Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-11
from the Burlington Free Pres
IIillhursi- Compton, y. q.
ThE STOCK rkRM OF NJ. II. CocHRNNE.
ESQ, or MONTREAL

At our State Fair last autumn we had
the pleasure Of making the Acquaintance
of Mr. H. Cochrane, Esq, Of Montreal and
Compton, Il. @, name fast becoming
familiar To every lover of fine stock the
world over, for he is better known IN Eng
land than in Vermont, for his persistent
eudeavors to secure the best living farm
animals, regardless of cost. At the Pro-
vincial Fair at Montreal-where lie was
awarded for his services TO Agriculture
gold medal, besides twenty-seven others,
mostly silver, and numerous lesser prizes
on his animals-we renewed our acquaint-
ance with him, and conditionally accepted
an invitation 10 visit Lis farm at some
convenient time. The Journal of the New
York State Agricultural Society an
nounced the fact that in competition with
all the eminent breeders of that State and
upon their own ground too, Mr.. Cochrane
had won the Society'S large gold medal
for the best herd OF Shorthorns, and seven
Of the seventeen prizes awarded TO single
animals OF this breed. The committee,
consisting of eminent breeders of this
class of animals, applied the society's scale
of 900 points TO all the animals examined
by them, and five of Mr. Cochranes made
the unprecedented run of 9S3, $50, 81,
960, and 95l points, while the most points
awarded any other animal were go.
In the class for Herefords he was
awarded the large gold medal for the best
herd, first four prizes, and the following
complimentary notice: The herd OF
Herefords exhibited by NJ. III. Cochrane,
Compton, Quebec, were all animals of very
superior quality. The bull, Compton
Lad we consider the best bull OF his
class ever shown in this State The
Journal also shows that he won seven
first prizes on his long wool sheep, and
honorable mention for his middle wools-
Oxford Downs-there being no award in
this class for want of competition. Among
the well known names of those whose
purchases from Mr.. Cochrane have from
time to time been announced in the news
papers, we at this time recall VIM Crozier,
of Northport, l.. l., formerly the well
known proprietor of the Chappequonsett
Farm at Newport, r. l.: Geo V. HoyIe,
OF Champlain, \. Y; Byron Loonis, OF
Sufiicld, Conn; Hon. Harley NJ. Hall, OF
East Burke, Vt; j. w. Wadsworth, of
Genessee, N Y; J. Mclaughlin. of
Peacham, VT, and many others in more
remote districts, men whose well estab-
lished reputation as breeders give assuI-
ancc that they found at Mr.. Cochrane's
animals Of the best quality in their re-
spective classes.
All these facts and many more we had
acquired in regard 10 Mr.. Cochrane's ami
mails at second hand and as we were
daily beset with questions, more especially
in regard to pure bred long wool sheep,
which we could not well answer, we de-
termined no longer to defer our contem-
plated visit to Hillhurst," the farm OF
Mr.. Cochrane. This place is about three
miles from Compton station, on the east
ern division of the Grand Trunk railway
of Canada, ia miles from Montreal.
The farm consists of 750 acres, situated
on an elevated ridge of most excellent
land, which was originally covered with
heavy growth of naples, to the almost
total exclusion of other timber. 1t is one
body facing three different roads, and
made up of several small farms, which, as
is customary had been cleared up along
the highway, leaving the uncleared por-
tion at the rear, so that in this case the
woodland occupies the centre of thu farm.
A small portion of this central tract is
overgrown with cedar and ash, enough, If
properly husbanded, for fencing purposes
during all time. There are ON the farm
three very fine orchards, fitted up in the
best style, and cleared of all underbush.
For two of these the corey evaporator's,
made by the Hartford Sorghum Co., of
Bellows Falls, VT, the ne plus ultra of
sugar apparatus, have been ordered. The
farm buildings are all new, or lately over
hauled, and well adapted to the econo.ai-
cal carrying on of the business of the
farm. One barn, adapted to the fattening
of forty bullocks, has twelve feet Of base
ment divided into manure vaults and
root cellars 1t Is not, however, in use
this year, as the prices of hay, grain and
beef do not warrant the proprietor in
feeding, notwithstanding he is willing to
Dc 90 when be can zee his way clear tol
get his money back, leaving him only 81
profit Of the manure made in the opera
tion. The crops raised are such ss are
best adapted to the feeding Of stock. Tur-
lSips are speciality. 10000 bushels being
the average crop. laes
lr. Coohrans is native Of Vermont
| and 3 prominent idea With him on going
into the business of farming Il to Illus
trats to his ola neighbors the PRACTICABLE
ity Of making high fafming, Win . hb-
eral investment Of capital, pay. At first,