Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-29
Further STATISTICS.

- funiHSH SiAtlSiiCS.
The Productive Farms and Indus
trious Farmers OF the Region TrIbu-
tary to Yankton.
The Press and Dakotaian list OF
farmers and their operations for the
present season is growing day by day
under the industrious work OF its
t~ireless reporter. To.day's results run
as follows:
II. +. Jencks & Son W two farms
near Yanktor. Upon the farm adjoining
the city OF the east they will raise this
year 80 acres of garden vegetables, 40
of flax, 10 of corn, 10 OF broom corn
A considerable portion of this
farm is devoted TO market gar
dening, from which they supply city
customers with seasonable vegetables.
Upon their other farm, three miles
north of the city, they will produce 80
acres OF corn, 45 CT oats, l Of potatoes,
and expect something like 400 acres Of
coal. The. farm sustains 60 head OF
cattle, 10 horses and poultry SO numer-
GUS that it cannot be counted. Jencks
g. Son have on hand 5000 bushels OF last
years corn. This farm is the well known
cost farm, upon which = shaft is TO be
sunk this season.
Simon Peterson, residing near Marin
dahl, on Clay creek, will produce 80
acres Of corn, 20 of oats, 8 of fax, Z OF
wheat, 4 of barley, 1 of potatoes. he
has 10 acres of growing trees.
Henry Buckman. whose farm is two
miles north of Gayvllle, reports his
coming crop at 70 acres OF corn, 40 of
oats, 40 of flax. He owns 800 acres and
has 70 acres in blue grass and timothy
and fenced. There are on mel place SO
apple trees and SO mulberry trees. He
owns 100 head of grade cattle, rs hogs,
10 breeding sows and two work teams.
John Fogerty, harness manufacturer
of YaDkton, owns 4S0 acres a mile and a
quarter east Of Scotland, in Bon Homme
county, which 1s worked by q. r. Bran
BILE. He will raise this year so acres OF
corn, 40 of oats, 60 of fax, 5 of wheat.
Mr.. Fogerty's farm has excellent build.
ing improvements and a good dwelling
house.
Maclagan & Pierce, ranchers and
farmers in Knox county, on the Ne
braska side of the Missouri, own $500
acres of land. They will plant this year
200 acres to corn and oats. At present
they have $50 head of cattle and q
horses. Their orchard contains 500 trees
and g general assortment Of large anG
small fruit. They will plant 1000 wal
nut and boz elder trees this spring
There ls a steam grist mil on this farm
owned and operated by Maclagan &
Pierce and they are now putting in corr
meal boiling machinery.
Captain G. Il. Brooks, suburban
farmer of Yankton, will follow his lonf
successful system of diversified crops
He will plant go acres of corn, Is O
wheat, SIS of oats, 5 of buckwhe 10 o
miilet, 2 OF potatoes, 2 OF other vegeta'
bles. He has one acre Of fine GROWN.
Black Cap raspberries and other small
fruit In abundance. q fine display OF ap
pie trees, Concord grapes and Mine
plnms, all bearing ahundantly. Hi
stock outfit consists of six horses, eigh
cows and calves and fifty hogs. He ha
on had 1000 bushels OF last years corr
Captain Brooks owns three farms, 1870
acres in oil.
On tine farm of E. r. Houlton.,.slx mile
west of town, which is conducted by /
j. Gilliland and consists of 1000 acre
there will be grown $50 acres of corn, 2
of oats, 20 of fax, / of potatoes. Their
are on the farm 81 head Of cattle, 2S {
horses and 40 hogs.