Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-02
BELLE VIEW GROVE FARM.


and occupied by G. Rettig and family.
Belle View Grove comprises the old
Seth Davis farm and other land adj
joining which Mr.. Burcheding secur-
ed a little later.
Belle View grove is now undergo
ing the process of improvement which
will make it one of the finest farms in
Eastern South Dakota. The improve
ments are worthy of special mention.
The new house is 26x30, two full
stories and a full basement. The
house is well planned, finished in hard
pine, walls papered, and heated by a
hot air furnace. The rooms are large,
plenty of light, and very pleasant.
The basement wal. is of stone. The
house has a porch on south and east
sides.
The out buildings are separated
from the house yard by a neat fence.
The two yards are fenced, and entire
ly surrounded by a fine grove. Be-
ginning at the east end of the farm
yard is the we'll and windmill. The
water tank is within a house built to
protect it against the cold of winter,
and against dogs and rubbish that
might get into it as is often the case
when left in the open. A short dis
lance from this is the cattle barn, a
structure 50x44 feet, the center being
raised to allow cattle to run on the
ground floor and to accommodate a
hay NOW above that has a capacity of
about 30 tons. The north side is ar
ranged for the mich COWS, the south
side for young. stock, and off the CEN
ter part is built a room sufficiently
large to accommodate the cream sepa-
rator. To the northwest of the cattle
barn is a large hog house with a ce-
ment feed floor on the south side. To
southeast of the cattle barn is the
granary, 26x34, with a driveway
through center and bin room on each
side for about 1000 bushels. Next
comes the horse barn, a building 32x
65 feet. This faces the south. On
the east side is a corn crib the length
of the building, 32feet, with the drive
way on the west side under the roof.
This driveway is not lost space as
there are doors at each end and it is
calculated to accommodate wagons etc,
after the corn husking is over. Next
is the horse stalls, with a feed alley
in front Of the managers, and on the
west side of the alley is the four bins
of sufficient capacity to hold a years
feed for all the work horses, and on
the west of the feed bins is the space
reserved for storing machinery. The
hay loft in this barn is provided with
a carrier and has a capacity of 40 tons.
The other buildings are chicken
house, smoke house, and wood shed.
The smoke house and wood shed, of
course, are near the residence. The
other buildings are separated from
each other a distance of 100 feet or
more SO as to reduce danger from fire
to a minimum. All buildings have a
good solid appearance and are neatly
painted. T~hirty-ive cords of rocks
were used in the foundations. Fiji
teen hundred posts were set this spring
and two tons of wire used in the fenc
ing. More fencing is to be built as
soon as it a be done.
Mr.. Burcheding is what is known
as a land speculator, but he is differ
ent from most of the spectators. He
believes in improving the land, max
ing a good home for the man who
farms the land, thus helping himself,
the farm renter, and helping to build
up the country. Next year, we under
stand, he will have constructed a COM
plete set OF building on the August
Stankey farm which he recently pur-.
chased. Such a land owner is a help
to any community, and we are fortu-
nate in having Mr.. Burcheding inter
ested in this locality.
@. Rettig and family will occupy
Belle View Grove farm for four years,
dating from last March. Mr.. Rettig
is a first class farmer, and he is ably
assisted by his sons George and Lew.