The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-05-30
A CEDAR CO. FARM.

A CEDAR CO. FARM.
what we 1na o. . Snaall stock
FarR-GOoa Stock and what
sh0y bF1nS thclr 8alseFs-Thc
1nest Dwelling In The County
.-Dn1mls - the W1Dc.
Pursuant to m intention formed
sometime since Of giving to our read
era . sketch or > number Of tina. most
valuable and widely known farms Of
this county, with something OF their
mode Of management, we this week
Offer an imperfect description Of the
acres, improvements and stock be-
longing to Mr.. WIN. w. ALDRIcH.
Mr.. ALDRIcH's FARM
Is situated upon both sides Of the north
lows City road, about one mile direct
ly west Of Upton. The "old Aldrich
farm, the nucleus Of his present place,
came into his possession and under his
care about eight years ago. 1t was
then much run down-the soil empov-
erished by . repetition Of crops for 25
years with little change the fences
worn out, and all the stock most un-
mistakably common. The change
which must be evident from even this
brief sketch, has been wrought, first
and foremost, by introducing - fast -
possible improved and valuable stock ;
BY carefully resting and feeding up
the land; by hard work and general
good Management.
The farm at present consists Of six
hundred and twenty-thrss acses OF
gently rolling land, including fdr
psoportion Of timber. Il IL : mile and
halfioag north end south by Consid-
erably less In width. As 1t Is used a. .
stock farm noone will b surprised that
only about fifty acres are In corn and
email grain, principally the former,
whiIs l2o acres ore devoted to moving
and all the remainder TO pasture.
Rock 0reek entsrs Ct the northwest
corner. and aftsr running through .
large and nicely shaded pasture there.
winds out sud IL twice more in the
length Of The farm, doing the same
valusbie service Tor. two other fields.
the south q timbered one. The nortl,
Of these cDek pastures Is as fine an
one o. Iowa aifords-the grass from
some cause being 90 superior In guam
tity and quality IS TO produce Z
marked difference In favor o. cattle
kept there over the other pastures on
| the place. The feature of the institu.
ton, however, 10 the
THOROUGHBRED CATTLE.
We remember but few years age
when Mr.. Aldrich's first purchase Of q
blooded COW was driven through town
~ he beginning Of the stock from
which other aud newer farms are now
supplied. Old Cherry" whom many
Of our readers have met at count,
1 fairs, WAS the first representative o
I the fine Durhams for the ownership
OF which Mr.. A. has now much NOR,
THAI Countrywide reputation. Th.
/ leader Of this herd IL MELDRUM, 1
1 thoroughbred short horn " th,
/ Dutchess branch Of the Durham fam
lily. He was purchased Of g. Murray
At Racine, Wis, costing $3.50 whe'
eigh. months old. He is now thre.
years old-as fine bred m animal .
en- be found anywhere, his appear
ancs fully justifying his breeding
Among the numerous other membsn
Of this now large family, ths. naansI
| aees end 'poants~ u sach ons q
/ which Mr.. A. knows fully = well :
his own, we can only partlcularise
few. a
i Nariasa" 10 . thoroughbred Dur
ham COW Of the celebrated WooiSos,
Co., KY. raising. She = - hssdscsn
- COW can well BE-, keeping up tn
reputation Of her nseisity and blood
]. Ons Of her calves, BY the way. VA
sold I've weeks go for $40.
i Ann 4wstlsudu ID. Z model anima
and has already carried tue biue rid
bon sway from much oompetitioa.
4 " Pine Apple III" 4 zoo ysAs -
hsifSF which weighed l.99O pound
Whsa turned 70 gran foss weeks 60
4 aess tAan The majesity of hatlve coW
j con- ever null down,