50 LAND AND LABOR. 



The Cheney farm, of 5,200 acres, owned by Benja- 

 min P. Cheney, of Boston, Massachusetts, has 3,480 

 acres in wheat, and 320 acres in oats and barley. No 

 new land broken. 



The Alton farm, of 4,000 acres, the exclusive prop- 

 erty of Mr. Dalrymple, has about 2,000 acres in grain 

 (I have not the exact figures) and 1,200 acres of new- 

 ly broken land. 



The Cass and Cheney farms will employ, during 

 harvest and thrashing, 235 men. The Alton in the 

 the same ratio, or about 55 men. During the winter 

 season each farm requires two or three men to take 

 care of the stock and look after the machinery and 

 buildings ; say seven men. When no new land is 

 broken not more than ten men are required on either 

 farm between seed time and harvest ; say, twenty-five 

 men for the three farms. During seed time the three 

 farms require about 125 men. 



On the Cass farm there are thirteen seeders, thirty 

 self binding harvesters, and five straw burning steam 

 thrashers. The Cheney farm has nineteen seeders, 

 twenty-six self binding harvesters, and four straw 

 burning steam thrashers. The Alton farm has sub- 

 stantially the same ratio of implements to the number 

 of acres under cultivation, and the three farms have 

 m-arly double the amount of other farming imple- 

 ments and work stock as is here reported in use on 

 the Grandin place. 



The four farms being under one general manage- 

 in, 'ill. and conducted on the same principle, require 

 the same number of men, animals, and tools for every 

 hundred acres under cultivation, and are under sub- 



