Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-09-15
A Tisit With the Farmers
OF Ramsey County
Continued from first page.

estimates at 70 bushels and thinks
he is conservative.
T. 0. Finnerset is probably the
most modest man [ have met in
regard to giving the public an es-
innate of his crop. The horses on
his 800 acre farm are beauties,
nearly all of them being blooded,
and kept in the very best condi- i
ton. The owner is an expert
horseman, and has made a study
of the care and raising of these
animals. His wheat crop is the
heaviest in this community, some
of it being certainly coed for 30
bushels, and the estimate given
by Mr.. sFinnerseth being from 20
to Is bushels on the entire l60
acres.
I could find 70 one at home at
Osman Severson's but I found a
fourteen room house being built,
and barn large enough to hold
the stock and products of half
dozen eastern farms.
MAIDS Meikleson is one of the
largest farmers in the county, own 4,
ing 2280 acres of land, and having
1000 acres of wheat which will
yield from Is to 20 bushels. Mr..
Nicholson came to Ramsey county
'f25 years ago from Denmark, and
!: was then man in moderate Cir
cumstances. I do not know his
wealth to day, but he, has passed
the half million mark, and every
dollar has been made in Ramsey
county. But he is a plain, honest
and pleasant gentleman. He has
dug three miles of drains ON his
: farm, and has not only redeemed
hundreds of acres of hay land, but
these bitches afford the very best
means of lroviding water for his
stock. He has purchased thirty
Eorse power Buffalo Pitts thresh-
ling rig, and when the threshing is
over will utilize the, engine for
blowing.
At the home of Mrs. C. H. Pet
lerson I encountered for the first
time on my trip that pleasant
means of social diversion, the sew
ling circle. Mrs. Peterson has q
delightfully."- located home, owns a
farm Of $50 acres. has 80 acres Of
splendid wheat and 40 acres Of
fax, and lives in comfort. She is
widow, and as / left the farm /
could not but mentally contrast
her prosperous condition with the
thousands of widows in the cities
who drudge twenty hours 9
day over the needle in a dingy
room in order to get a crust d
bred for a half starved child. The
difference is appalling, and yet j
is all a matter Of location,
Just in the line between Web
ster and DeGroat lives the Jones
brothers who own 1900 acres d
land and havesa wheat crop Of So
acres. My estimate is that it i
good for 20 acres.
y III had rather pleasant surpris
g at the, farm Of w. e. Samuels. H
" is a former employee Of the Inter
81 ~ Ocean, and is the only printer
y y have ever met who is a railroa
" director, and can write his chez
"a In fvs big figures. Heis probabl
W tile first man to settle in this pal
y of the county. locating in 1888
" while nearly all the others came
q year later He arrived on Ii
,ss birthday ard it was certainly ii
u most propitious one Of his life. j
,Is assisted in the organization of ID
~ Groat township and has alwa,
". been identified with its prosperit,
III He has an elevator which hols
llu Is COO bushels. His farm consis1
u. jags of 500 acres, and this year he h
.ns $50 acres Of wheat which will vie
ay5 LIS to 90 bushels and l25 Of Sfl
IL. which be estimated at is bushe
~ The first farm 4 visited IN We
llls star was that Of Alex Cockbu
eA s one offheold settlers Of the count
~ and presume the Oldest Dakotl
s,.s il the county, he having liy
ai RE thirty five years in the state. II
was ait Fargo when General Gust
passed through that place On Il
ing fatal march to the battle Of t
his little Big Horn Mi. Cockbu
entI Is d native Of Scotland, and h
on Ian the open hospitality for Viii
Z 1T the Scotch are noted, and Ii
no more than the average amount