The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-14
AGRiCuzr UgAs DEPaRTNs3 N'r.
The Earm ana Stock oil L.. ssey-
nOlds, OF Chichester.

Mr.. Reynolds lives about mile north
from the city of Burlington He has only
seven ares here with the buildings. The
farm proper, containing 95 acres, is per-
haps threeiourths of mile further north.
This is uil intervals. bordering on the VIM
o0sli river, very level al.j free from ravi; es
and mos. of it sulj ect - be annually over
flowed. We doubt il u more productive
farm OF the size can oe found in the state.
Mr.. Reynolds purchased it some fifteen
years ago and for lime moved the mos! Of
it and sold hay, in preference to keeping
stock. One year 200 tons were cut from
IS acres. This year he will have 1870 tons
of II nice quality of hay. This is composed
mostly OF timothy AID Kentucky blue grass.
Finds the last to be II valuable variety for
both meadow and pasture, improving the
quality Of the grass and hay. The best field
on the farm has not been plowed for 50
years. 1t is annually overlooked, causing
it to retain its re,a 'l,able fertility by the
sediment deposited By the water. We saw
pasture of the same description Of soil as
the mcdows, containing Is acres. in which
were over 80 head of Shorthorn cattle; a
large proportion grown animals. we were
told that this field was capable of carrying
this amount of stock and even more through
the season. The condition of the animals
indicated good keeping and the pasture was
far from being fed closely. The Kentucky
blue grass was mixed with other varieties
there, making it probably one of the best
pastures, of its size, either in the east or at
the west. This is good grain land. Five
hundred bushels of oats have been raised
on six acres, and barley produces extraor-
binary crops, going as high as 90, and even
e5 bushels &c the acre. Mr. t., Intends to
use this only as grain crop when seeding
down to grass, as it is best for this purpose,
Root crops also flourish finely in this al.u.
vial soil.
From 80 to 65 head of cattle are now kept
on this farm, with the exception Of pasur-
ing few animals elsewhere,) and four
nerses. Six years ago Mr.. Reynolds COM
menced the formation of herd ofimproved
Shortliorn cattle that now number so, all
thoroughbred. These were obtained from
Judge Kelley, Rhinebeck, n. Y, Stafford
and Russ, White River Junction, VT, and
Samuel Crafts, West Labanon, N. II. From
the two last, l6 head were purchased Of
Kentucky families. He also has very fine
two-year-old hefer, "Rosa Bonheur, 4th,"
obtained from A. w. Griswolds herd, NAL
ven farms, Worthwhile.
Taken altogether this is a very fine herd
with but few exceeding it in size in the
state. The prevailing colors are red, and
red and white, with only two or three ami
mails entirely white. They are not bred with
reference to either beef or milk producing
qualities alone, but both combined, and
with good degree of success. To give
more definite idea of this herd, we will
mention few animals more particularly.
The bull "Royal Oxford" 1914. is 4 years
old, red and white, and was bred by James
A. Shedd, of Burlington. The calves are
of his get He was first in his class at the
New England fair in 1872, and at the state
fair in 1878. "Rosa Bonheur" 4th, roam,
Oxford, 5902, dam "Rosa Bonheur," by
Imperial Oxford 1905. "Oxford SWINE
calved Nov. 1873, got by "Loyal Oxford"
l54l2, dam "Green Mountain Girl by
"Oxford Ladd, s749." "Leonora 2" calved
March 1874 red and white. got by Royal
oxford" dam 'Leonora" by "9th Duke of
Thorndale 5000"
These were fine animals and held in high
estimation by the owner. Among the cows
"Junod" red and four years old gave in the
month of June As lbs. of milk day.
"Alma" three years old on hay and two
quarts of corn meal aud four of shorts, gave
"A pounds of milk day. In June 10 pounds
of butter were made from her milk, in a
week. This very good record for n heifer
that had been MIXED the previous winter.
So much for the butter producing qualities
Of this herd. Saw heifer years old that
had nothing but hay and grass that exhibit
ted the tendency of this breed to take on
fat to remarkable degree. al. S." de-
scended from "Lady Sale," 9th. got by
'Climax." Mr.. r., considered one of his
best animals. Has also two other descend
ants of the "Lady Sale" 9th, of the Putney
herd To show the estimation in which
this breed is held by breeders in this coun-
try we will mention that Mr.. Raymond has
sold A head within the last 10 months ant
"a oftho number in months OF these
lC went to Michigan, to Kentucky, and
to New York, the rest principally bonG
disposed of in our own state. The prices
obtained for these animals range high, ant
must render stock breeding upon such {
farm AS we have described exceeding pro
ftable.-E Il. Towle, an Messenger.