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and can daily be seen on his mare " Sadie " reviewing every de- 

 partment and lubricating its machinery. 



AN ACCOUNT OF THE FARM. 



This brings me down to the present time, and I will 

 attempt an account of the farm in its various parts. White 

 Clay creek and its north branch run through it, affording a 

 constant supply of water ; also the Central Branch of the 

 Union Pacific, and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail- 

 roads. On the south part, and embracing about forty acres, 

 is "Woodland Park." Here the Northern Kansas District 

 Fair Association holds its annual meetings. It has a good 

 half-mile track, a large barn, Floral Hall, Agricultural Hall, a 

 piggery, shedding, etc., and is under the care of Col. T. S. 

 Towne. It is a pleasant retreat, with ample shade and water, 

 and is a popular resort. , 



The farm is subdivided into fields of various sizes, devoted 

 to hay and grazing. No grain is raised now, and but little 

 land is plowed, only about twenty-five acres, on which corn is 

 sown for forage. In this way much less labor and machinery 

 are required. Grain can be bought, but tame grasses and 

 Winter pasture can not be obtained in quantities. 



CLOVER IS OUR PRINCIPAL CROP, 



and if it were not for the wet Junes and Julys we have had 

 for two or three years past, I should be its strong advocate. 

 Rain impairs its quality greatly, but if properly saved, it has 

 no superior as Winter forage for cattle and sheep. My clover 

 fields are grazed by sheep up to June, after which we cut two 

 crops of hay, and the aftermath is always abundant for Winter 

 use. The pastures proper are mostly in blue grass, which is 

 saved for Winter feed. The prairie grass of the farm is cut for 

 hay for the horses in Winter. 



FARM LABOR. 



On various parts of the farm are sundry dwelling houses, 

 for the occupation of the workmen. I employ married men, fur- 

 mshing them a house, firewood, and a garden spot. I pay them 



