The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-09

the members that the contractor
had made good, and also that when
doing work in the open air on the
drainage commission the three state
officials were earning their salaries.
Into these two state improvements
Mr.. Hartley has run laterals at an
interval...of every quarter mile, SO
far as his land is benefited. The
soil all thru this so-called swamp
land section is of different compost
Ition. The first soil has been Gre
ated by decayed vegetable matter,
such as leaves, moss and the like.
and is a foot in depth. 1t is regard
ed as unexcelled as manure. Be.
low it is found the black loan, and
below,lthat, when you reach it. is
the clay basin that held the mois-
ture, when moisture must be pre-
served. The laterals constructed by
Mr.. Hartley shows that the water
will seep through the sponge super
soil, and find it's way to the laterals,
and then pass into the main ditch
to pass out to the Floodwood river.
and leave the original soil in condi-
ton for all kinds of vegetation.
The rich item on Mr.. Hartley's
farm, and this farm must be taken
for example, is celery. This year
he worked fve-acre celery patch
which netted him $500 per acre.
Wouldn't that stun you? Yes, but
it is an absolute fact. Up at his
farm buildings he has a hot house
where the early plants are produced.
When they: are ready for setting
they were taken down to the ground
prepared for them and allowed to
grow in the open air. The product
has been on the Duluth market for
80 days and is still being shipped
there. 1t commands three cents
above the market price in that city,
and one commission merchant hand
les the entire growth, yielding Mr..
Hartley as above stated. It excels
the product from the famous celery
beds of Kalamazoo and Milwaukee.
There is no limit to the sale of
celery. 1t is simply a question of
how much can be produced. Mr..
Hartley has already cleared enough
land to give him a fifteen acre patch
next year, and he proposes to en-
large the path from year to year.
He has his crates made especially
for his shipments. labels and all.
The celery is placed in them in the
most expert style. The east-bound
Great Northern passenger train
stops at Island on signal, and takes
the celery to the Duluth markets.
Mr.. Hartley has just completed a
huge celery house where he will
experiment on keeping a portion of
his product for the winter market
and advanced prices. He is given a
special rate for his shipments, but
this rate is given to every other per-
son who whistles to settle and open
that territory.
How about getting the land ready
for cultivation? It is simple. Mr..
Hartley demonstrates it daily. He
has contractor clear the land of
the poplar, spruce and tamarack.
The trees must be cut out at the
roots. They must be sawed into
lengths Of six and eight feet. and
delivered in freight cars. The
smaller trees go down to the pulp
mills. The larger trees go to the
box and crate factories. On each
acre cleared Mr.. Hartley, after ex-
pense Of clearing is deducted, rea-
Lies much more than enough to
reimburse him for the total price
paid for the land.
After the contractor finishes his
work the brush is burned. Their
the cleared tract is sown with clover
This is allowed to produce one gooc
crop on which the stock feed, which
is gathered for hay. Then stubblt
pillow is run through the land and 81
: completely has the clover growth
rotted what is left of the roots O.
! trees that the ground is ready fo,
the barley, oats and wheat crop
and with similar weather condition
as exist here, produce bumper crops
The same conditions exist all owe