The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20

tsI4IIIG 4 SInu.RA course as n3Si
ns.! routes CO, me read leads 40" -
Lu0 hlil to Lho D0tt0N land about
.&,Se CatieS east o. JCoSon taen west
llrUusa the town oI JudSon. from
there takes a course amos; south
D>it = .Ht!s west oaC,> 10 LaAe
C-ySla., WAen We called 1t the farm
a. Gus1 SGShsrlaAd the 1rSl p!&Su We
SluE ped, t0uld thai he was IL the
4s.I cutting his rye. 50 Lixs!e and l
YIoceeded o,.t to lnd him. he was
s,Ad 10 see Us when We called. as he
mad All opportunity 10 renew MS sub
Scr-pLon 10 the FrSe Press, SAID our
calling saved him q trip 10 Man
haL0. We we're pleased OF coarse,
10 De Of sery!os 10 him. Mr.. SUther-
land has quite lsCEe farm, TcEh O.
;1g four hundred uCieS, al tho help
Is hiss is his TWO sons, George and
EeRCy and they are both capable
steady fellows, SO LhEy get along -!
right They naYs Over one hundred
acres in corn. The balance SINAI!
xEAn and nay. The corn is tasseI-
ing out and they are through cGItl.
Vallng. They are milking nine COWS
present, have a few spring pigs
Ild about four nun0red CAIckens OF
the mixed variety.
From Mr.. outterialds we drove to
the house o. Evan E. Williams, he
is assisted il the work b. MS son
AaroEd and q hired man and with
the two hundred acres they are
working it Keeps them al busy. In
.C4,ion to the field work Mr. vii.
hams Is Qu-Cs a dairy man, now
milking twenty cows, but Will have
more later on. They are all thorough
bred Eo!Stelns, ne has q lite a bunch
OF Duroc hogs, about one hundred in
all. There Is a flock of about Zoo
Barred Rock chickens running
around the place. They are cutting
hay today.
We stopped along over the fine
country roads until We came to the
farm of Hugh Owens jr. Mr.. Owens
has a bad crop report on his oats and
barley. Says they have been pretty
badly bhghted by the hot sun Of
the best week, and other crops do
ing fine, especially corn. He was
putting In hay when / called today.
he is working two hundred acres
and has a man hired by day to help.
Also has the usual bunch Of chickens
and pigs and milking SIX Holstein
cows. They seem 10 be the fayorite
breed IN these parts.
When we called TO see Louie o.
",
ed With his wife, who answered the
few questionS ! asked. They also
have hired man. They have the
Houstein breed OF COWS and are
milking fourteen at present. They
hayo dandy bunch Of about fifty
Han1shire hogs. known as the Dutch
Beitsd breed. being black with a
white belt around them. They are
high priced hogs and very little
Knows OF IN thnse parts. In addition
10 the duties of taking care Of the
inner man Of her spouse and hired
hand. xhs takes care of about four
hundred and ntty chickens. 20 she
has no time 10 loaf. ~ our readers
Win SEQ.
We left Larsons and ranbled down
the road a piece, dropped In to $50
c. ". FUrney q dandy fellow to talk
to- He is also a Free Press reader
and been so far about six years. He
Is assisted in the work by his son
Hiram. Farmers who have sons to
help, are fortunate, as they cry In
nearly every place for help, which
Is almost impossible to get and at
a prohibition figure, when you do find
a fellow willing to work Says his
spring wheat Is badly bIighted by the
sun and oats touched up a bit but
other things doing nicely. He is
milking nine COWS and has about
two hundred chickens and a few
pigs. We concluded a pleasant little
chat with Mr. Furney.
Mr.. Roberts was the next man TO
call on. He Is working $40 acres
with the help Of his young son
They have a large bunch OF chickens
around seven hundred, also q large
bunch Of spring pigs numbering
about seventy Ave. He is milking
thirteen cows, says he La not super
stittous about the number as the
cream checks mounts to good
figure and money is what he Is after
Henry w. Swanson has a small
farm Of about eighty acres. the note
worthy feature OF the place Is the
well kept appearance OF the grounds
and buildings. Crops good, he says,
las few pigs and chickens and Is
MILKING eight cows.
hands with David L. Dackins, he was
pleased He stopped the paper some
time ago, but said he has been sorrJ
ever since, 50 we got his new sub
scription for a year. He Is cutting
his rye today, he has a sweet girl
Dorothy and another small child,
who help to brighten the home and
make life worth living, for him and
his wife. The COWS are being milk
ed by him. Has a few Barred Rock
chickens and also q few pigs. He
Is located about three miles south
east Of Judsou.
From this place we drove through
the woods and down the hill to tne
bottom land, things sure do look
great In this bottom country. We
called TO see G. A. Gustafson, one
mile east Of Judson and wish to
mako little mention In regard to his
home and grounds. He has q beauti
ful red pressed brick house Of two
stor1sd with q fine porch running
nearly half way round It, all modern
II suro IL dns house and the lawn
is beautiful and kept up in nice
ghsps, keeps Il moved and sprinkl-
Cd, Rigbt back Of the house Is q
small private lake. Mr.. Gustafson
tells as Il tg full OF ilno dah, picker
al, baas and other kinds. II Is great
TO have your OVID private Ash pond
on y9ys place. that would make o
great BIT with some OF the city fal +.
lows, WHO indulge in the estimate OF
Ike Walton, We know one enthus!.
astie fisherman, who would probably
eajey an afternoon at this lake. den'l