Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-01-17
Annual Report OF the Vermont
Horse Stock COmpanI.


The Vermont Horse Stock Company
commenced business in March Of last year
first by purchasing farm Of 42Sa acres
at s65 per acre. In April we bought
81 horse kind, namely, 4 stations, 10
breeding mares, two years old colts aud
4 yearling colts, the first cost Of which
was. including keeping till shipped. s25,-
576,s7. In July Mr.. Blodgett bought
three more mares and sucking colt
for $1,000, which were accepted by
the executive committee and paid for in
capital stock. .4.... .f...r....
All of this stock, but the stallion Wal
kill Chief, were purchased Of Mr.. K. s.
Wadsworth. of iWaukegan, Ill. Waikiki
Chief was purchased of Mr.. +. Holmes, Of
Cazenovia, New York. This stock was
taken to the farm as early as practicable.
Twelve of the mares did not arrive until
July, when they came on with nine thrifty
foals, which had been DROPPED since they
we're purchased. v
About this time Hon. G. f. Edmunds
made the Company the handsome present
of fine thoroughbred mare, making a
family Of thrty-6vc head Of breeding
stock. We have all of this stock now save
the two years old filly, Lady Dexter,
which has lately been sold for 5000.
CONDITION OF THE HORSES. i
The stations are in prime No. ] condi-
ton. The two years old and ycarling
colts are also in good condition. The ten
weaulings will compare favorably with
those on the best breeding farms in the
country, Nine of the brood mares are in
good condition, as feshy as any intelligent
breeder could wish TO see them, five of the
mares are thinner than we like to have
them, yet are hearty. strong and gaining.
All run together with their toals, and
we're not taken up until quite late in
November, for the reason that we had no
shelter for them. We were well nigh
oycrburdcned with work in getting our
barns in passablc order for winter. But |
think your Superintendent little to
blame. The stock should at all times be
, looked after first. His practice has been
to shelter all stock in all autumal
storms, and he should not have allowed
himself to be turned from the only true
course in managing fine stock, by any anx-
iety to get barns or anything else ready
for winter. ..p.r. ......-..... ......
The stallion Waikiki Chief has served
55 mares on obligations to Stockholders,
, and twelve of the company's; Woodburn
Pilot twenty. for stockholders and
. two for the Company; " Yorkshire Lex.
ington" twenty-one for stockholders, and
i Claybrino fourteen.
, Farming operations have been quite
: limited. 1t was the Goth of May before
1 we could yet on to the farm. Previous to
this we hadd nine acres of wheat and six
! Of oats put in, and fences put in repair
enough to keep of stray cattle. La
{ After we came on We prepared and
) planted acres of corn, q potatoes,
s sowed or 4 of buckwheat, and made the
/ best garden we could. The drouth was
9 so early that our corn was well nigh a
! failure and about half the potatoes. We
$ harvested some 400 bushels ears of corn,
Sd quality, $50 of potatoes, 1873 bushels
. of best oats, 60 bushels Of wheat and
some 2 or tons of fodder corn. Over
90 tons of hay was cut, though the farm
i. Eers' all state that the hay crop was fully
half short on account of the drouth. Our
$ pastures have done we'll, earning US over
' $500 aside from keeping our own stock
0 Your Superintendent has received cash
J.. from all sources, S5,l55.25; paid out,
eFS5, ,l44.1S; Sl,046. 76 Of which has been
= expended for general expenses; SS60.15
D for farm expenses s22S.49 for building
. track, and S2.S6693 on buildings Paid
n Thy orders on the treasurer $2,093.25 for
/: general expenses; $4,000 for the farm
e Sl9S.75 for work on track, and 81, ,559, 20
/; for, buildings. The debts outstanding
January 9Th, are $1,000, very nearly.
The following apprisal of the property
. was handed in by the directors appointed
to make the same: f. i.5s ta1
e 5 Stations, 81 81 t4a.u S3l Geo 90
Y Ii Breeding Marss, r lp. $3.50 90
2 4 2 year old colts. 7aa " l.l00 90
? 3 yearling colts, ,-.s.s 625 90
Y l2 Weanlings, .aa1a'u, 1926 90
| | pair work horses, ] yoke oxen, raAaI
III 3 cows, shotes and dozen &, i
!, ae fowls, q uaim 20 COG 90
1 Farming tools, 19 ,GH hq Alb so
: Produce, u ,oal LOGS SO
~ Skeleton trotting wagon, j i
g Sulkey, Piano box wagon, 2 alril
S light harnesses and buggy har-
i ness, '.s'si'3e 90 AIS 90
n l Stove, 1900 .h 5 0C
!, Farm, -a'tt. 81 sn.ifa0 Y 10000 OC
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