The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-17
A 1000 ACRE RANCH.

northwest of Mapleton, and contain:
| ,O4O acres of rich undulating prairie
land. 1t is the largest farm in the
county and one of the largest in the
state, says the Mapleton Enterprise
There is 700 acres under cultivation
22O acres of hay land and 120 acres OF
pasture. The ground was originally
purchased by John A. Willard from
the Indian reservation, and about
1881 r Fuller became partner.
The farm is supplied with new and
spacious barns and has a fine resi-
dence, the main part being l4x44 and
the wing 1Sx26. The main barn is
50Xl00, having hay capacity of zoe
tons and box stalls for 80 head OF
horses, 1t was formerly used for a
cattle barn and made room sufficient
to stable 1876 head. The second barn
in size, which was recently erected,
is 36x76. The third barn, the first one
erected on the place, is 25x50. The
fourth is 24X26. with a large high
board fence in connection, and con-
tains four of the best stations in
America. The granary is 24x32 and
has storage capacity of 1000 bushels,
a corn crib 32x36 having capacity of
5000 bushels of corn in the ear; ma
chine shed 26X64, and the machinery
therein shows that it is as eXpedient
for the farmer to have building for
his machinery as to have shelter for
his horses. The hog house is 14X40
and having different yards for stock
hogs and those fattening. They have
how 35 highly bred Poland China
hogs. There is also a workshop and
harness room, 14x22, which is very
convenient thing and indispensable
in the management of we'll regu.
lated farm. The barns and residence
are all comparatively new and well
painted.
The buildings have very pleasant
location and with the three thousand
trees, soft naples and box elders, that
have been set out about the residence,
in few years will make the place
admired of all who visit it.
At the head of their French Coach
horses sta nds Intrepid, ably support
ed by Imperial and Marcus Aurelins.
They have IA brood mares, 5
FLIES and 3 stud colts. Dandy is a
one year old French Coach stallion,
weighs 1000 and took first prize at
the county fair this fall. LaValliere
took third prize at the Columbian
Exposition and first prize in 1890 at
the American horse show at Chicago.
Pollov took first prize at the Mime
sofa state fair, 1891, Marcus Aurelins
has just been received from Will
lard's stock farm near Redwood, Falls,
and took first prize at the Redwood
county fair this fail. Kirsche has a
record which is not eXcelled, having
taken first prize at the national show
of France, 1890. first prize at the Hi
nois state fair. 1890, first prize at the
Minnesota state fair 1891, first prize
South Dakota state fair 1891 and first
prize Brown county fair 1891. The
firm owns fullblooded French Coach
mares and three fillies
(. Dagobert stands at the head of the
Percheron Norman stations. Dago-
bert Jr: is one year old, weighs 1900,
was highly commended at the Column
bian Exposition and took grand
sweepstakes at the Blue Earth county
fair this fall. Coco was approved and
subsidized by the French government
show in 1888-S9 and to the present
day bears the brand of the French
government. Aiglon.Jr was sired by
Aiglon, who won sweepstakes at the
worlds fair, took first prize at the late
Blue Earth county fail. RustlQue
'"The Beautiful" mother of the first
prize winner at the Columbian Exl O.
sition in the two year old class, has
by her side a growthy FLY sired byLa.
Ferte. Syble is fine mare sired by
Gilbert who has taken more prizes as
individual than any other horse in
the United States, has by her side a
filly colt sired by the famous Brilliant
owned by M. w. Durham, the noted
importer of Wayne, Ill.
AS will be seen by this list of Per,
cheron Normans and French Coach
horses, Messrs. Willard & Fuller have
spared no money OF pains in securing
the best animals in the market, both
for heavy draft and roadsters, being
direct descendants of Brilliant, La
Ferta, Aiglon, Gilbert and VidocQ, the
famous sires. They have nearly 100
head of blooded horses which are in
very good condition, Notwithstanding
most of them have run in the
pasture during the summer. AL
thouuh this firm has haan in hucinacc