The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09

John Greer's Model Farm.
The Higginsvllle J~effersonian Of July
published the following fine descrip-
ton Of a Lafayette county model farm.
There are Others, but we have been
waiting several weeks for a chance to re-
produce this article.
About sixteen years ago John z.
Greer bought the old Winkler farm,
lying about three miles from Aullyille,
and eight miles almost due south Of
this city. With the assistance Of its
natural advantages he has made II one
of the finest farms in the state Of Mis-
souri,. 1t is a revelation and a pleasure
TO go over il.
IL contains today two hundred and
eighty-dye acres. Mr.. Greer having
bought adjoining land. and is stocked
with one Of the finest herds Of Poll
Angus cattle in the United States. He
has eighty-6ye head in the herd and
almost every one looks like a perfect
individual. Sixty-eight head are breed
ers, 80 it will he seen that Mr.. Greer is
In the business Oh a good, big scale.
MIR. Greer's model farm Is not named,
he having thus far been unable To make
a selection. II he will accept a sugges-
ton from the representative of The
Jeffersonian who lately enjoyed his
hospitality it would be that he left this
matter to his estimable wife. We are
confident that it would then be happily
named.
While from a stOckman's view Mr..
Greer's farm is a delight and a model il
is not in this light that it left its most
pleasing impression upon us. 1t is
from the point of an old country home,
surrounded and supplied with all the
modern eonyeniences that it left in our
mind its most pleasing impression. 1t
faces the east and sets back from the
road about a quarter Of a mile. On the
south there is also an entrance from the
road with a quarter Of a mile of pasture
between. The yard is filled with forty
or fifty sugar maple shade trees, that
must be somewhere near fifty years Of
age, and they are not crowded. This
lawn is unq~uestionably the finest one
we ever saw. The house is a large nine
TOOmed frame and is filed with con-
yenient halls. All the rooms are big
aud have high ceilings that are the de-
light Of the housewife. The dining
room is twelve by eighteen feet. The
bath room is on the FIRST floor and very
convenient.
Mr.. Greer has on his farm two re-
markable springs. Each one seems in
exhaustable. One he has arranged con-
y%eniently, and in dry times it is at the
service Of the community. From the
other he has built water works for his
farm. 1t has a regular flow OF about an
inch and a half stream. At this spring
he has made a large reservoir and over
this placed a wind mill. AT the e a of
his residence he has a large tank which
holds 30 barrels Of water and which is
30 arranged that when the tank is full
the mill Is thrown out Of gear. From
this tank he has hot and cold water run
ming TO all parts Of his house. TO the
bath room and to a large cellar under
meath the house which is about twelve
by eighteen feet and where all the laun-
dry, putting up Of meat, and work Of
this kind is done.
Mr.. Greer has on his farm ffty-two
gates and good ones. Every field Is ar
ranged 50 that everything may be util-
lied. For instance, II in one field he
has wheat that is not worth cutting he
can make a pasture Of that field. And
in every one Of these fields, and in the
!ots, and poultry yards, and out houses,
and barns, he has water. And where
ever there is a large water tank il is ar
ranged 80 that when the tank is full the
water is shut off. This is done by
means OF a float. For the yard and
green house he has hydrants. The
tank is built up high so that he has
force enough TO throw the water on the
top Of the house.
Mr.. Greer has been married sixteen
years. His wife is a daughter OF Mr..
aud Mrs. Ed Youngs, who live on an
adjoining farm, and is a sister Of Theo
loungs, of this city. They have five
children, two boys and three girls. The
youngest is a curly haired little fellow
Of two years, and the eldest, Miss Efie,
aged fifteen. Mr.. Greer has four fine
driving horses; they are fast and stylish.
but gentle. since his daughter. Miss
Efie, drives any one Of them 10 a buggy
and hunts Young rabbits in the lanes
around the farm.
with all the pleasures and luxury OF
such a model farm, Mr.. Greer has also
made il profitable. lie owns a farm of
one-hundred and f0rty-iye acres near
the Mock school house. lie il clear
headsd, Of good sound business judg.
ment, pleasant. popular, courteous, and
exceedingly hOspitable. Give Lafay.
elite county a number Of farms such as
Mr.. Greer has made Of this one, and
they will make for us a reputation that
will rival tue blue grass region OF Ken
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