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itl prriKirit tiriiJar tli fthln nncl efficient tnan-ngunn nt tt( Judgj i». 1„ Dixon, the fullj-tr of Mr. Janie* Dixon, lira latter of vrhwrm wa* the projector andprowcutor of Iho euterprtud to its proeent mcotWti I su’e.T»i*.fctrf»t Parmi.If Hie Jewell Farms have not been men-Unmd airioitg the first in writing of tho farming enterprises of Kefn county, it is not bo-canac they are not entitled to primal prom* inefico, bill rather, because, no order haj been obivrvod in tho publication of these articles os regards arrangement according to importance, The name of Jewett has long been known abroad hi cnu motion with Kern county, and Indeed is tUMOi.'itiled in lb some of the earliest pas l oral enter prises in Kern county. Fourteen years ago, when the wholo country wns a bleak and i n hospi la bllt;^ Wilder IK ss, Mr. JNolmuon Jewell, the elder of tlio brother*, t»-tubthdied hirmelf in tlio jaws of tlio canyon whence issues Kern Itiver from its tortuous wanderings in the Hk-rra Nevada range, into the ViilJoy. Ih-re he hod I Ili ml table mid undisputed range for tbo sheep business, in which h« engaged, and hvru he remain id fur twelve years, steadily pursuing success fill step! toward the aflluencu that by the aid of industry, energy mid native business capacity of a high i.rdi-r, he ultimuU-Iy attained, and bccnmo one of Die must calePiMve and «ilcce*nful sh(-epalfalfa fields, a villa residence of lntnl*omo proportions end cuimnlmit sizo is now approaching completir.1i. ' Orchard, vineyard and garden, planted this pear, sro West, of the house, and shade and ofnanierilaT tress and shrubbery willbc plantedsm the* acknowledged, taate £rid ciiltuio Afits fnhialot may dictate, and tbo field lo bo traverser] between the house and the highway, will lie laid out in sn umbra* gor.ua avenue. A well built barn stands at a distanoe from Uie bouse, constructed on an improved plan for shc-p feeding. Tlio nbenp are fed throng It ft rack, tonsirucled on either side, filled with hay. In this w.iy tliero is no waste, and I ho qu nut fly fed may bn easily asce-r tahiud and regulated. With the ample mournand restless energy (if tho proprietor it may bo safely assumed tljat in a few years there will be few, if any, uiore charming and attract* Ivo places than Merino Farm.Mr. J. has another Improved farm about six miles south of Hake-r»Held, containing 32d acres, which, from Ljh ftdjaoeney to tho old Mexican art tie me-nt hn mi as I’anuma, lie culis Aspinwall. Ho has suino forty acres of this in alfrtlfa, and this year will wed n large urea to that plant, There are also twenty acres in corn and berms. IT» 1ms cut this season 83 tons of alfalfa and 45 tons of barley hity, which was sowed tviHi thu alfalfa. The practice of sowing barley wirb alfalfa seems lo 1 among those who have had thorsiscrs in the State. M-anwhilc tho ngriunl-i Urgest cxpuii-nee, Tlio reamm is obvious, turn! interest ill tbo valley Irnhm wua begin-1Thu l.arl. y rjvp is no much chav gain from a Ming to tlevi lop, imd ibu vaiuo of Hm low. given pk-ct of gnmnd, wlitlo it does not hurt binds fur farming purpuies wan becoming up ibe- alfalfa. On the contiary, it is said, from predated. To u rnuti of Mr. JcwvU’h discern-1 its early shirt find rapid growth, to shelter the meiil il iliil nut t.dio lung tu undo.'tlio ilioi'uv-! nipiif;) aj„i jjjvi it n chance lo grow down or cry t! at a to w e ra was breaking upon the | make rout while the bailey grows up. In country, ami readily adapting himself to tin-■ mid.lion In the hay produced, the place has mw order of things lie »uld his large llocks and! yielded pas lure far 1,'J‘Ju sheep since the mitl-tlu: extensive range that he h:.d occnpie-d en Idle of .July lust, lu-ig, cuiic down to the Island umi s*cured. Iwhile they iv. re hi ill held at almost nnrnlicd J1 value, some of tbo choicest flgrlimlMm.I 1 ui,’,.-.. tuo: C'oiisMi r«Mu tracts ivoro planted to alfalfa enc and the result, exceed,.1 his nm*t extravagant Hull exp*elutions. II,- then lurried Iris attention lo plt;lt;' tlio i tit rod net ion of line sheep, in ado sever a I g i. to ip* to Ycrmmit, scli-eiing the kinds which In- nml tiiunght wen-ImhI Kifib ,1 to the cam try, and oh hi.cmno known us an exttiii-tvu importer ofhue , thv slie, p. Thorough bru 1 Merinos were- at that I wm tiino hlt; Id at a high premium H at, and 1hn hmtn-.ucporbitiun. 'Pie clVcr t of. this tiib riui-,.- Wi. ia already vWlilft in a marked dcgiio in the I delthe .futility. Mr. Je we It is slil! etigilg.'d in tin I tin* liKTntiv,* l»u-.im:ss of line* si.m p breeding, id-j m'i (hough his enu rprisL* and energy do not per- ( frai tnit l;iio to I'onlinu himsi.lf in it, tint inijs 1 1 ciu him to employ his nbiliiiea in a much wider nut i i tied range of opera t ion it, I imlie, regretted II,ul tbo lino of tb.tiFn I'aalh: docs nut traviivu tliu valley | bid it would then pars through u \ Lilt; rlih ooumry, and p.uwengt iw me! 5*-juibt!11 further west,1 portion of tlio would have uiie barn!/rnL of the,, uy of the1 apparently ItiuTin in all'.- ph:| it is, ilu y now pass through lhr; ape j delta of the river; a mere dual, of nbuut a mi!.' lay | iluougli tho Jew, it alfalfa Helds, and (i en uni j cn I again on tho built n plains. Mr Jt we.lt Imr j t-i.: ; -17J m res of la ml here, situated in sections If!.,I 111, And 21, bnviishipd 26 nml hJ, rungo LK. jc.iu l See M sip fur exact local Ion. Homo uf it is stiil J am j nv, ii mi with n heavy growtli ol tr,e» nntl tm ! iindeigrowtli. A large tract has Lieu cleared bu | uhoiil 511 acres plant, d in alfalfa, from which I Tb i Un tuiiH p, r u*ru have be,-n cm. which found j iVi ; n ndy sale at ?M per lu.i. This year his fields ] j have Iiccii hug- ly de-voted lo jnisinn\ bui [ ci'opu nf hay h iving been cut. Mr. Jewt-ti J heiiiive.i that tltis is tlio most preitiiahlu way |nf employing alf.d lit, cut tin;: ■eiinugli only t., supply ii modicum of dry feed, mid to tide m-«r during the alioi't time when the plant does nut grow. As the fruit of his largo experience uluf in tell Igi-nt observation ho foils Justified in saying that alfalfa, with pl\»pi r hun;.;;, mi ni, will carry twenty shcr[i to tuo ucrv ihu year n in id in nnu'Uutahlu conditiuii. T.vunly-llvc acres were tids y,ar planted in burl. y wan cut fur hay i.nd sold fur ^i.oeio. ‘J gi-uuiid was Wan planted iii corn ami pnuip-Iiium, the priu I net of which has not ; bar vested, but will bu largo. An meliar.l of I - chiiico v.u-ii!Ui's of fruit tree.*, s; t util lv.it tlirn-y-.nrsag i, undo nil abundant return this year, sumo varieties of tipple tries yielding ihrte barrels of fruit. Atmoud and Eughah W.d-mil exhibit every eviiletm-j ufvigoruin growth Among other trees of no to nuy bu suuu the | f.itiieil and beautiful mugunliu of the Soulh,! nml tho India ltnLiter trult; ; the latter U » 1 curiosity, us there ar.* but few in i!m Huito, and: jS«thlt; iII. ill Lutility road runs thnngli Mr. Juwein: d - pins uml cutt.mwmid; thciie air, ,lt;.,id.nildusli.td ..... in a f.-w, prop-1e « li aicautifnl iivi-iuies in tliu co.mtry. L'lmitiii.j lt;i the went on this i -m l about three- rpi.trurn ■lt;f a mil,) (nun H.nmvll -id.-1ub:m resideuce, ul let dm ies higli, III led t,p a ,ili tdl the nmde-n, : iiim-unnld mid in a stylo indicating thu ;cl,.uniiiuj in of hl,tin r vmilts sam I( mtuili. r. Mu (he ilisl ofI aefvs of ulf.dfil III B-.-al tf’il'd, U.geilu-r with1 other iiiimu' iinpi'ovcmeiits, ami mi the lathi-1 I liM) acres ofalf.df.i, imdtiug ;t lutil i-f itl„m: 10J ue-res, well rut in Ihu moat pn-dnuliv-; forage, plant kltUWB, lu :t Id iii-mi to these extensive oiK.TUtioiis, Mr. Jc | serve a tonu u|' UirveS bul cchoiI that he 1, hits found time) r-i us Hiipe-rviv.r, uL‘el.-1.11 Vttdli’C [II | ipervi-ioi- the votintv(he lest'' chief nli■cltiiol'li r of ihlt;. tv ni Valli y H-uilt, n I ii-iuiititioH wiiivh t-i,jo..s thu i,ni;,mud e\,m ' | dcncc iif thu c unmuuliy, of wido'i thu lauft '' evidence lies in the1 fact that lint a fu\v dnys ' J sen it ih-L'Uiml a dividend of fit) per ttlmrc, (nml dm preceding bi-mUiiiiiuuE dividcud ; nil umi I ted tu?-17t pel shitI On the ojipnsiiu ride of the-rood from Mr.; llidotimii JewutlV, ntiinds thu liuliiu furtn of; Mr, Ptdlo Jutvu I, about bull' n mile from Ikh-! erslli !d- T’hc brothers were formerly piu t-| ncrs in business, bul u few yrum ago they dU-i solved, l.iku I.i'. louht r, lie is engaged lu the impuriiidou and btuediug of tine sheep, A lew mon i hs ago lie r.-tnineil fro in Vurtuunt with I a lot of thiUMiigli-hn d me-i luus for his un ii us,. j lie liuialready » guud many half and thruc-i piiii'U r i'u-uls which arc coiistuiuiy undergo-ling iuipreivinu-iit by breeding to thorough, j hi Oils. The Me I urn Farm, us it in eitilcd, con-! hduH'JW tti'i'ea, lid ucu-a of which are luftlfttlfu,| «ml hIk.mii tiU in corn uiid lurltiy. I (a ha* cut IVolu this lliO tons of hurley buy, which wu* pli.nied with tliortlf.dfu,,.',5 tons uf wlimli bu sold at fill pef loti. He hitsidsii e'ul ipinutitks uf hay aud i-htcUwl it for liia own njo. He has ; pus lured it to l.Mlb bend of line sheep, 4a) I lionesBiid 15 cattle, ('urn and hurley tnako a ■ nil I form I v good Md, At so tuo t Its Unco from tho bighwiiy. \tlm:li itttlicdividingliiH-bclwcL-n
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Southern Californian and Kern Weekly Courier
Bakersfield, California, US
Thu, Nov 16, 1876
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