Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-03
NlVer Review
at the place we had just left.


at the place we had just left.
afr. Croker has fifteen acres into hay
from which he cut thirty tons of as fine
timothy as ever grew, and which he sue
ceeded in getting in to his barns with
out it's suffering any injury from rain.
Here we also found field OF fifteen
acres of very fine oats. They were up
to mans shoulders and the heads
were. from I to inches long and well
filled.
He has two acres into potatoes with
the prospects good for an excellent
crop.
Mr.. Croker has considerable land into
pasture and besides his own he takes in
stock to pasture. He is experimenting
some with sheep this season and has a
small flock of eleven to start with.
From them he clipped over seventy lbs.
of wool. They do finely here and he is
convincedthat more money can be
made off of sheep here than any other
stock man can keep.
Mr.. Croker is progressive farmer ana
believes in keeping up with the times In
the matter of tools. Lastyear he pur-
chased a new Mccormick binder of the
latest improved make and considers 1t
not only great saving OF TABOR but
grain as we'll. He has got his land clear
of stumps SO thathe can use it to advan-
tage. Besides cutting his own grain
he cuts that of such of his neighDors as
may desire.
He has also ordered and in few days
will have a fine new 12-horse power, ).
I. Case threshing machine and engine.
One of the drawbacks which the far
mers in this vicinity has had to contend
with was the difficulty in saving their
grain after it was grown. The nearest
threshing machine was at Three Lakes
and this one not of the newest or best.
It's work was far from satisfactory.
Mr.. Croker being one Of the heaviest
grain raisers was one OF the heaviest
suffers and SO determined to get a ma
chine that could be depended upon to
save the grain.
AS we We're about to take our depart
ure Mr.. Croker and his estimaDle wife
forced upon us some cans of most excel
lent strawberries oftheir own raising
and canning, for which we wish to re-
turn our thanks and that of our better
three fourths.
Lack of time and our anxiety to get
home with our spoils prevented our Wis
iting the other farms in the neighbor-
hood but we promise ourselves the
pleasure at some future period and
would ask our friends to kindly keep
their aogs chained up.
On our way home our attention was
attracted by the fine appearance OF the
gardin near the farm residence of
GEORGE DICKSON
and we could not resist the temptation
to alight and get nearer view OF 1t;
Mrs. Dixon kindly showed US through
it and we had the pleasure of viewing
the finest garden that it has been our
fortune to see in long time.
There were onions with bottoms as
large around as coffee cup, cabages SO
large that they had cracked open. peas,
beans and cucumbers galore; beets and
carrots large enough to cook.
But the one thing that most particu
larly attracted our attention and filled
us with surprise, considering the early
ness of the season, was a mammoth tur-
nip of the Russian variety. The gentle
man with US applied tape measure and
found it over twenty-five inches in cir
conference.
Right here we want to say word
about Mr.. Dickson's place. His resi-
dence is situated on the bank OF the Wis
consin River in one of the most beautl-
full places we ever saw, and is bound to
attract the attention of every passer by.
The house is built in a handsome grove
of thrifty young pines which are as ma
ture planted them. Our feeble pen can
not do Justice to the natural beauty OF
the spot. It must be seen in order to be
appreciated.
We left it with the wish that fortune
would be kind enough to us to one day
let us have as pleasant spot to call
home.