Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-03-26
The "uaI,ern Farms"

farm. bought by A. W. GriswOld. Ed.
two miles frcm Worthwhile depot on the
IP.&O. II. r.. aud six miles from Stove
the headquarters Of the pleasure seekers
and mountain climbers whs visit the
Mansfield mountain.
Malvern Farms stretch across a heu'iiul
valley aud up the slOPing hiilsides east and
west The barns. which ia winter con-
tain the attractions. yet none too large TO
hold the feed aud stock Of an 500 acre
farm. Daring recent visit there with
members or he State Board Of Agicul
ture We we're first shown Hsro 2i. three
wear old bull weighing 2.TOO. bred here /;
a splendid fellow, sired by l4'h Duke Of
Thorndals. His large size prevents his
USE as = stock geiier. whlch rs to he r"'
srs,lsI as his perfection as Short Horn.
a well developed bee: animal. IS rarely eH-
cellel.
We we're next shown a stable Of COWS
aud heifrrs belonging to severed different
families. Some Kentucky Reds. A'rdrie
stock a princess COW. aud c heller from
her by the lih Duke Of Thorndale. fhc
old COW Blanche. Of the Bates stock.
great mixer US this family usually are.
Her best yield is reported at ~ quartz in
une day. Her dau ghIer, SnOwdroP. has
been milked constantly three years aud
aas bred every year; others of, the family
are coed mixers. Six of the herd were
.irci Ly Oh Baron Oxford, bull Ofhigh
repn.e. Some Of the young ANNALS were
sired by Alta Lord Of Oxford who now
,ianls at the head Of the herd. lie is
seven ycars and. nearly white, aud ia
rather low condition. being kept on hay :;
if fatiened. mu:t be Of great weight aud
very symmetrical.
Tae Oxford family are highly esteemed
bat usually sell at prices rather less than
the Duche>ses
Several very fine yearling bulls were
shown that will GO, the presunt spring, TO
different parts Ofihe country to improve
other herds. Three Of them were. sired
by Baron Oxford.
Ninc of the calves were less than three
months Old, aud in raising such thrifty
calves the herdsmap shows his skill far
more than by feeding the mature animals
The calves are not allowed TO suck after
they are two weeks old. then they are
taught to drink milk, to lick meal, eat
nicely cured hay aud finely cut roots.
While blood tells we must attribute TO
the herdsman's care the uniform excel
lence of these calves and others equally
thrifty tina; are several months older
As We were passing around We noticed
a chimney projecting frcm..a building and
the Doctor asked DO you steam thu feed
for the cattle 2" Mr.. Williams, the maua.
ger said mo, not now. We tried stea IL
ing and it made the csws give too much
milk, and we could not keep them iu con.
diiion, SO now we feed dry food and root, "
After hastily passing through the cattle
barns where each If about so head of
Short Horps and score of natives or grades
were examined. we went to the depart
ment devoted to horses.
About fifty horses and colts were here
in open and box stalls, all opening into
large yard for exercising colts. There are
fourteen breeding mares, some of then
with approved aud popular pedigrees.
Two stations, Tattersall and Dial. The
former is the most highly priced. He was
sired by Rysdyk's Hamplcion. aud his
dam BY Daniel Lambert he is three times
inbred TO Abdailah. and is believed to be
as iavorab!y bred fer speed as any horse
that stands. He is five years old. and
weighs about thousand pounds. He has
not been trained but has been kept as a
sire Of ,roiters. There are FIVE colts here
sired by him, all show good trolting action.
The Oldest, Auciiereer, Il months old. is
in training for Two races. one at Prospect
Park, and the other for the Albany
Breeders Association stake. will not an
ticipate the result. but from examples of
his speed at the halter and in light sleigh,
We may expect TO hear favorable results.
$4,000 has been refused for him.
His younger sister is sold for $500. A
little six-months.old colt is led BY a halter
aud trained 10 trot indeed. all the horses
aud colts have their regular work TO keep
them in health.
While a few will be interested in these
particulars about the stock. the majority
OF farmers will be more interested in the
general management ofihe farm.
When Mr.. Griswold commenced opera
tions about eight years ago. the tillage
land Of the first farm bought was very
poor, : indeed. am told flat only four
tons Of hay we're cut where row one hum
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