Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-28
THE WESTERN WAY OF DOING.
Some Observations OF Farming Oo Big Scale In
Minnesota as Seen By vornanlte
Ana AlrNN. uush "


EDITOR CENSOR; As had my har
yesting and stacking done the latter
part of July, tobacco ground rem ed
/ thought | would spend a few weeks IN
/ the Red River Valley for business, pleas.
4 ure and recreation l take the liberty
/ to chalk down few ite6ss that iuay be
/ of interest 70 some Of your readers.
/ This is lndesd great coantry. Farm
| ing is carried on here oa y large scaie.
Cutting is about done except some late
sown barley and FAX. Crops sre not ae
I heavy as expected, A great many acres
we're sown to flax which is very near a
complete failure owing to too much rain
in June and heat in Julv The sol
seems very rich and capable OF produc-
ing almost anything Potatoes and
garden truck are just lovely. Wa
ter is good and plenty of it.. AS high A.
four artesian wells are found on one
section OF land Substantial two-etory
frame houses have taken the place of
sod shanties; great barns and granartes-
Most farmers have flowing wells; no
wind mills to blow down and bother
with Spring wheat seems to be the
ouly production for export trade Were
it not for the imported help the crop
could not be taken care Of. Farmers
are not making very much on wheat at
60 cents u bushel. When threshing is
done, hired help paid and other expenses
on yield OF 10 to Is bushels to the acre
it makes some of the farmers look pretty
tired, when they see the pile that is left
for their work, wear and tear on ma
chinery and horses They are having
no storms but plenty of good soaking
rains which delays stacking and shock
threshing
When landed in Ada was surprised
to find saw mill running at full blast
here on the prairie; about rs men giveTl
employment during the busy season. q
small river full of logs and the city and
farmers for miles around furnished with
ready cut stove wood at the mill for
about go cents for a double box full.
On tn streets of Viroqua in q timbered
country, they have to pay twice that
amounG.
To those at home who are short on
rough feed, can say that any amount
can be had here by coming after it, of
green bright straw Hay is put up by
the ton instead of fork full. 1t is taken
in the wind row by one man and four
horses and pulled onto the stack by the
use of bucking pole and some planSs
at the end of the stack. This way of
doing is worth many dollars TO those
who have lot Of hay to put up when
help is scarce. The horses do nearly all
the work
This county of Norman seems to be
we'll adapted to all kinds of farming.
Nearly every acre in the county can be
farmed ON one sido only.
The county commissioners have issued
circular to farmers stating that all
cropping land in Norman county must
be plowed by t.Ie 10th day Of November
If not plowed by that date it will be
plowed by the county at the farmers
expense ! think some OF the farmers
viii have TO have 80 or 90 days more
time. What fine thing It would be for
the c.mers TO do their spring work Ii
the whole county were plowed in the
faIL Threshing here is done abont like
tie resi- Of the work on a big scale; most
IL No. IA separators are used. Uncle
Tom takes charge of the straw.
A. B THOMPSON.