THE LARGEST FARM IN THE WORLD.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2807, 23 March 1882, Page 2

THE LARGEST FARM IN THE WORLD.

At Fargo, in the United States of America; is’a farm forty-five iniles Jopg and qne mile wide, all cultivated under the supervision of one man, , The produce of this enormous area- last season was 600,000 bushels of wheat and 90,000 bushels of oats, the latter being- grown for use on-the farm as food for 800 bead of horses. The yield per acre ot wheat averaged 20 bushels. The estate is worked by 800 men, who need forty cooks to supply them with food in season, The management of this enormous estate is conducted as follows ■'j ;; ?. The 30,000 acres under cultivation are divided into five divisions of 6000 acres each, under superintendents, who are responsible directly to Mr Dalrymple, the commander-in-chief. - Each ; of th(jse regiments is divided again intobattalions with a foreman or major, who has diafge of 2000 apres. Under him are' three companies, esich haviilg a captaih; and cultivating a .section, which is 640. acres of land. '.Each siiperin.tendept plaqts his crop, and harvests it. reporting from .time to time to Mr Dalrymple,twho directs and oversees the whole, but spends the- greater ‘part of bis dole at the office, planning and calculating for the best results from the smallest outlay.' The superintendents res* ponsible for the good order of their men, stock, and machinery, and there is a decided rivalry, between them as to 'which can produce the biggestcrop. When the ploughing commences Wine? spring the men go out in gangs, each taking 640 acre?, under the directipn]pf a foreman, who rides along on ‘ horse- , back to see that the work is done: properly. Everything,is in-military stylo.