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and one-half a mile wide, except eighty acres, which extends 

 a quarter of a mile farther east. A very beautiful brook runs 

 tlirouo-h the eastern end of the farm, furnishing an abundance 

 of pure spring water for my stock, Winter and Summer, as it 

 never dries up or freezes. 



BUILDINGS. 



My buildings are situated in the center of the farm, on 

 tlie road running north and south. My house was built in 

 1866, at a cost of nine thousand dollars, after the gothic style, 

 with thirteen rooms conveniently arranged, and with every 

 convenience calculated to make home comfortable. It is sit- 

 uated on an eminence, with a large and commodious yard 

 filled with varieties of evergreens of large growth, as also a 

 variety of other shrubs and plants of magnificent proportions. 

 I have a goodly supply of fruit, such as apples, pears, plums, 

 grapes, cherries, currants, and strawberries. Last but not 

 .least, the farm has about ten miles of well grown Osage fence, 

 capabl6».of turning all kinds of stock. 



A STONE BARN. 



My barn is situated on the east side of the road, opposite 

 the house. It is forty by fifty feet, and built of the best stone. 

 Connected therewith are granaries and corn cribs sufficient to 

 store several thousand bushels of grain. Near my horse, cat- 

 tle, and grain barn, I have a hog barn, thirty-two by thirty-two 

 feet. The first story is of stone, with corn cribs above. This 

 barn I provided especially for my brood sows when they have 

 young, and it has proved just the thing for sows and pigs. By 

 means of this barn I can save about all the pigs dropped at 

 any season of the year. My buildings, yards, and orchard, are 

 all surrounded by a maple grove, sixty feet high, about eighty 

 rods long on the west, eighty rods on the north, and eighty 

 rods on the east, forming almost a hollow square. 



CORN AND GRASS. 



I am engaged in raising corn and grass. It costs me about 

 •eight cents per bushel to cultivate and harvest my corn. I 



