Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-18
annual Report of the Vermont
Horse Stock Company.


year, first by purchasinga farm of 423 "a
acres at S65 per acre. In April we
bought 81 horse kind, namely, 4 stall
lions, 10 breeding mares, two years
old colts and yearling colts, the first
cost of which was, including keeping
tall shipped, $25, ,576.S7. In July Mr.
BIodgett bought three more mares and
sucking colt for 81 900, which were ac-
cepted by the executive committee and
paid for in capital stock,
All of this stock, but the stallion Wal
kill Chief, were purchased of Mr.. Z, s,
Wadsworth, of Waukegan, Ill. Wal
kill Chief was bought of Mr.. E. Holmes
of Cazenoyia, n. Y. This stock was
taken to the farm as early as practica-
BILE. Twelve of the mares did not ar
rive until July, when they came on with
nine thrifty foals, which had been drop
ped since they were purchased.
About this time Hon. G. F. Edmunds
made the company the handsome pres
ent of a fine thoroughbred mare, making
a family of thirty-five head of breeding
stock. We have all of this stock now
save the year old filly, Lady Dexter,
which has lately been sold for 5000.
CONDITION OF THE HORSES.
The stations are in prime No l con-
dition. The two year old and yearling
colts are also in good condition. The
ten Weanlings will compare favOrably
with those on the best breeding farms in
the country. Nine of the brood mares
are in good condition, as fleshy as any
intelligent breeder would wish to see
them, five of the mares are thinner than
we like to see them, yet are hearty,
strong and gaining All run together
with their fOals, and were not taken up
until late in November, for the reason
that we had no shelter for them. We
were we'll nigh Overburdened with work
in getting our barns in passable order for
winter. But | think your Snperinten-
dent a little to blame. The stock should
be at all times looked after first. His prac-
tice has always beentO shelter all stock in
all the autUmnal storms, and he should not
have allowed himself to be turned from
the only true course in managing fine
stock, by any anxiety to get barns or
anything else ready for winter.
The stallion Waikiki Chief has served
f1fty-fiye mares on obligations to Stock
holders, and twelve of the cOmpany's;
Woodburn Pilot twenty-seven for stock
holders, and Claybrino fourteen.
Farming operations have been quite
limited 1t was the Goth of May before
we could get on to the farm. Previous
to this we hired nine acres of wheat and
six of oats put in, and fences put in re-
pair enough to keep off stray cattle.
After we came on we prepared and
planted 5 acres corn, % potatoes, sowed
3 or of buckwheat, and made the best
garden we could. The drouth was so
hat irrh foil
ure and about half the potatoes. We
harvested some 400 bushels ears of corn,
Sd quality, $50 bushels potatoes, 1873
bushels best oats, 60 bushels wheat and
some 2 or 3 tons fodder corn. Over so
tons of hay was cut, though the farm
ers all state that the hay crop was fully
half short on account of the drouth.
Our pastures have done well, earning us
over $500, aside from keeping our own
stock
Your Superintendent has received cash
from all sources, SIS, 1856. 25; paid out,
$5, 5,144.1 18, 81, ,04676 of which has been
expended for general expenses ; $870. IS
for farm expenses 1928. 40 for building
track, and SO, ,886 SO on buildings. Paid
by order on the treasurer 50, ,093 25 for
general expenses; $40. 90 for the farm
S199 rs for work on track, and 81, $50
20 for buildings. The debts outstand-
ing Jan. 9th, are $4,000, very nearly.
The following appraisal of the prop
erty was handed in by the directors ap-
pointed to make the same
i stations, s81, 100000
IA breeding mares, 5,550.00
year old colts. 10000
3 yearling colts, 625 90
10 weanlngs, 2025. 90
na;r work horses woke
ovon 2 cows 4 ohotas on1
/ do1on fowls eOe M
Farmino tools Ala 10
Produce 0e5 IN
skeleton trotting WAGON
enllynv niano Rov WAGON
2 liGht harnesses and
buggy harness, 415.OO
/ stove, 500
Farm. 30 600 90
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Total. $40 905. O0
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we must not rest satisfied THERE'S hard
work with the closest care, yet needed
to reach Intimate success. Our stock of
norsgs gatneigu .aIod IRON a, tWo oI the most
f. fTo1,,aiv the Pvodinir Hoyohiotoriana ISalra,
and the Mambrino Chiefs, and one fine
thoroughbred stallion from the Lexing-
tons, (the best in America) are of rare
value. our duty Is TO make each sue
eToI ceTons eneiRtl'I P o1oeoi oeeIer LIS we can