A WESTERN MODEL FARM.

Temuka Leader, Issue 932, 25 March 1882, Page 3

A WESTERN MODEL FARM.

The Kcota (Iowa) Eagle Ins found « Western man who >s satisfied with a filtyacre farm. His name is Artemus Fisher, and he lives one mile and a half south of Keota. The Eagle tells the story of his management, and of his success as follows :—He keeps one team of horses, three first class cows, and a nice little drove of the best hogs. He milks his oows for the creamery, and they made him nearly 200 dols. last year. Will perhaps do better this year. He will sell 500 hogs this year, and have 20 stockers to keep over. He has 200 dols worth of flax seed to sell ; has an abundance of hay and grain to keep his stock in first class condition during the coming winter. He keeps everything in apple pie order about his farm ; his cows revel in clover up to their eyes ; he attends to feeding, watering, milking as regular as the clock strikes, hence he gets the best results with the least possible feed. He keeps his stock u .tier cover in the winter, and never allows an animal to shiver in the fence corners. He has a barn that is a of convenience and economy. It is snowproof, and vs warm as the old style kitchen. He has a first-class selection of fruit—not a large orchard, but a choice selection of the varieties that thrive and bear the best in this locality. Everything about the farm bears marks of intelligence, thrift and economy. Besides making a living for himself and the “ old lady,’’ he will sell at least SOOdols worth of stuff off his 50 acres this year, and not exceeding former yoars either. There is no rush or hurry about this model farm. Everything goes off quietly and regularly. The expenses are very small and the gains sure.