Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-01-08
For the Newsdealer.
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For the Newsdealer.
fillmore, Dec. 2 1867.
Mr. EDITOR I'VE not long since had
the pleasure of spending an evening with
the Hon Alger Jones of Wolcott, who is
one of those agreeable gentlemen that one
is pleased to meet with and spend few
hours of pleasant chit chat The Judge
is one Of orr leading business men 10 the
county. whose whole life has been more OF
less spent in public business, which has
given him an opportunity to lay mp a
large store Of useful and practical infor-
nation, aud being of social turn OF
mind, makes an evening spent with him
AMI his agreeable family real intellectn.
al feast. the remer,b rance Of which will
long be cherished by US. He is one Of
the first farmers in the county. having q
large and well cultivated farm lying opor
the Lamoille river. giving him large
area of some Of the finest meadow land in
the State which is at present receiving
his undivided attention, having introduce
ed all the modern improvements upon his
farm. The Judge is practicing thor
ough system of improved farming, and in
no one branch is he turning his attention
to more particularly than the improve
mcnt of his farm stock. His horses, cat
tie, sheep and hogs are all alike receiving
his attention in this respect. He has
purchased the present. year ofthe Hon a.
W. Griswold, of the Malvern Farm. y
near Morrisylle, one of the finest stock
animals We ever saw. This animal was
selected from that extensive herd more
particularly with view of improving his
already fine herd of dairy cows and IN
this we honor Mr.. Jones's judgment, for
he is certainly the most perfectly formed
animal we ever saw He not only has
those high dairy and fattening qualities
combiIed, but shows all those peculiar
traits Of thorough bred animal. he
drew the first prize in his class at our
Fair last fall, and also at the Orleans
county Fair held at Craftsbury last fall.
He is, taken all together. the moss dcsira-
tile animal to breed from that there is in
this part of the county, Icing bred with
great care and thoroughncss Those who
use him are sure of getting some of the
best blood in the State. Here We will
leave our snbject. to say few words to
the f,rmers Of Lamoille county, and wonld
make this ygcs,ion-B Breed from pure
blooded animals We have been not u
little surprised to see the reluctance ON
the part Of farmers to breed from pure
FLOODED stock either FROM want of q
disposition to improve, or on account Of
the little expense there is attached to it..
Few farmers seem to understand that
while they are breeding from pure blood
ei stock and coupling them with native
stock they are getting the highest graded
stock IN return aud while they are breed.
lug from graded animal they are getting
an inferior grade which is but little in
pfovement npon our native stock Now,
such men as Judge Jones. X. h. Wait OF
Stowe, Dodge of Morlistowu. and Doty Of
Elmore are really benctactors to their
race, and should be so considered by us
all. and the example they are settiug the
people of Lamoile county is worthy of
emulation If the farm stock of this scc-
ton is not materially improved 10 few
years to conc. the responsibility will rest
upon the farmers. no. on such men as
they.
Now, Mr.. Editor and the reade OF
the NEwsDEALER, please excuse this i'm
perfect account of our ramblings, and We
will epdeavor to be more punctual anu
speak of other men and their farms and
farm stock 10 our next
j W. BRYANT.