48 LAND AND LABOR. 



Going to the Grandin farm from the way of Fargo, 

 one mile from the place, upon the left hand, a field of 

 one mile square of wheat was seen, belonging to Dr. 

 Garrett, of Philadelphia. Passing that field, with no 

 visible division between, the wheat fields of the Gran- 

 din farm are reached, lying on both sides of the road 

 for four continuous miles ; that on the left hand being 

 two miles wide and on the right about a half mile to 

 the river. A row of young elms has been set out on 

 both sides of the road for the full four miles, and, also, 

 about the yard of the superintendent's dwelling, at 

 Station One. But not a fruit tree or bush was to be 

 seen. Mr. Grandin informed me it was the intention 

 to divide the whole farm into section lots of 640 acres 

 each, opening roads on the section lines and planting 

 elms on all the roads. 



Every facility was afforded for the fullest observa- 

 tion, and to give me all the information desired. It 

 would be difficult to find a finer sight than was pre- 

 sented by those magnificent fields of grain, standing 

 breast high, taking on the golden yellow that precedes 

 the harvest, their heads, as far as the eye could reach, 

 standing as level and smooth as the top of a great 

 table ; and when fanned by the wind moving in rip- 

 ples and waves like the waters of a sea. 



It was believed that the yield of wheat would be at 

 least twenty bushels to the acre. Some portions, it 

 was said, would give more than thirty bushels. It 

 certainly was very fine. The grain grown upon the 

 farm, and by others near the river, was shipped to 

 Fargo by way of the Grandin line of steamers. The 

 river, though narrow and tortuous, affording plenty of 



