Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-04-09
A SUCCESSFUL
VALLEY FARMER
6. A. TuIIar Writes Of his -Exper'
fence in Northwestern
AgricuIturist. e,

fence in Northwestern
Asriculturist.
Late in the evening of April IA,
1882, we stood on the place where our
farm is now located with nothing
about US but the unbroken prairie
extending In every direction as far
as the eye could reach. We felt
mighty lonesome; We were in search
of a place for home for the young
wife and two little boys we had left
way back in Wisconsin. But for
them we would have taken the next
train back home. We realized that
we we're face to face with big pro-
position, but faith, hope and
ambition won out. We bought 320
acres on contract. In few days a
box car arrived with all our possess
sions, and things began to move and
take shape. 1t would be too long
10 tell OF our trials and disappoint-
ments success and failures. that
chased each other through the
changing seasons of the f1eeting
years. Thousands have had the
same experiences, and all must have
them who 60 in to develop a new
country.
From the summit of twenty-six
years of effort we view the results.
Had we known then what we know
now. they would have been greater.
On the other hand they could be
worse. Our first observation is that
We still hold the farm. This is in
teresting because we can count on
the thumbs of one hand all our first
neighbors: they have "cashed in''
and moved away. We see the farm
now: it is not a trackless. wind
swept praire. but thousands OF
planted trees afford protection to
the home. the buildings and the live
stock; adding a charm of beauty to
/ tho prospect as well. sz- s.-., .-. a.s--...rlz
E ~Irhe acres have increased to one
thousand four hundred and thirty.
Commodious buildings. for all the
live stock, are conveniently located
here, also dwelling house, men s
quarters. buildings for implements
and machinery, carpentry and
blacksmith shop, and grain houses,
including a grain elevator of 10000
bu. capacity operated by gas engine
power. And the best water system
on any farm in the valley. The
water is pumped by wind power into
a 24O-bbl. elevated tank and piped
underground to all the buildings.
from an artesian we'll 2l0 feet deep.
This system cost the farm over foul
!: Thousand dollars, but Ellsworth it.
/ Some six or seven miles of woven
wire and other styles of wire fencing
] surround large fields for pasture OF
crop rotation.
10 In their season, beautiful luxur
liant crops of clover, timothy anC
alfalfa may be seen growing, as wei
as rich pastures of the clover anc
other tame grasses.
But the best thing on the ranch il
the live stock. and it brings in TIN
most money with the least expens,
{ of any line. There are fifty head o
( high grade and pure bred French
Z! draft horses. mares. colts and sta]
lions. We frequently get from 500
q tosS5OO for teams and tor single in
kdfyiduals we have realized. OF
4 vafious sales, from $500 to s700 each
4 we have raised all our work horse
Z for years. and find ready sale for al
4 our surplus at remunerative prices
II We consider this splendid localit
Nfor the raising Of horses: and il
j truth for all kinds of live stock. W
have twenty seven head OF Polle'
4 Durham and Shortllorn cattle
&,Nearly one hundred pure bre
W NShropshire ewes. ten brood sows
Stwentv- seven fat hogs. aud 175 Ply
mouth Rock chickens.
Z We have All abundance OF feed Q
all kinds: great stacks of timoth
! and clover and prairie hay an
mountains of straw. Great Scott
there II nothing like the Red Rive
IsValley anywhere in the world fo
opportunities.
What is opportunity? II is !
chances to do that which you kno'
how to do. And here 1t comes t
your door. not ''once, - but many
many times. She is as persisten
today as ever. Thousands OF acres {
vacant lands. rich in fertility an
nnnortunitv are waiting for sturd