Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-23
From The american Farmer.
T.AE AYETtlE ON HIS FARM.

Every thing connected with the pa triaI CHI Of
La Grange is interesting TO The American peo-
pie, Tor whose Independence he came when
stripling to fight 10y thu side OF Washington !;
whose confidence he always enjoyed, and
whose virtues he has as Constantly emuat ed
Hence we are j duced 10 offer the following
extract from familiar letter written by an A.
merican lady in France, 10 her husband IN A.
merica, giving some account OF his farm, bot
without ANY idea of ts being published.
Such details sometimes serve rs well as
more public acts and duties, 10 illustrate the in
dividual man, and to some Of our readers they
mgy prove more interesting than political spec
uiatidns.
La Grange, Nay o. 1880.
The weather has been wet SINCE nav
been here that yesterday was the FIRST day
could get out. The dear old General took me
entirely through his farm yard. You can have
no idea OF the perfect manner in which his cat
tie are taken care oi-the comfortable houses
and beds the cleanliness and regularity of
feeding are astonishing. He mas here dock of
1900 the Fl ,est Merno sheep all of ~ hich |
saw turned oai, aarnded by Two shepherds and
sour dogs. The cows are mu,. n larger than
ours, generally, and are .feated more like I'M.
man helngs than br.nes They are turned out
sn NE morning and brought IN, i'll the heat OF
the day, led, suffered to rest "A CERTAIN time, and
asatn turned out Gntii sunset when they are
put up Tor the night. In one oil the stables there
are twenty TWO cn~s, ADD two bulls. The veal
'hey have hete Is me whiitest, latest aud nj
Gesi ever saw. The calves are attended by
women, and faltened by peculiar profess
ibeY give them eggs, four a day 10 each calf,
Which are put down their thIoaIs whole. This,
Nth thrir allowance Of milk, AN told lattens
lhemin very short time. Each Co" is con-
hhtd with halter Of sufficient length To let
'hen lie at their ease their hides are nicer and
c'saher than many OF our gentlef2en'S carriage
hoFses. In another Stable were thirteen COWS,
amongst which were those OF the Devon breed
gwen him by Mr.. Patterson OF BALTIMORE also
hihe hafgrown calves, all as he told me, were
OF The same stock. The horses m the generals
stable are attended TO with equal care. There
"tie IN the stables fifteen horses, besides his
outrage horses. and three donkfys-0ue large
Que Tor tafm USE, the other two for Tue yodng
'au'rs and children to ride /; | assure You lhey
90 quite pleasantly. as yesterday rode one
all around the park, and 10 The lake. The pig
gerry is tie most complete YOU can imagine,
containing great number OF hogs Of all sizes.
"eeS and breeds, hnt the one you gave the gen
e'"i Is tile largest ever seen, and Is much more
esleehed than any Of the others The general
'eiateS "l,h much apparent pleasure, that an
en seeing This hog, SAID, well sir. you may boast
u having the finest BOAR that was ever sent
nom tnsland, aud would scarcely believe
."'. When sith pride he told bin, il came
-. ~" We United States, aud act rom England
ne larm yard Isl very large square with
a'''u'"s' extending qune round it. The house
30 'oe sheep Occupies an entire side Of the
1f'"e~lhe buildings are all of stone. and
-" endure forever. The general has
s'e"' sa'ie'y of birds, poulirY aud American
- provided viii, the incest possible ac-
Recommendations cations, Were you here am sure you
- "e''sna' many things hat would be val
'or our farmers 10 Know. 1hey make
'e mere Ms well as the fnest butter ever
9a s'ep, lac DAIRY Is admirably arrange,,; ia
annssr "noie IL pattern laim- the general
'" take great pleasure in il i; he walks
oFer II every morning as he can
r. ''' tau on the ice hc eauuot ride on
.sr r,' pa back winch is greas ply, as he was
y,'I, '''u o. that exercise, g. was IN the habi III
en'fely over his farm when lue weather