The Holly chieftain., 1897-08-06
HAY asak,ns 81 IL. Holly Ranen,

'frelgnt except sunday,
HAY making On the Holly Ranch.
Z On last Friday afternoon We took .
walk ont to the hay camp, about two
miles west Of town, to see for tho fret
time how they put up hay on big
ranch. Those who work in the d-ld
every day cannot realiEe the pleasure
1t is to one whose occupation compels
him to stay in dinEy print shop day
after day "stickinx" dineier type, 10
get out for : few hours and breathe
the et-scsnted air OF the hay field.
OF course the hay makers don't SEE
ANYTHING particularly charming sbout
the hay field ana 10 for the smell Of the
new mown hay they don't cs,e = conti-
mental tor that.
The hay harvest ON the Holly ranch
is 90 extensive that it deserves some
what detailed description.
To begin with, . complete camp.np
oui fl IL necessary. Tor this hay field 10
NO small eighty Or hundfed acre tract,
but IL extends from tho ststs line foi
about twelve m,lss up the river. and
|coutains ssysfAl thousand aeres Of ths
|smoothssf And ftchsss p1Epm land ths
sun ever shohs upon. ~ In order q
be- conyenisnt 70 their work the msl
must move thsis csmp quite often.
Th~ Amity company has provided i
most complete outfit for this purpose.
A cook house sn wheels, tents o,.
wheels, tents on slsds, moving ma
chimes, hay rAkes. hay stackers. hay
iosders, trsp vsgons; horses ana men
galore; all these, when moving from
ons camp 70 another. present q sight
somswhst resembling . combination
1f the aids shows and agriculture ln-
plemsnt dtsplay At county fair,
When we asriyed the outht had jus,
"struck" camp, bsving finished thsil
work sast Of town. The mowers,I Hv4
Of them were strung ont ON ! mile
stretch, followed By thrss tuo-horss
raksA and the wasoa mon wsss gsttin1
ready TO do bnsiness. Two pumps were
driven down. ons at this camp ard one
~ the stack fasd, % the men ars sup
piled with pure and cool wAiss. In
two houis aftssb sinning work twsn-
ty-fivei tan siek had hsen ntafly CON.
pistsd. ~ GO ths suprss bell jinsled
audinmsdiafSiS the fAoGs of the this-
- odd msn bsieht6asd y thsy nevsd
toward the dlsine tsne. Recsising 1
cordisl inyitstion from ". g. MeOdfr5
the ruler ovsr tbs culinary dspastmsnt.
We assiStsd the bsys 70 the best OF onr
ability, and capacity, In disposing Of
the numsrous and nicely pre- pared
eatabies. No one eyer goes 70 this
camp without Fscsiving an invitation
from Mr.. McCufTy 70 partsks 0f his ex-
cellent cooking. His bill Of fsxs 10 such
- to make the boys smils whom meal
time strives, hayips learned by sxpsr-
iencs that that they will always get
something good 70 eat and plenty oft.
Beans baked to nice brown, roasL
beef, potatoes, snowy white bread.
pies, and sevsral kinds Of fruit. all
prepared in manner that 1t once ap
peals to ths yearnings Of the inne,
man. Thirty-fvs mon st such voIh
% hsying consume an Immense amount
Of food and IL keeps Mr.. McCurry and
biz assistant, Clyde Miller, busy from
early mornins until lats st night pre-.
pairing II for them.
The hay harvest has bssn In pro-
Rrsss for ! month and viii lsst anothe,
Month. They put up about aftv tons
per day. on N average. % II will be
seen thst when the harvest 10 ovsI
there will Be several thousand tons oi
hay on. tha RANCH. gspt. Pstsee ssyG
the boy ia,much hessisr this year than
last. This = 70 donbt due 70 ths sub.
trriation ths land ssts from the Amity
and Buffalo canals. y the Fainsail haa
been very light throughout the season,
The quaHtv u ~ hay - also frsl
class. Joha Gori1, ~ vstSrsn bay
mahes q the o4tAt a Kept busy grisd-
ing sekles, esah maehlne belne sfusn-
isssd with : sharp slskls svssv hali
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