The Portland daily press., 1871-04-27
DAILY PRESS,
PORTLAND.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1871.



A recent trip up the Kennebec river re-
MINDS me of the very pleasant day spent In
ana about the beautiful town of Waterville,
wnerein Is situated the Baptist college now
Known as colby University" in homer to its
patron' Gardiner Colby Merchant Princen
oi boston, Dut who first saw the LIGHT of bea-
ven In this town. He removed at n tandor oro
to Boston, commenced his business caroor ?.
a retail dry goods merchant and now ranks
among the millionaires of the land one of The
fortunate few among tradesmen who passed
through all the financial levulsions in the
commercial world for the past forty years,
without scar or blemish on his name. But
| am getting far away from the subject upper
most in my mind when commenced this ar
ticle, VIZ: Jersey stock and what l saw of
1t at Watervle. Six years ago there was
not an animal of this breed within radius of
at least thirty Winthrop, the home of
the late DR.. Holmes being the nearest town
that had these cattle. Now there are up
wards OF 100 in and about Waterville.-
Dr. n. X. Boutelle's 1.-THE pioneer in breed
ing Jerseys herd, numbering something over
twenty five choice animals, cannot be excel
ied by any herd have seen in Massachusetts.
New York or Rhode Island, where these cat.
~ ae sPocidity' Inc nrSt animal
that Claimed my attention was the two-year-
old bull Tam O'Shanter," purchased from
Professor Motley of West Roxbury, Mass, at
large figures, but not daaxnRt any price, to a
person who knows a. lpreciates good
blood. The cows as hefdsof Imported and
from imported stock, are very fine and of the
fashionable colors. The two-year-old helfers
Sybil, Mignonette, Fanny, Maud and Clover
I'd, all registered in the new forthcoming
Herd Book, are hard to beat in any point,
and any gentleman looking for something
that will be a living ornament to his lawn.
should possess one of them as it costs no
more to keep beautifully animal than a poor
one. This herd must have been got together
at great cost of time and money and the own
er trust will be substantially remunerated
i0r ms outlay i'll Improving the dairy stock Of
the State.
On my way to Waterville switched off ,hs
track and soon found myself at Togus after a
pleasant drive OF half an hour, seated behind
one OF Ithe coming" horses driven by the
Captain ofthe National Asylum, who loves a
horse and has by good luck got "good 'un.o
There l found a large herd OF fine animals of
all kinds, most of them being q recent pur-
chase OF Gen. Tilton's, now commanding at
this Institution. Conspicuous among the
number were the celebrated Jersey Bull
Abraham Sd, from the stock Iarm of Francis
Dutch or "Holsteen" Bull Holander, from w.
w. Chenery's herd of Belmont, Mass. These
two animals, Through the enterprise of the
General, have been obtained to breed with
and will prove of great benefit, as they are
fine representations of the different strains of
blood.
The General has also added a few choice
pure boods of the Alderney, from the herd of
Francis b. Hays, Esq, of Watertown, Mass,
who is well and iavorably known as a breeder
of fine things in the Alderney line. The new
stables recently built are models, and 1.-THE ap-
paratus for heating and steaming food at a
small cost is great improvement.
Looking into the styes we found some fine
hogs of the different breeds; but one SOW, of
the Yorkshire breed, took all my attention,
being the finest specimen ever saw, and her
stock will be great improvement on any
thing yet introduced. She must be seen to
be appreciated. A look through the stables
disclosed fine Bay, two year old Mcclellan
colt, one of the most promising colts OF bis age
| ever saw. Mules are used to do the rough
work OF the farm, which now comprises about
1000 acres. The new building for the accom-
mediation of disabled soldiers are great i'm.
provement on those burned, and the neatness
OF every department cannot be excelled.-
There are nearly 1000 men az the Asylum,
many of them completely disabled, and some
apparently quite old. Those who can work
are given employment and a small compen-
sation allowed. This institution was never
in better hands and is doing good work in
keeping the men from the streets and aims
house. A four mile ride brings the visitor
| to either Gardiner, Hallowen, or Augusta.
CHEvAL.