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ritory of Wisconsin soon after, and stopping for a time in Mil¬ 
waukee. In 1836 he located on the farm upon which he now 
lives, and has ever since devoted himself to farming, arid with 
excellent success. His farm, at present, consists of 280 acres, 
200 of which is under a good state of cultivation, the balance 
being timber land. The portion under cultivation is upon prai¬ 
rie—of an excellent soil naturally, and which has lost nothing 
of its excellence under the judicious management of Mr. Smith. 
His farm is subdivided into lots of 28 acres each, and each lot 
is provided with a good spring, rendering it convenient for pas¬ 
turing stock in its regular turn, and a regular rotation of pas¬ 
turage, meadow, and tillage is kept up with the various lots. 
The fencing upon this farm is mostly of boards. Five boards 
with a cap of scantling about two by five inches. These caps 
are spiked firmly to the posts, and where the ends come to¬ 
gether, they are coupled with a scrap of iron some four inches 
long, and spiked through the cap pieces into the posts. This 
makes the fence remarkably firm, and protects the lots against 
the most vicious animals with entire certainty. We are thus 
particular in this description, as it was new to us, and we w T ere 
very favorably impressed with it, and would be glad to see the 
example followed by others. The crops upon this farm are 
very fine, and the appearance of the whole farm gives abun¬ 
dant proof that the director of the operations upon it, is worthy 
to rank with the first farmers in the State. Mr. Smith’s herd 
of cattle is among the best, as a whole, that we have seen in 
the State. In his buildings Mr. S. has shown good taste, hav¬ 
ing in view both economy and utility. 
MR. hall’s farm. 
This farm is located in the Town of Burke, in Dane County, 
and consists of 644 acres, including every variety of land 
prairie, to w r oodland and marsh land—and everything necessary 
to make an excellent grain and stock farm. These superior 
natural advantages are being well improved by Mr. Hall.— 
About three hundred acres of this farm is in crops; 100 acres 
