Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . present farm of one hundred andthirty acres and his wife has in her own name twohundred and ten acres of land. The entire amo\mtis under fence, the rich soil has been well cultivatedand many improvements have been added, greatlyenhancing the value of the farm. His principalproducts are wheat and corn and he devotes con-siderable attention to the raising of hogs and cattle,shipping usually about two carloads of cattle andone of hogs. He also fourteen draft horsesupon his farm. A fine bearing orchard is oneof its many improvemen
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . present farm of one hundred andthirty acres and his wife has in her own name twohundred and ten acres of land. The entire amo\mtis under fence, the rich soil has been well cultivatedand many improvements have been added, greatlyenhancing the value of the farm. His principalproducts are wheat and corn and he devotes con-siderable attention to the raising of hogs and cattle,shipping usually about two carloads of cattle andone of hogs. He also fourteen draft horsesupon his farm. A fine bearing orchard is oneof its many improvements and a good barn andsubstantial brick dwelling stand as monuments tohis enterprise. By the union of Mr. and Mrs. Buerkett ten chil-dren have been born as follows: Frank II., bornDecember 8, 1873; John L., January 23, 1875 ; Cas-per W., October 5, 1877; Charles Edward, Septem-ber 5, 1878; Mary, December 2, 1880; Rebecca F.,September 2, 1882; Dora, Marck 17, 1884; RosannaE., November 25, 1885; Noah F., December 11,1887, and Anthony M., October 11, 1889. The.
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