Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1902 — About Big Farms. [ARTICLE]

About Big Farms.

The largest farm in the state of Indiana is in Jasper county, which is the B. J, Gifford land, of 34,000 acres or more. That is the largest farm, in the sense of land owned by a single individual. Yet to speak of bis land holdings as a “farm” is far from correct. His lands are divided into probably 200 or more farms, all with separate farm buildings, and are occupied by tenants. But not only is the largest but also the second largest single hold ing of land in the state is in Jasper county. This is the Nelson Morris farm, of about 23,000 acres, the most of which is in this county. His land is mostly in a single body and operated as such, and as a stock farm. Negotiations were pending some time ago for the purchase of this tract, by Mr. Gifford, but the deal has not been oont-ummated. If it is, Mr. Gifford will divide it into small farms, also. \ The fourth largest farm in the state, is the John Brown tract, of 12,000 acres in Lake county. Over in Newton county there are some very large farms, and one of them, of 7,000 acres, being the largest in the state managed by a woman. It is Mn. Jennie Conrad, who personally managers every part of it.