The Delta independent., 1921-09-23
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The S. NJ Wright farm is situated
one and one-fourth miles from Delta.
It comprises an orchard of 1T apple
trees, one-fourth acre of land planted
to potatoes and one acre of corn.
The E. ]. Hatcher ranch, two miles
from Delta, farmed by E. G. Mathews
this year, has in cultivation 40 acres.
Eleven acres were planted to pota-
toes, 16 acres to beets, nine acres to
alfalfa and three acres to corn. He
has one horse, two hogs and rs
chickens.
The P. G. Conkle ranch, two miles
from Delta, is being farmed by w. o.
Hersum this year. Thirty-six acres
are in cultivation, six acres being
planted to potatoes and 80 acres to
alfalfa. There is one-half acre of
Jonathan apple trees, two head Of
cattle and rs mixed chickens.
The w. P. Dale tract, located two
miles from Delta, has 81 acres in
cultivation. The crop this year con-
sists of five acres Of potatoes, six
acres of beets, 15 acres of alfalfa, five
acres of corn and 20 acres of orchard.
Mr. Dale has four head of cattle, Is
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The o. H. Penticuff ranch, one and
one-fourth miles from Delta, has %
acres in cultivation this year. of
which one acre was planted to wheat,
four acres to potatoes. five acres to
alfalfa and II acres to corn. He has
one acre of apple trees of mixed
varieties, four head of work horses,
four head of cattle (two Jersey and
two Durham), two Poland China hogs
and 215 mixed chickens.
The L. r. Wigram ranch, located
two miles from Delta, has 20 acres
of land in cultivation. This years
crop consists of five acres of oats,
five acres of potatoes, 35 acres of
alfalfa and nine acres of corn. He
has 12 acres of Jonathan apple trees,
keeps eight head of work horses, 20
head of cattle of the Holstein breed.
35 Duroc hogs, 100 Barred Rock
chickens and one hive of bees.
w. E Hunt, a successful farmer
located six miles from Delta, has 125
acres under cultivation, of which As
acres were planted to wheat yielding
SO bushels per acre, two acres to oats
yielding rs bushels per acre. 20 acres
to potatoes yielding so sacks per
acre, As acres to alfalfa yielding 1876
tons, and five acres to corn. He has
seven head of horses, ~ head OF cat
tie (three Jerseys), two hogs and 230
mixed chickens.
The Burgin Bros ranch is located
five miles south of Delta. 1t COM
prises 60 acres of land, of which six
bushels per acre, six acres of pota-
toes yielding $50 sacks per acre, 80
acres of alfalfa yielding 100 tons.
They have total of 63 domestic
animals. including 1--WE head Of Per-
cheron horses, 15 heads of Holstein
cattle, one registered Holstein bull,
AZ Poland China hogs and 100 White
Leghorn chickens. This year they
produced II gallons Of milk, three
gallons of cream and three dozen
eggs daily.
The Geo. W. Snyder ranch Is sit
uated four miles from Delta. This
year he cultivated IS acres. of which
seven acres were planted in wheat,
16 acres in oats. eight acres in po-
tatoes, Is acres in beets, IL acres
in alfalfa yielding so tons; one
fourth acre is in other farm truck
He keeps II head Of Percheron
Horses, 23 head OF Jersey and Red
Poll cattle. four DWoc hogs and a
flock of 80 Barred Rock chickens
He has five hives of bees and will
produce 100 pounds of honey. also
1850 gallons of milk, 545 gallons of
cream and 500 dozen eggs. Will raise
five dozen chickens this year.
Lee Ellsworth, two miles from Aus
tin, has a farm of 40 acres of land.
This year FIVE acres of potatoes yield
ed $50 sacks. 10 acres of alfalfa
yielded 60 tons. He has four and
half acres planted to beets, 12 acres
to corn and four acres of orchard in
commercial apples. One-Quarter acre
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