The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-01-12
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r,pNINGIN KENTUCKY

,,,os of GeQueDt PRAISE lHo i'o""''N "''J 49,
wv .,,,, sa,s a recent letter from Lexington, Qhe
'' .,.o,e Of Mr. Clay, y now before us, draws the
N eIIovug entcing picture;
''" mcsorrspby and history had not placed the E.
II ,f,ba primitive world in eastern climes, you
n .,H have sworn that this must have Leen lis
" " N,,ure has been lavish here of her bounties
u ,o,o,aton and climate. For so miles a.
.ouOd the land is Of the richest aiuVia' earth from
snlO feet in depth, resting upon a stratum Oh
rmss,oue. its surface at distance, appears like
,v,st nlan, but entering it, the ground Is tosnd
.,rios like the long swelling undulations Of the
o,a,n-The country, every acre of which is as
,,h as YOUR garden spots divided into extensive
D,ota,ons of 500 to 1000 acres each, with its farm
bo0.e. aud its negro cabins clustering around it.
,l,cod in the centre, remote from the highway, SUI
,Ourded bv grove broad avenues lined with trees
leading to it
Col, Clay, of Fayette county, has an estate cor
ton,no ut wards 10000 ac.es, most of which is dc
waited to pas,urage, and he sold in 1896, was in
formed, upwards of $50 900 worth Of cattle upon
The boof part of which were driven to the New
York ami Brighton markets
Manv districts in this rich grazing country pre-
A zen, the ANONYMOUS condition OF country increas
M ngnpidly in wealth and advancing IN improve
nerts, while decreasing in population. The rea'
son Of this singular state of affairs, is that the sma
farmers are selling their crcumscr ibed farms to tho
NJ wealthy graziers, who monopolIzing the lands
"A in their vicinity. This peculiarly the course
m events in 1886 to 1898, while beef and stock
N commanded exorbtant prices; the low prices Of
III beefGr year or two past, have however, arrested
The tendency to accumulate the lands in the hands
NJ Of few large proprietors.
m Corn and rye fields are planted and sown here
for the purpose Of feeding cattle upon them, stand
n ing in The field. Rye is never gathered for domes.
n tic use, and jts'rikes an eastern man as most
"A wastcfh and mprovident mode of farming, to turn
81 aheEd cfcattIe into n rich and rPening field o
W grain to feed upon and trample thunder their feet
w and When they have feas,ed and sorged themselves
n oohfra few days, the swine arc let in to gath,
r Hup the scattered and mutilated remains of the
H harvest.
"A Ito farmers in the vicinity Of Lexington possess
X mw the finest breed of cattle in the world. Fo,
K many years large sums have been paid, and muci
rmand labor incurred by them to procure The
4 'eipecimens of English stock. Agents have an
\ raly been sent to England 10 purchase, wi,hou
nsN1 to cost, the choicest bulls and cows Of III,
A aiamous breeds. These being transferred t,
\ The uxurent pastures and genial cline of Kentuc
y Ky their offspring improve in all their characters
X points of excellence, and surpass their progenl
n ors in size aud beauty. | saw yesterday, helfer
hFee years DID, that would weigh 1900 pounds, &
which were the most perfect models of beauty
n and their calves Of this season. now four or five
months old, would weigh down an ordinary COW Of
lN growth, and these 'usty fellows were bleating
aver 'ner dams and tnggng away at the teat like
young MckIlngs, for here cows are kept not for
S'Nat to raise calves, and no butter and cheese
's made upon these large stock farms for the mar
ket " :.
"H' me rearing OF horses and mules is also a
I'"'e@ great profit, and the echo is awakened
~, Is" Tue sylvan pastures by the perpetual bray
summed ass, and the neighing of the pranc
'.'0u hofse' which like the beeves being kept
ra"y or breeding, are seldom subjected TO
""u harness, and in their wild freedom they
a' "e sound ofstange footsteps, snuff the air
1 U''u OIL IN the unrestrained liberty of the un-
r'''e' horse. From twenty to fifty horses
nv 'p'" .'e large estates, and usually as ma
or, 'Ss1 "A few days since, upon the rich bot
SMN "e 'ciota, near Columbus, I saw upwards
!, wv mules grazing in one pasture.
a,,,, sOun'ry where pork is so important staple
vrah. s''o"' II would be supposed that great care
but IL. gwen TO procure the best breed ofswine;
seeD ,.. U"s shouted, lank and slab.sided race,
eshb, ' Ut, wild in large herds through thewoods
TO hs j.. '''o"'shIng Indifference in their owners.
Butiu ,hs of this description of stock
II wild ,aoa "cen' screwng times of money, this
dnelv ~: pigs have afforded convenient and
he ,an,. "e' 10 many distressed delinquent. By
g. o,1 of this state, the debtor has the Driv.
&aIh 10 sOallng what articles Of his pronertv
uae ha under execution to satisfy debt, and
Thong Tho. wee" the practice in the new counties,
he pressns VINO seek every means to escape from
to pcn '' a demands of the sheriff and constable
heybe;,a we nerd of wild hogs in the woods
limb Of = worth the amount of the execution the
ding %s law is obliged to ae cept them, "bu, the
I'm to ,h' catch en-" If moi taken thew 10.
aas saw ,h possession Of the debtor. A friend of
action 70, same herd ofswine offered as sn,is.
''s'0'on five times in one week, and