Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-16

A MoDEL STOCK FARM.-On Friday last q
NV Kontlenten or Philadslphia paid. y Walt, by
SPECIAL inNLtstion Of james Young, Esq, to
the Immense stock farm oil the latter, At Mid
'dlstown, Bhuphlns coaney, Pa. The lchisfat-
traction Of the visitors was the splendid collec-
tion of Jersey cAttie which Is in possession Of
Mr.. Youpe- OF this eslisetion President Grant,
during . recent visit 10 the farm Of Mr.. Young,
expressed The opinion that 1t Is the very finest
In the United States, and none who have seen
The eplendid stock held any other view. Mfr. Y.
in 1865 pufchased small farrnin Middletown,
where hsThsd formerly been engaged in the
lumber trsde,. The latter business he then re-
bis farm hy purchasing adjoining lots, until 1t
now contains almost Thousand acres but,
such Is Tho systematic practice OF the owner that
this immense tract could scarcely be better man
aged WERE it only five-acre Held Not the
least admirable feature OF this grand tract Is that
1t has nearly al becr reclaimed from low and
marshy soil or ground Otherwise upfitted fol
agriculture. There IL not an acre Of It now
that is not arabic and steadily yielding crops Of
some kind. niS ~ ~
, Mr.. Young and his son drove the visitors
over tho farm, OIL which there are nine dwelling
houses and eight large barns, all neat and sub.
stantial. On one Of the former, known most
Appropriately as the sGrand View Farm House,
there Is an observatory, from which q fine view
1
There are on the estate over twenty-five
miles Of fencing, uniformly coated with whit e
| wash, the gates all being painted red, an more
than three miles Of private roadway, all in frs
class condition. 1t Is estimated that over five
miles ofdrain pipe have been laid and COVERED
OH various parts Of the farm. This year tn,
farm has been thus laid QUITO corn 16s
acres Up wheat, 100 acres /; to oats, 122 acres
TO hay, 24S acres; to potatoes, acres to gar
dening, acres; to pasturaga, 10 acres, and tc
orchards, rs acres.
The stock IL In good condition, and look NOR
like carefully groomed horses than like ca I'll
that take care of their own appearance. ANY
one of the animals would be an ornament to
gentehan's lawn or paddock, and some of then
seemed TO entertain for their owner doglik
affection. In the herd, which Is composed most
ly Of the pure Alderney stock, Mr.. Young LA
yarietles, such as Aldcrny and Guernsey an
pure Guernsey. He also has two of what ar
known as "B.ue Jerseys" which he prizes high
ly. The finest animal in the stock Is an Alder
ney bull, known as "Skyfre, truly menifi
cent specimen Of his breed, with a perfect sym
metry OF form, small, slender head, surmoun,
ed BY thin, open horns, and with the long, fla
and narrow neck that Is one of the princip,
characteristics Of the Channel Island COW.
One OF the visiting party asked Mr.. Youn
some questions as to the relative values VI th
Attorney and the common stock for dairy pul
poses ana Learned that both In quality an
quantity Of milk yield the former il the super
Or. The milk from the Jersey cow is as rich i
quality as the cream from the milk Of the con
mon COW, and while the average amount q
butter yielded by a.stock like that owned b
Mr.. Young will be ten pounds of butter fror
each COW, only six or seven pounds are podu
chile from the ordinary COW. The butter from
, the Alderney milk, TOO, is not only far richer /
qualify, but 1t has firmness which 1t retain
through the cold of winter and the heat of sun
mer when the butter Of the ordinary COW
barely marketable
Mt. Alfred NJ. Herkness, of PHILADELPHIA WI
was also one of the visiting party (and throug
whom most Of M. Young's herd has been / a
portfd), says that for some Of the finer Aide
neys OF the stock Mr.. Young has paid nesrl
fiveihundred dollars ahead. fair concept
can be formed from this of the value OF Il
stock on this farm, included in which there
hne flock of Southdown sheep, an immen
hennery, about thirty or forty "Chester white
pigs, and very large dovecote; and the far
with all its branches Is worked as though b
machinery, Mr.. Young personally directing a
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