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DODGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA. 



DAVID BROWN, 



EVERETT, DODGE COUNTY. 



Mode of Corn G-r owing — Wheat — Potatoes — Hogs. 



My farm consists of eighty acres table-land ; sixty acres 

 are imLlcr cultivation for field crops, four acres in orchard and 

 small JVuit, eight acres in grove, and eight acres prairie grass. 

 (See diagram.) 



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DIAGRAM OF FARM. 



C— Cultivated land, h— Hedge to protect fruit trees. O— Orchard. H— 

 House. F — Small fruit. G — Grove. B — Barn, corn crib and stable, with 

 yard in front. C P — Calf pasture. P — Pasture land. , 



Corn and wheat are the crops mainly grown, with a small 

 amount of oats. In order to keep the soil in good condition 

 and free from weeds, I find it necessary to have two crops of 



