The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01

ting season. He has started plan
of giving his hired men two hours of
at midday during the summer, plan
which is being generally adopted on
all of the immense farms of the south.
west.
Another big ranch In Kansas Is the
Forsha farm, near Hutchinson. This
is modern in every particular. SAN"
Forsha, the owner, commenced IL
years ago on small scale to raise
alfalfa and cattle. Alfalfa is compare
lively new crop. and ne found 1t hard
to grow upon the plains of Kansas.
Now he has ar eleven-hundred-acre
field, the largest alfalfa field in the
United States. Indeed. he is the Sec
ond largest grower of this crop in
this country, or any other for that mat
ter.
Alfalfa makes an ideal food for fat
tening steers He puts up thousands
OF tons every year from his fields. AL
falfa, as grown by Mr.. Forsha, gener-
ally produces one ton to the acre for
each cutting. The value of a ton Is
81 net that is free of expenses of put
ting 1t up. II the season is favorable
and pastures 1t two months during the
year. In this way he realizes a profit
Of not less than SIS an acre from this
crop. This is twice the profit to be
had from either corn or wheat
Mr. Frosha's ranch property covers
5000 acres. One Thousand acres is
sown to wheat and sugar corn and
of the alfalfa fields, is thrown into
pastures, where roam from 1900 to o.
900 head of fattening steers. These
are fattened with ground feed and al.
falfa.
Mr.. Forsha has Touring and
feed mill at his ranch headquarters.
He buys all of the wheat raised in his
neighborhood, and much of his -four
is shipped across the waters. He does
not follow the general rule of cattle
shippers-that is, to fatten and ship
his herds at certain seasons, but he
keeps carload or more fattened all
The time, ready to jump into Kansas
City markets at every bid rise in
prices. He has long.distance tele-
phone connections with the Kansas
City and Wichita markets.
On this ranch is postoffice for the
convenience of the manager and his
employees, while there is a government
weather bureau to keep record of the
rainfall and temperature. His ranch
house, containing 1S rooms, is heated
by steam. and lighted by gas plant
on the ranch. An innovation in ranch
houses as established by Mr.. Forsha
Is bathrooms for the hired hands. This
improvement is heartily welcomed by
the workers. too.
John 7. Stewart of Wellington Is
a modern farmer captain OF industry.
lie came to Kansas In 1876 with $50
in cash. Securing work in Wichita
real estate office, he soon became ac-
Guainted with the land situation, and
invested his small amount to advan-
tage. Within five years of work in
the real estate Office he had accumu-
| lated $4,000. -.
He then removed to Wellington,
Kan, and commenced investing in
farms. Now he owns 140 in Kansas
and 40 in Oklahoma. He rents them
all on shares-that is, he takes one
third of the crop for the rental. He
superintends them all himself and re-
invests the profits in farms surround
ing those he already possesses.
His land holdings in Kansas alone
are rated at s1.000,000. Mr.. Stewart
is said TO be the richest man in Kan
sas, having made it all in the farm
ing business. There are scores Of
other men in the southwest who have
big ranch properties, but their sys-
TENS are copied after the pioneers al.
ready mentionej.-NewY York Times.