Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-13
THE SEARS-DART FARM.
A Visit to a Charming Agricul-
tural Neighborhood.
Description OF the Trip Co Minnesota.
Condition or crops and Compliments
10 the Rock Island Enterprise I'm
ktttson County.

To the ARGUS.
SEARS FARM, Kittson County. MINI.
Aug. 10.-I promised TO write my friends
description of our trip and the country
through which we passed. on leaving
home. and l thought the best plan to get
the facts before those interested would be
through the medium OF the ARGUS. Our
party of five left Milan at p. m. on the
9Th; we met MIR. David Sears at the c.,
B. & @. depot and he took us in charge.
At $50 p. m. we were off for St. Paul
which we reached at the following
morning. The trip was made at night.
ami although we were accordingly denied
the pleasure of inspecting the country.
we enjoyed the ride, rs the c., b. Il Q is a
fine road-smooth and easy riding-and
the train meu are the most gentlemanly
and oblieing l have ever come in contact
with. We had breakfast in st. Paul and
then took in the town till o o'clock. when
we were off for Minneapolis, where we
stayed until half past 10 p. m. Then We
took the Manitoba road for Hallock. the
county seat of Kittson county, and l will
say this road doesn't compare with the
c., b. & Q. in equipment or accommodate
lions. We changed cars at Crookston
seventy miles south OF Hallock, and we
had to take freight from there rs there
is no other. OF course we bad reclin
ing chaie car-that is, we could recline
out the window or over the back of the
seat just as We liked. We had breakfast
at Fergus Falls, and lit didn't cost any,
thing We got dozen sandwiches for
$40.
After daylight we began to see wheat,
and the farther north the more of it. We
saw some little patches of corn about six
teen by twenty feet. II looked odd to
us suckers" from the Rock river bot
tom. We saw some splendid oats and lots
of poor wheat. Wearrived at Hallock at 3
O'Clock p. m, and here we met the FORE
man OF the Sears farm. We ate dinner
and started for the farm. We were more
surprised at the fields OF wheat than we
were at the small patches of corn as we
rode along. We were expressing our
opinions on the different farms, when
about five miles from town one of the
boys remarked: THAT is the finest farm
l have seen yet" Mr.. Sears replied;
THAT is complimentary, as that is the
Sears and Dart farm" 1t contains &C
tually the best wheat we saw, and it will
go twenty-five to thirty,five BUSH
els to the acre. The farm and
buildings are also in fine con-
dition and the foreman takes pride in
keeping everything in first class order.
He is the best man they could have secured
for the place. He is hard worker as
well as a good manager
The water in this country is good. but
the neighbors all come here for water as
it is the best in this part of the neighbour
hood. The farm is we'll stocked with fine
cattle and hogs, eight good teams, four
fine colts from four months to two years
old. There is nice creek running
across the farm; nice little grove of
timber on the west of the house and barn
We took ride today up to North Cote.
five miles north of this place. where we
saw some prairie chickens. but not many
will write again. KEEL TERRY.