The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-21
GILMORE FARM
IS REVELATION IN
MODERN METHODS
OF AGRICULTURE
SPLENDID 2OO-Acre Tract is Being
Equipped With Everything to
Promote Efficiency.
SPECIALLY DESIGNED WATER
SYSTEM TO ALL BUILDINGS
Concrete Root House Innovation In
These Parts; Classy Stock Can
Put On Airs.

When the improvements under
way are completed on the 2OO-acre
farm of DR.. r. Gilmore, four and a
half miles west Of Bemidji on the
Jegerson Highway and skirted by the
Mississippi river, it is reasonable to
presume DR.. Gilmore will secure the
services of a manicure to his high
grade cattle, hogs and sheep for the
farm equipment will have practically
everything else in modern convenient
ces. even to individual drinking cups
for the "bossies'' and the ."boss.'
There is no satire in this for a rep
resentative of the Pioneer accompa-
MED DR.. Gilmore to the farm yester-
day afternoon to see what was being
done in the extensive Improvement
and it was a revelation in farming
in northern Minnesota.
In. the first place, the farm COM
prises 200 acres of splendid land
with a pretty grove of about six or
seven acres, and at present it is the
buildings which are special objects
of attention.
Eight-Room House.
An eight-room house is being re-
constructed from one smaller, being
practically a new house throughout.
It is two stories and basement. On
the second story are four bedrooms
and bath; ground floor two bedrooms,
living room and kitchen. 1t is To-
Gated a considerable distance. back
from the highway and the large front
is to be made into lawn with-Hower
beds and watered by a specially
piped sprinkling system.
An Interestinv Feature.
A root house under construction
is a most interesting feature of the
farm eouipment 1t is of heavy con-
crete construction, set we'll into the
ground. 1t has broad concrete steps
leading down into the entrance OF
double doors and into what is known
as the sacking room, which has
a wooden floor. The sidewalks of the
root house are of heavy concrete, re-
Enforced by steel rods. The roof Is
of heavy steel screen, reinforcing
heavy concrete.
The sacking room is 10x15 feet
and eight-foot ceiling. Leading from
the sacking room is the root house
proper, equipped with large bins.
This part of the root house is very
spacious and leads into the basement
under the house, the basement also
being of concrete throughout. Chutes
are specially arranged into the top
of the root house for the unloading
of farm products and including
available basement space there is
room for 5000 bushels of products.
Farm Water System.
The basement will contain the
laundry and labor saving machinery
for farm purposes There is drill
ed we'll in the basement equipped
with pump and large tank from
which radiates a system of pipes for
house use throughout. A pressure
that can be run up to 60 pounds is
forced through large pipe running
throughout the large out building
lots, furnishing pure water for every
building on the place. At intervals
are stubs which can be fitted with
additional pipes and water piped in
any direction desired. Another we'll
has also been drilled some distance
from the house and can also be
coupled up for service at any time
desired. All services pipes are II
feet under ground.
Barn Regular Boudoir.
An old log barn is to be razed and
a new and modern barn 36xSO feet
is to be erected. This barn will have