Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-04-04
A GRANITE STATE FARM.

About one and nan miles from winchester
depot. on the Warwick road, is the farmstcad
of Dea. S. w. BulTum. 1t contains $50 acres,
of which 80 acres are moving and tilage, 20
acres are wood, and the balance pasture. This
farm was originally very poor low land, not av-
eraging, it is thought, over $40 per acre.
Through the enterprise of its progressive owner
it has been largely reclaimed from brush and
bog, and stocked with the choicest breeds of
cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Probably the
largest herd of pure bred Short Horns in New
England is found here. One pair of prime ma
tive working cattle, three high grade Durham
cows, and twenty-eight head of the simon purc
Short Horns comprise the neat stock of the
farm That old patriarch, "Kirkleavington,"
formerly owned by MesSrs Lathrop, Atwater 4
Clark OF this section, and widely known at the
annual fairs, has recently ended his DAYS here,
having left positive mark in the Connecticut
valley. 10 the last he maintained his majestic
men, and never looked better than on the day
he was sent to market. Ere this he had be-
come part and parcel Of the indomitablc hui
mmity of the old Granite State, and perhaps
is owing TO feeding on such meat that they have
grown so great. The most noticeable animals
m Dea. Buifum's yard were, "Duke of Carlisle"
20 months Old, bred by Mr. Thorne from 2nd
Grand Duke and dam Cover, and likely to be-
come the late kirkleavingtons successor. and
"Diana Gwynne," roam, calved in 1862. bred
by J. S. Tangueray of Hendon, England. and
imported bv Mr. Thorne. This is probably the
most valuable COW in New England, and weighs
about 700 lbs. She is well proportioned, has
wide and well covered hips, fiat back, and very
heavy brisket, well set head and neck, mild /
eyes, stands square, has matronly look, and
recently gave birth to the splendid bull calf |
major Anderson Like his illustrious name
sake may he win for his experienced owner
golden opinions. ''Dorah Haines" is another
remarkably stylish animal here. Although on
ly yearling heilcr she weighs 500 lbs and was
bred by Mr. lIaines of New Jerse, from his
Marmion and Anna. Dea. BulIum's Judgment
in stock matters is good, and is highly appre-
ciatcd where he is known. lie is one of those
men that are never satisfied with present at
tainmcnt, but must be continually pressing on
to higher improvement. Progress has ever
been his motto, and from being poor friend
less boy in Massachusetts, he has at the age of
53 attained wealth and rank both in morals and
agriculture. Next to Short Horn cattle pure
Cotswold sheep are spcciaities on this FARM
In quality, size and symmetry these animals are
hard to beat. We noticed two fat ewes, weigh
ing respectively 3jG and 334 lbs, and a yearng
buck weighing 2I0 lbs. In a flock of over a
hundred were If grade wethers, crosses with
the Leicestershire, averaging 40 lbs EACH and
~ lambs of 100 lbs each. Dea. b. has a very
'NlNil'I pun NOtANUlu DUCK lndl NplgneQ last
fall $50 lbs, and is rented in St. Lawrence coun-
ty, y. y, to a limited number of ewes The
profit OF this stock in lambs and mutton is each
year receiving increased estimation. The other
stock OF the farm consists of four team horses
seven or eight colts, yard of superior swine {
and desirable flock of 60 black Spanish fowls.
Two barns are found on this farm The cat
tie barn Is y by 40 feet with ) l-2 foot posts
and has pair of platform scales in the front .
end OF the principal floor. Here each load of I
produce can be easily weighed. Here also all /,
the cattle are weighed once in two weeks, and t
Il record made of their gain or loss Such !
scales are invaluable on farm, and nothing
but the excessive cost prevents their common
use The horse and sheep barn are combined,
ana mas piggery underneath, where much of
tne secret OF farm success can be found Such /
piles of manure would gladden. the heart of :
any genuine farmer Sawdust and straw is the
principal litter, but so rich is the matter, that
by actual experiment one load last season went
further in producing crops than two loads of !
solld manure thrown out of a window and left :
exposed to the weather. This last building is
40 by 4S feet, with Is foot posts, and very per-
feet IN its arrangements. Two better barns are Il
rarely, II ever, found on one farm. Taking the
contents into consideration, they were surely
never eXceled. The products last season were .
so tons of hay, chiefly cut in a meadow on land c
that can be flowed, tons corn-staks, 10 tons '
straw, 200 bushels corn, 1870 bushels barley, 80 {
bushels oats, lOj bushels wheat, 800 bushels -
potatoes, AS bushels mangods. 300 bushels :
English turnips go bushels French turnips, IS
bushels carrots, bushels parsnips, bushels !,
beets, 10 bushels beans. 10 bushels peas - Al
cart loads pumpkins and squashes 100 cabbages, a
7o heads cauiliower, 30 bushels apples 20 bush
els blackberries, 10 bushels rasp6crrics. . BUSH
els currants, and 1 bushels strawberries. Be
sides, 500 lbs of fruit have been canned of eight
varieties, 600 lbs of maple sugar made and
$500 worth of stock sold. With such years I
result even the most tastidious Bay State far i
mer might be satisfied, and with such stock in
John Bull himself might rejoice. A whole set &c
OF English herd books are kept on this farm,
and Dea. b. is deeply read in their lore. Long
may it be ere his healthy genial presence shall
oe lost to earth. Long may he continue as an 4
example to the young farmers of his country Of
me IN rewards Of industry and thanksgiving n
feld RepuJiican. c,