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dary. This was dense timber with tangled undergrowth, but 

 is undergoing a gradual process of clearing for wood-land 

 pasture. As it is cleared, the waste timothy seed, clover, and 

 in fact all kinds of grass seed gleaned from lofts, is sown upon 

 it with liberal hand. The result is a luxuriant growth of tame 

 grass,which displaces the wild grass, weeds and trailing vines. 

 A small herd of full and half bred Jerseys, with a few native 

 cattle, some colts reared on the farm, and a flock of Shropshire- 

 down sheep, peacefully crop the fields. The wild shrubs have 

 disappeared from most of the pastures and fence corners. 

 Stumps are gradually being removed from the fields and a 

 general improvement is visible. 



DANIEL W. SEDWICK, 



SUEZ, MERCER COUNTY. 



Cost and Manner of Raising Corn — Burns the Corn Stalhs — 

 Harrows the Crround Thoroughly/ and Never Fails to Raise 

 a Large Crop — Meadows and Pastures — Sheep — Hogs — 

 Tile Ditching and its Cost Per Rod. 



I have not a model farm, but I am working up to it as fast 

 as my means will permit, and if I never reach it, will at least 

 have the satisfaction of knowing that I have made a comfortable 

 and convenient home for my family. My home farm consists of 

 160 acres, fenced, and is the N. E. \ of Section No. 15, in Mercer 

 county. I began in 1870, by purchasing forty acres, marked 

 "A" in the plat, and I have since added " B," " C " and " D." 

 My land was broken up and fenced with post and pole fence, 

 which, however, has since been replaced with a good hedge 

 fence — osage orange — and is divided into five lots. "A" is a lot 

 of 25 acres in pasture ; "B" is in corn ; "C" is in pasture ; "D" is 

 half in meadow and half in corn. My house is on "B ;" "a" is a 

 lot of three acres, rolling ground through which a slough 

 passes, and is planted in walnut trees ; on the north and south 



