hugh A. Hamilton has
acres of rye, besides other crops that
promises WE'LL Clark Scott has nice
farm, good buildings and fences, and
has about 80 acres in grain and grass
that looks well, but like some others.
his June clover has suffered by the
drouth. jacob Steckert has over 60
acres in grain aud g-ass. which would
be considered good in the best farming
regions. His wheat, rye and clover
are considerable above the average,
both as to the stand on the ground,
and length Of straw--and lie is highly
elated over his prospects for ~ bounti-
full harvest His buildings are good,
and they as we'll as his farming tools,
fences, etc., are in good condition, and
he believes in adding as much, if not
more TO the soil than he takes from it,
and is therefore manuring his land as
well as seeding to grass. He has just
completed an addition to his barn II
feet in width. w. j. Steckert's farm is
also in good condition, and what he
lacks in quantity is made up in quail
ty. In time he will have n fine farm
as he has one of the incest locations in
the county. Whedon York has AZ
acres in clover and timothy, 80 acres
of oats, 0 acres of rye and 90 acres Of
Oh nestu OF ctrttr-. refr IuffmiIts, s&ws5
ing wood and running threshing ma
chine, he is beginning to have about
all the work he can manage. John
Leline has acres Of Fall wheat, 6 Of
Spring wheat, of clover, of oats and
3 of potatoes. His crops all are good,
and his potatoes cannot be beat in any
section. lie is now breaking up new
ground to be sowed to Fall wheat.
III Belden has acres of wheat that is
very good on land that has been crop
ped years without being either ma
nured or covered. He has 10 acres of
new land ready for wheat. Daniel
Poss has a zine field of wheat, that
will turn out we'll 1t was sowed late
but the land had been cultivated so
well thar not single brake or fern APP
gaged in the culture of Strawberries
which ut present find ready sale at
Roscommon. The last farmer we call
ed OH was n. ii. Evans, who is, if he
was not elected Supervisor, a good
farmer. He has good fields of Wheat,
rye. oats and clover. and the best piece
of corn we have seen in the county
He believes in strengthening the soil,
and was engaged in blowing under n
field OF rye, preparatory to sowing in
wheat, He will get to the front as n
farmer, if he should not as politician.
Hubbard Head is not even pretending
70 farm, but is devoting all his atten-
ton TO the making of butter and in
creasing his stock of cattle, of which
h.. has ~ head, old and young, and at
present has 90 cows giving milk. His
hntter nnIpiIla.nds-- -nralilillIn- in--tlte
market. lie is preparing TO SOW 40
acres to rye and grass this Fall, for pas
ture for his cattle. He has tho stroke
and is bound to get to the front. He
and all others with whom we convers-
ed, are we'll satisfied with their pros
poets (temporaD for the future, and
the question whether farming in this
county will pay has been decided in
the affirmative by large majority.
Mr, Steckert and Mr.. Head are chiefs
of the two different interests, and il
will be decided in short time whether
the products of the field or the dairy
will produce the largest dividends in
this county. If they succeed as we'll
in their efforts as they did in our en-
tertainment, neither will make fail
ure. We were more than pleased with
the prospect of the farmers in that sec
tion, and doubly so with our visit and
the addition we made to our list OF
subscribers to the AVALANCHE. They
know good thing when they see it.
The Art Amateur