Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-25
Little Farm Well TILED.

F. K Kinney near Worcester, Mass.
commenced, in 1867, the cultivation of two
acres of land, used until that time for pas
ture, within the limits of that city, but
three and half or four miles from the
business centre, adjoining the line of the
town of Holden. This was one of the
stOniest and most uninviting of hilisides
for cultivation, but flvorably located for
building and marketing purposes, it being
on Orleans Street, and in an excellent
neighborhood. The first year he subdued
| the soil by cultivation of a crop of potatoes.
found a market in the city for the rocks.
for cellar walls, and returning home took
loads of manure to compost Tor future
crops. That fall and the following spring
he set three-fOurths of an acre to straw
berry plants and commenced building.
The third season he realized ST. 900 for the
crop of Strawberries from the three-fOurths
acre, and. having L, ceived enough from
other crops to pay for cultivation, COM
plete1 his buildings, etc. Since that time
he has taken the lead in cultivation OF
strawberries and realized large profits Oh
his investments in that branch. besides
originating some new varieties which
promise to be valuable additions to the list
of the delicious fruit. At present he has
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fine state of cultivation; and having added
land from time to time till his fruit farm
contains some more than fifteen acres, he
has set two acres of grape vines, of choice
varieties, which he has also cultivated
quite extensively and successfully. con-
stantlv keeping the ground among them,
and all square corners, and newly plough
ed up land, covered with vegetables for
market which yielded paying income.
The expenses and difficulty of procur-
ing Il sufficient supply of fertilizers, and
the want of employment upon the land
during the winter, suggested to Mr.. Kin
ney, the expedency of breeding and keep
ing fowls on IN extensive scale, and in the
spring of 1870, he commenced raising
Brown Leghorn fowls from Il small stock
of that breed, which he had for many
years kept purely bred from imported
stock, secured by him at the time of their
first introduction into this country. In
this enterprise the same remarkable sue
cess has crowned his efforts. Intelligent
and careful breeding has gained for him
fabulous prices for his best specimens
from 500 to 800 each-and last year his
sales of fowls amounted to over 81, 800.
He has raised 1000 chickens this year,
and is in Il fair way of relizng nearly
double that amount for them.
Another interesting feature of productive
industry has been added-that of bee
keeping-and even the sweets of the wild
flowers, white clover pastures, and the
blossoms of the cultivated fruits and flow
ers, are gathered for the market by those
faithful little servants. Four years ago
last spring. he procured 4 small swarm
and now has twelve we'll filled hives,
which he has raised from them, besides
having received over $50 for bees and
honey sold. Being thus favorably situa-
ted and well cared for, his bees have pro-
iuced during the past season large guam
titles of honey of the very finest quality,
which has sold as high rs ado.lar a pound.
l-LnruL .Nelc YORKER.