Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-01-21
A Model Farm.


beautifully located on Shelburn Bay.
Lake Champlain), about three miles south
of the city of Burlington, commanding q
fine view of the Adirondacks on the New
York side of the lake, and picturesque and
romantic scenery on the opposite shores Of
the bay, the waters of which latter afford
10 Mr. Drew and family, who have their
own boats. delightful fishing and sailing
IA the summer, 10 say nothing of skating
in the winter
But aside from the scenery and sur
roundings we wish 10 speak of the farm,
IT. buildings and IT. stock. The dwelling
OF Mr.. Drew j. large and commodious,
modernly built. with all desired-for con-
| yeniences, and Ia full sight of Lake Cham
| plain and the scenery before alluded 10.
His farm, or rather farms, for his lands
are really divided into two separate lots,
| consist Of 3OG acres. PIC o. which are in
/ what j. known as the homestead. and the
4 remaining 30 lie directly east, and are
used principally a. a DAIRY farm OF the
I whole amount Of land, hut 40 acres are
wooded, the remainder being under Guilt
vation for vegetable. root and cereal crops,
lair proportion being reserved for mea-
| dow and pasturing purposes. And when
| ~e say cultivation we mean II IL the full
| est sense 81 the term, a. few men are bet
Ter practical farmers than Mr. Drew, and
| every acre u made 10 pay and pay hand
-omely, Tor with IN abundance of fertili-
zers and seed properly distributed in the
| spring time aui improved machinery and
numerous help Ia the harvest, the soil is
made in the one instance 10 produce all
that the climate viii p.rnit. while il the
| Jther il l. carefully hu-banded
Tie barns and outbuildings of Mr..
Drew, con,truc Cd under bis own imme-
iiatc supervision, are worthy of imita-
ton, and denote the presence OF the we'll
to-do and thrifty farmer. His sheep-pen,
sarriagc-house. horse-barn. constable and
pIg-pen are all under one roof. and so
neatly arranged with modern improve
msnts that, though tie stock j. in every
instance OF a superior grade, one at first
forgets the animals, and wonders what
can be the necessity OF such OUTLAWS of
time and money ia fitting up barns. But
TX this question 81 Mr.. Drew and he will
speedily answer you: Look at NV stock,
md see If you do not think | am paid for
it, And nDon reelection we thought he
was, a. "A sle, kcr and better looking lot
rom beginning 10 eud cannot be found in
IT out 81 Vermont There may elsewhere
he some mere valuable animals. command
my fancy prices, but Tor general appear
lnce and profit there can toe none better
han Mr.. Drew. a. be has spared
neither time, pains or expense ia stocking
ais farm from the best imported and ma
tive breeds.
Ia booking over bis premises we first
uttered the sheep-pen, building 20 by
- feet. whore We found "a pnre-bloOded
spanish incrinos, from the celebrated fock
Il Edwin Hammond. OF Middlebury, and
rhe get OF rhe NOTED bucks. .-Green Noun
tain. "keur-arL..R and Bull Dog. for one
II which, al least. Ai-h was be priced
A. stack-getttr. that so OOV was refused
Ter HIM by his oauer Twenty Of these
-heop co-t Alr Dr..,s 81 UOti. and he has
some Tor which b" PAID 500 apiece. and
aow holds them az even a higher price
They are % time looking flock, and indicate
~ the bh-t points 81 the n.rIno, heavy
ieeee wrinkle. etc.
Next comes the coteh-house, neat
building 25z;;6. in. winch We found the
various ~ l,- - e.ril.4ge, and slelgbs own
ID by SIR Drrw. al desired ~ thougii;-of
eonveniance.. ~uen a. tool c+4e.t., grain
boxes. r;~.
We now step into the horse barn, q
building 52N3O. whore Is stabbed work and
INV 'H- h"i7.'' 80 W" ~ me oio'1eu
premiums AT the State and County Fairs
last fall. as sl-.' the dam. splendid Took
ing beast. ani ant - the best brood mares
this section. Iu this apartment, too, D.
The ilaII,s--raaIa. aHd overhead tie gran
,ry. capable ii holding GuO bushels of
--rs.i-s. which l. T.. .. nI TO the stable floor
through slld", ia quantities requisite 10
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