The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-01
ICHABOB WARMERS SUCCESS
HIS FARE EAST OF GOoDLAHD has
ORCHARD AND FIEE CROPS
Drove of Large Carp Inhabit the Artif-
ciaI Pond By Hfs HOuse-Puts Up bis
Own Ice for Summer Use, and One
Windmill Furnishes the Water.

One of the most successful farmers IN
Sherman county is IchabOd Warner,
county treasurer, whose 4SO-acre farm
four and one-half miles east of GOOdland,
has been operated by his son, Chase
Warner, since his father assumed the
duties of the treasurer's Office in
October, 1900. At this time of the year
the place speaks for itself in words Of elO-
ouence. The unusual evidence Of pros
perity, in fruit, in flower and in riPen-
ing grain, fills the atmosphere round
about with an air of security and con-
tentment.
The orchard on the Warner farm con-
sists of about FIVE acres, covered in
places with a thicket of fruit-bearing
trees. A number of the larger cherry
trees are loaded down with fine cherries,
and the crop from these alone, which
is now being picked, will, amount to
more than eight bushels. In another
place the mulberry trees are cOntribut-
ing to the harvest of fruit, while here
and there young apples are making
great promise Of a heavy crop. The
tame plum is also in evidence, and the
orchard as a whole presents a crafty
ing return for the care bestowed
One thing that has contributed so
largely to the thrift of the orchard is
the adajacent artificial pond. It is
about sixty feet in length, thirty feet
wide, and the water in it is four feet
deep. Several years ago Mr.. Warner
stocked the pond with German carp,
and today It is a pleasing sight to see.
the fish, some of which have grown to
a length of eighteen inches and weigh
perhaps ten pounds, course the water
of the little lake, sometimes parting the
surface with their dorsal fins and fore
ing waves from bank to bank The
fish have become quite tame and when
ever bits of bread are thrown on the
water, they make for the food like a
herd of cattle. The carp have done
well, and one windmill has furnished
an abundance of water for all the uses
made of It. Some years the trees main
tain themselves admirably with only
the natural rainfall, but in dry spells
the pond tides them over the critical
places in their existence
IN a way, the orchard IS the apple of
Mr. Warmers eye. Once he saved It
with a broom. That was a number of
years ago when the grasshOpPers came
IN multitude, even IN clouds, and ate
up everything green in sight Every
hour during the stay of the pest, Mr..
Warner went through the orchard, and,
with broom in hand, drove the hoPPers
from the spot The chickens soon
learned what his brOOm-excursiOns
meant, and finally when a man with a
broom made his appearance he was i'm
mediately joined by the chicken brigade
Thousands of grasshoPPers were eaten
alive and thus was stayed the dread in
vasion.
The farm has been well cultivated
and cropped this year by the energy of
one man, Chase Warner, and there IS
every promise that he will be well paid
for his labor. Seventy-five acres of
wheat, all headed out and as fine as
grows anywhere; twenty-five acres of
barley, of even growth and in height
approaching the shoulders of a man;
twenty-five acres of oats whitening for
harvest; forty acres Of corn, knee-high
and free from weeds; six acres of pOta-
toes, whose luxurious vines and healthy
condition predict large returns;-this is
the landscape scene that fills the eye
with wealth and beauty, at a single look
eastward from the house; while to the
southwest IS a field of barley. Two
and One-half miles north of this farm is
situated the place owned by Chase
Warner, $50 acres and improvements,
and here also is a considerable crop
acreage
The Warner home shows head
work and energetic hand-work-the