The North-Carolina standard., 1849-09-19

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ters and living and thriving pastures none of the
best" He has the Alderney breed often called the
cottage cow, in England, admirable for quantity and
quality OF milk bat are tender and require great
and good living. He thinks the Ayrshire and selec-
uons from native stock good cross, of which saw
beautiful specimens. He has cow of the mixed
breed, which this year and the last, in the heghth
OF the season, gave fty-two pounds of milk per day,
equal totwenty-six quarts-she is milked three times
daily. .-..-a.-.1 =. -. ..-sl = :
His farm is principally cultivated by oxen and for
this use he regards nothing equal to the Devonshre
or, what is much the same, the New England breed.
he says the finest working are the dark red,
found in Worcester county, Massachusetts,, and Con-
nectieut. f-' - -.2-'T '-a>:a
His hogs are of the best breed, and has male, of
the Mackay breed, nineteen years old. This breed
is close and squarebut small heads short noses,
tatten well and make excellent pork Of this breed
he furnishes largely, each wear, New York, Yer
mont and Massachusetts. saw ten pigs of this
breed and of the same litter, that will average
200 pounds each and will average this fall he says,
not less than 400 pounds EACH: s
He has large fields of corn, potatoes turnips beets
beans and grain his corn and potato fields the finest,
by far, have seen this year. He has potato field
of twelve acres, from which he expects to take 1000
bushels for market, that will realize to him two thou
sand dollars He has field of corn of about twen-
ty acres, manured entirely with kelp, which is very
"estout " and promising. Kep is submarine weed,
which is thrown upon the seabeach in winrows, du-
ring the upheavings of the ocean, This IS gathered
and spread upon the land, making excellent ma
nure. Large quantities of fish were also taken from
the sea and spread upon the land for manure.
1t is thus by continuous hard labor and the practical
application of the most thorough knowledge of far
ming that Mr. Webster has made his extensive estate
productive His whole farm is in admirable condition.
fences durable and in excellent repair-no weeds,
bushes, briers, thistes any where visable-his
gates, roads, barns, sheds; &c., in perfect order and
repaa place fer every thing and every thing In its
proper place-and all under the personal direction
and supervision of Mr.. Webster himself He is en-
Al IL r0f
New England.
That which Mr.. Webster seemed to regard with the
greatest pride and satisfaction his planted forests.
He has now growing over one hundred thousand
forest trees, which he has raised himself, mostly from
the seed. beautiful forest of many acres, covering
gentle elevation, in view from his house, Is from
his own planting; and another wide belt of forest
trees of various kinds, extending half mie to pro-
tect his mansion from the cold northeast winds, is al
of his planting. There are oaks, pines, horse
chestnuts chestnuts caalpas locuss, elms sassaas,
and trees from the west and southwest such as white
oak, buckeye, American lime, redbud, &C., &c. HIS
repeated efforts to raise live oaks have entirely failed
Mr.. Webster's uniform habit is, to rise at O'Clock
in the morning-attend to his correspondence, &c
breakfast at o'clock. then ride and walk over his
extensive farm, direct and suPerintend the work
dine at o'clock, and then deyoe himself to the en-
tertainment of his family and friends until about 10
o'clock, which hour, and generally earier he re-
tires. He is very fond of hunting and fishing, and
has an abundant supply of as-saling barges, boats,
dogs, &C.; and in these manly and healthy sports he
freely INDUCES.
Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hamp-
shire January 49, 1882 and is of course, in the
sixtyeghth year of his age; yet he has the physical
strength and activity of most at the age OF nifty
Indeed, there is not, believe, man now living who
has done as much intellectual labor, and Is now ca
pabe of as much in given time; and few men OF
his age, of any profession or calling, are phys-
cay vigorous, capable of enduring as much bod
lily exercise and labor. 4
l have thus mentioned some of the prominent OBJ
iects and things of connected with the home
of Daniel Webster but be appreciated in all their
beauty and worth, they must be visited and seen 1t
is certainly matter of extreme qualification to his
friends and admirers, (and who does not admire his
pre-emnent abilities y to find him surrounded with
all the comforts and substantial eegancies fitting
his age, his position, and his worth.
Mr. Webster has but one child lving-Mr. Fletch-
er Webster-who has very fine country residence,
overlooking the Joining his fathers estate, and
about one mile distant from the mansion house.
daughter and son, Mrs. Appleton and Captain Ed
ward Webster, died within the past year; and can
not refrain mentioning an affecting incident In this
connexion and in conclusion. -. F.. .
Having spent the day in walking and riding over
the farm, we returned for dinner; and just as we
were entering the house, Mr. Webster remarked that
there one thing more ne desired to snow me.
followed on the piazza to the front of the house he
there pofed at beautiful trees, the earth around
their roots vet fresh. There, said he are two
,oeepine ehas-I call them s. Brother and Sister,
The tears gushed from his eyes, and without another
word, he suddenly left me. required no explana-
ton, for had known the brother and sister-COr
respondence tgH the Cincinnati Gazette.
THE PRESIDENTIAL TRAvEsTY. Let it not be sup
posed that we are caricaturing or misrepresentlng
Gen. Taylor by publishing the following account of
his appearance and performances In the streets OF
Harrisburg 1t is taken from letter written by one
of the correspondents of WING paper, who processes
tn have been an eyewitness of the scene: So i
ssThe Presidents carriage was drawn by four
splendid horses the President himself riding with
his head uncovered; a magnificent wreath, composed
of flowers and gold lace, studded with brllllants,
RESTING upon his shoulders about his neck. His head
vyas also crowned with richly wrought circle OF
flowers. curiousy and elegantly worked. The waving
of bandkerchiefs from the windows, and the hurrahs
of the multitude that blocked up the streets, were
responded to on the part of Gen. Taylor by constant
bowing and waving of his own big bandana ~
IF President of the United States were not the
hero of the scene described in the paragraph above
we should think it was some queer fellow playing
tricks for the amusement of the crowd but as was
General Taylor-the /" Second Washington who
ues the nrncipal character in the show, suppose
the scene was enacted after some precedent OF the
earlier Presidents. But how would the First w ASH
noton have appeared in such unique and burlesque
scene a And how would the Father of his Country,
whose noble and sublime dignity of character forblds
the association of anything light and frivolous IN
Connection with his name, have appeared, going
about the country and exhibiting himself In grotesque
sboyVs-applying the blackguard eplthet OF loco
to those who ifered with him In oplnlon-and
telling his friends in the midst of such scenes that
he was having ts busting time of it! We repeat
how would these things have appeared the goo-lke
Washington had been guilty OF them Every pat
-, ,;,o,,1d Ka va nno his head In shame.