Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-08-06

The Astor House Farm.

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In ro..irr on % the farm We ,ra,er..d the
u.r,bs. containing ,hir,y thousand acre.
ofI.,a nov mara sv.mn. A match hsro
and ,h.r. under eul,iyauon indica "a. what
mi. waste vo,ld b.con, under the hand
os,l,,-s Tn. va., traet could now be
,p,,ha.sJ fnr sl,v dollar. An acrs. The
farmer vould ,oon rr,,sem !, from waste. II,
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N, t,nr mia. f,om ,bs ei,v IA wauld al.
,ord , ,n,rlv ., All the v.,.,,abl.. for New
yo,k A ,artofi, ha. bo.,n made nur.
.,v nv I,.,;r ,h. rl,,,.- of tho central
pax .,a NJ. ,r... s,a,;.h like ,hs " green
hav {" tree. Of olisn tins. Ma bottom ;"
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One, q, an, ,,,n m. c,,,l, a,,-ae, the
,,,.p,ion Of m. visitor Tn, .,abl. i. on
/. novel nl.n and iu-cuously fitted up for
IN. p.,ro,, of il. erection. F,hy cow,
stand l.,lors ,ou All in n row. and the rspu.
ted tate Of tho proprietor OF tho Astor
Is no; lcsSened by the appearance Oi the cat
lie. The stables are 'wee; and clean rs
dairy. Thsss sows arr ted on the sweetest
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r.,I.-r - Th.. ga ~, o,,,,n
meal. BY the inv-ntion OF gent!e@an
whosi name DO not rccolleci, the iu's has
been taken the cotton seed aud the meal makes
the bSst food fJr cows, bliter than linseed,
corn meal. or any other. The cotton meal
goes ~ milk frs,, then 10 meat aud lastly
10 fat. From ihc.5 cows four hundred
quartz Of m,lk pr day are carried into The
A,iOr for the uss Of tho guests. The cows
Are milked At thres O'Clock every morning,
aud the milk reaches the A'ior IN the cool
OF the day, and from the milk taken at nigh!
twenty-five quarts Of pare cream are 'ont
Sls0 Tor the daily use OF the houso. An ice
houso Of novel arranscnon'' with ''nii'
lAiors aud cooling chamber receives the
meat aud vegetables. MAX can be kept
sweet a week aud fruit Tor long time In
'hes' days oG'"'ll milk terror such dairy
as meets the eye here Is a welcome ''shI,
Next We come to the piESery. An i'm
menss building, erue'iorm IN shape with
eupola like an academy, indicate. where
the pork of the Asior House Is raised, Hsre
six hundred hogsare annually raised for the
slaughter. Each hos has bis Plrlor, his
yard and sleeping apartment to himself,
whilo being eOrn.,oI and ready for market