The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-01-05

ri For the St. Cloud journal.
VISIT TO 4 GREAT STOCK EARN.
The New York Mills Herd The ga
NOUS Blooded stock There-vNhat our
Correspondent saw-The Cotton FACE
tories at Yorkville-Interest
Items. T. -. -~
"yo pentup Utica contracts our powers,
For the whole boundless Universe Is ours"
Was trite saying of the anoieuts and is
considered pointued as applying to the
central city Of New York, Utica. Al
though many of Its citizens have adopt
cd the aforesaid quotation and pushed
for the boundless prairies Of the Great
West, still they have left behind them
many attractions. I happened to stop
overa dag or two there last summer,
and while enjoying my coffee at "Bagg's
Hotep my old friend Pete. :Roleum,
who is we'll posted in that "neck of
woods" suggested a brief visit to the
famous herd of blooded stock known as
the N. Y. Mills Herd. So, taking the
poor mans coach, the street cars, We
aiighted, after a ride Of 81 miles, at
Yorkville, whence short walk of half
a mile brought us to the $4,000 barns
Of the Campbells', and it is 'nuf ced'>
as tojtheir beauty and convenience to
merely name their cost. Tho supervis;
ion must be most excellent as indicated
by the neatness and cleanliness Of stock,
feed and implements therein housed
The Ayrshire cattle, for which the farm
has been noted for years, ard probably
the largest in number, comprised about
one hundred head Of all ages, froso the
calf Of few days, to the dams and
sires Of dozen years. "Ivanhoe," a
famous four-year old recently purchased,
was in the stable. His stock is very
choice. When calf is born it is at
once removed to box stall, where it is
kept and not allowed to draw the laetiel
fluid, as are most infants. This does
not seem to annoy the dam, for the
calf is speedily taught to drink, and
the hcrdsmau says thrives better-a
point worthy Of attention from every
farmer whose means for acquiring
blooded stock are limited; fer it is
averred that by care and attention our
common stock may be greatly improved,
pains being taken to prevent "too much
consequently"
The parties who own these herds,
which taste so strongly of greenbacks,
'aresalso proprietors of the several cot
ton mills at the village, the dwellings
aud grounds, and as they allow no COWS
to be kept in the village they furnish
milk to their operatives at nominal
price. Only think Of getting the rich
milk of the thoroughbred Ayrshire at
so insignificant a sum as IL to Is cents
gallon! Quite an addition had been
made to their stock of Short Horns in
the purchase of the famous Sheldon
herd, at Geneva, N. Y. Every female
but one of the pure Duchess stock,
aud one Of the five pure Duke bulls, an
immense creature, is also found here
He weighs over ton, and is of the deep
red color so much sought after by west
ern herdsmen. He is not for sale al
any price, and would probably find 9
buyer if his owner would take $4,000
Indeed, the poorest three-months cal
On the>p'emises is held at $500; st
that, asI always want the best, was
forced to leave without going my small
pile on the N. Y. Mills herd. I saw
parties from Kentucky and Illinois
looking after thorough. breda, for al
though Kentucky has great reputa
ton for high blooded cattle, yet the col
or in that: State is generally agalns
them for fancy buyers. saw du'
Oxford bull. fourteen years old, al
most as shaggy as buffalo, but he hal
those marks except color, that ever,
stock grower loves to see in a steer. II
addition to the horned stock, the Camp
BELLS have breed of sheep which the,
believe in, the Lincolns, long-woole'
and broad.backed animal, almost broa
enough to dance sailor s horn-pipe or
They are commended as being full
} the equals Of the Cotswolds for eat,r
purposes, and far ahead 10 the suoerio
J quality of their wool. There is q
doubt but that the long-wooled shee
. Of good grades are the most pro6tab]
to raise in many respects. The pric
ola lincoln buck Is $l00F which va
to me the most reasonable figure pr
. upon any Of the fancy stock At N. !
Mills. : I apprehend that one gre,
trouble With most people Is 10 the hero
ing Of too many sheep together, whic
is . great promotion Of disease.
1 cannot forbear saying a few. wore
) about the beautiful manufacturing vi
=. lage of N. Y. Mills, famous for. Ii
: manufacture Of the finest shiItings pr
: duced on this continent. The goo
7 order, neatness and fine taste displaye
here in everything that tends to max
q the homes Of the operatives. attract;v
4 were new feature to me, as a Wester
man. It's equal, but 1 am sure not il
! superior, may be found in some Ne
England village, The proprietors ,
tho mills own al tie property, improve