Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-04-05
SUCCESSFUL FARMlr,
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES q.
kOTA FARMERS. y
Diversity In Farming Feuns
the Most Successful Methoa-rs
ing In a Profession that R..-.
Brain an Well as Muscle,
Another succe.sfui Form-

Geo. r. Fitzpatrick, of Potter r.
ty, writing In the Dakota Farmer So
located in Potter County In the
days of April, 1884. My property
three horses, n COW, a few FARMS
tools and about S1O6. My family w.
my wife and four little girls. The a..
year / broke 40 acres, 3 inches deem
planted 5 acres OF corn, 5 acres Of ~.
some garden, beans and potatoes IN.
all did very well.
The soil is a dark sandy loan on n.
surface, yellow clay subsoil.
The most profitable crop / raised a.a
year has been wheat so far. The va.
Of 1885, / had out 20 acres of oar
That went 80 bushels to the acre. n
acres of wheat that averaged u bpa
els to the acre, and 8 acres of sod 90,
that did not get ripe; but I cut it up ana
1t made good feed. l had five acres y
milfet that was splendid. / cut It n,
hay. / had a good garden and pos
potatoes. 1 broke 20 acres the yss,
1886 and had out % acres of whs,
that averaged u bushels to the acrg
Is acres of oats that averaged 80 buA
els to the acre and sod corn that an
not amount to anything. Garden anal
potatoes were fair / broke % acres n |
1887; had out 60 acres of wheat, ave,
aging 3 bushels to the acre; - acres \
oats that I did not cut; 8 acres OF sod
corn, no good! garden and potatoes
poor. l broke 10 re in 1888; had %
acres of wheat averaging ID bushels "a
the acre; 10 acres OF oats averaging 81
bushels to the acre. A piece Of fu
went 10 bushels TO the acre; 10 acres o.
corn averaged 20 bushels TO the acre
Garden and potatoes were extra good
/ broke 20 acres in 1889; had so acns
Of wheat, averaging 8 bushels to the
acre: 10 acres of corn averaging e
bushels TO the acre; u acres Of fax ay.
eraging ) bushels; 2 acres Of oats made
30 bushels: garden was fair; potatoes
poor. / broke 10 acres in 1890; had 81
acres OF wheat that averaged u Il
bushels; Is acres of fax averaged
bushels; 10 acres of corn averaged Ii
bushels; Is acres OF oats was no good:
garlen and potatoes were poor. |
broke - acres in 1891: had 60 acres Of
wheat that averaged - bushels to the
acre:12 acres of fax averaged 8 IL
bushels 10 the acre; 6 acres OF oats
averaged Il bushels; 10 acres Of con
averaged 20 bushels to the acre; gar
den and potatoes fair. l broke % acre
in 1892; had IS acres OF wheat that ay
eraged 20 bushels to the acre; 6 acre
Of barley averaged GO bushels: Is acre
of fax averaged 10 bushels; 10 acres o.
oats averaged 40 bushels; l. Of corr
averaged 80 bushels; garden was extr;
good; potatoes fair. / broke 20 acre
this year, 1898; had out 105 acres o
wheat averaging IL bushels, | bound
acres of the best and II threShed 8
bushels to the acre. IL acres of oat
averaged 30 bushels; 20 acres Of fax az
eraged 10 bushels; 8 acres of barley az
eraged % bushels; 10 acres of cor az
eraged 20 bushels. Garden was fail
potatoes very good.
In conclusion will say that / and N
family have done all u owe work, e,
cept In harvest and threshing and !
the poorest 81 have put up on
harvest ourselves. My way In n
working season is TO get to bed early
get up early and drive your work, no
let your work drive you. / plow In III
fall at least a third Of the ground I pu
into wheat. / always plow deep, 4 b
9 inches. spring plow for some and pull
verize for some. / think the s.ubblt
should be burned when ~pulverized, II
possible, to get rid of weeds and espec
tally thistles. i think 1t a good plan Il
rotate crops, and do a good deal Of har
row.no, and never put In more thar
you c1n put in good and manure good
| manure a piece by hauling the ma
nure right from the barn to the grounC
in winter and spread it right on snow
1t Keeps the moisture right there
Plow under and plant corn. The mex
year 1t is in good shape for wheat.
think every farmer should try to rails
a good garden. We have planted sons
small fruits but did not succeed verl
well. we have lots of nice pie-plant
and raise chickens that will furnish u
1850 N--' wv IA W toc S~'
not fcnc much in the way OF stock
raising. Have raised five horses, solt
inst Que, bought two. Since
have N3Hn here in Dakota I have raiset
4 calf ,ach year. | have grown my owl
me"s since 50. | now have eight horse
6 cattle, 4 sheep, s head Of hogs AMI
butchered s head. l viii say that
would have done more ut stock-raisln;
had IL not been for the scarcity of wa
ter oil my place. / have about S4Oo.W
worth Of farming tools, 900 bushels o
wheat still on hand and plenty of FEED
l only own one quarter of section o.
land. 1t has a small incumbrance. lee
haps you will think my success has no
been very big. but / feel pretty WEI
satisfied, considering M large family
which have grown faster than success
/ have five girls and four y
and | think any ma that has got an.
backbone can make a better living y
Dakota than he can renting In the eas'