Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-22

House, and by a well executed flank
movement" took possession OF the fine
| 400 acre farm of Hon. N. B. Stafford, tax
| ing the proprietor along, as "gride, COM
panion, counsellor and friend The soil
| of this place is clay, and the fine crop OF
rowen, the best we have seen this year,
| which was being mown, was proof positive
of good culture. Eighteen acres of heavy
corn would have been still better but for
the drouth. The buildings are arranged
| very conveniently and are in good order.
The commoaious barn, formerly regarded
as of ample dimensions, having been
found insufficient, an addition rendered
necessary by the increase of the crops,
| has been made, and it is now 80 feet in
| length, with basement under the whole
| for swine and manure; a floor from gable
| to gable which makes pitching off boys
play and lean-to on one side. The
oMner proposes to fill the entire storage
capacity of the barn in three years from
this time with the farm crops. (Wethink
farmers would be glad to have NJ. SAT-
ford describe in the Record and Farmer,
the system and methods of culture by
| which his task is to be acoomplished.)
His herd of Short Horn cows from Ken.
lucky were in the pasture and we did not
see them. The milk is sold on the farm
for five cents quart to Messrs. Barron OF
the Junction House. A very nice ar
rangement, we should say.
| In his stall was the thoroughbred Slort
Horn Bull, Kentucky Duke, two FEAR
old, red, low built bull of fine proportions,
winner of first premium at the Vermont
State Fair as a yearling, and several ether
prizes. b
AT the junction, by invitation of Hon.
| FL. Reyes, the polite and efficient president
of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Road,
| and also presiding officer of the Vermont
Agricultural Society, we embarked IN the
northerly bound train, over the Pasump-
sic, the only road in Vermont with has
ever paid dividend on it's origina stock.
| This road has recently been extended
| from North Derby to Lenoxville inCsna.
da, on the line of the Grand Trunk Road,
| thus opening new route from New York
and Boston TO Quebec and Montreal sixty
miles shorter than any other route. The
ride is very delightful one, brief stop
being made at Newport for dinner a the
Memphremagog House, For ten niles
the track of the new road, the Massawppi,
| lies on the shore OF the Lake of the iame
name, a beautiful sheet of water.
At Lenoxville the party left the hdies
'to rest Gave one who cared not to D, shut
up in dingy hotel in dingy towk), and
took carriages for Compton. Here was a
country on a good road. Fields freh and
green in spite of the unusual droutE, tidy
New England homesteads and great barns,
all proclaims that it is fine region for
farming.
At Compton we called at Hilhurst,
the residence OF Mr.. NJ II. Cochrare, the
celebrated breeder and importer of stock.
| 1t was near sunset, and but a short
| time remained IN which to view the fine
! farm and superb stock. Some 80 had of
Short Horns, 300 Cotswold sheep, few
fine horses and Berkshire and Suffolk
| pigs comprise the stock of as good alarm,
if we may Judge from a hasty exmina-
! ton, as can be found this side the line
There was no time for a critical orsatis.
factory examination of the,cattle. a has
| ty glance made us wish to linger. Mr..
/ @. had Just reached home with 80 had of
Short Horns, besides other stock, selected
in England, Irel nd and Scotland, irclud-
lag Duchess 1OIst, costing 1000 guneas,
and Duchess lO3d, at 1900, Lady Grteful
a. 1900 gum a, wa lett behind to come
IN another vessel.
1t would seem presumptuous tc pay
such prices as these in addition = the
expense and risk of importation. The
fact that sales to the amount of $t6000
were made within "a hours after his ar
rival hons shows that the consumm ate
tact displayed is not without its return.
The delightful hospitality of Hillfurst
was koeuly enjoyed by our party.
A portion OF the company proceeded to
Quebec, while We turned homewald to
take up the cares and labors of the arm
The farms along the line of our 10 ute
all show the effects of the unprecedented
drouth. Springs and wells and small
streams are dry, while the Connecticut
and other rivers are very low. The row.
en- crop i generally very light, and upon
meadows that are in & low condition Of
fertility there is scarcely bite for the
cows.
Farmers report the hay crop 25 to 80
per cent. below the average in quantity,
quality excellent; corn except on very dry
soil heavy; English grains ripeaed too
fast by the drouth and heat. Late plant
ed potatoes very light and poor.
The party are under obligations to the
Vermont Central and Rutland Roads for
substantial courtesies during the trip.