The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-04
.ALittIe Farm Well FILLED"

F. K. Kinney, near Worcester, Mass
commenced, in 1867, the cultivation OF
two acres Of land, used until that time
for pasture, within the limits Of that
city. but three and half or four miles
from the business centre, and adjoining
the line of the town of Holden. This
was one of the stoniest and most unInvI-
ting of hillsides for cultivation, but IA
vorably located for building and market
ing purposes,it being on Olean street,
and in an excellent neighborhood. The
first year he subdued the soil by the
cultivation of crop OF potatoes, found
a market in the city for the rocks, for
cellar walls, and returning home took
loads of manure to compost for future
crops. That Fall and the following
Spring he set three-fourths of an acre
to strawberry plants and commenced
building. The third season he realized
81 900 for the crop Of strawberries from
the three-fourths acre, and, having re-
ceived enough from other crops to pay
for cultivation, completed his buildings,
etc. Since that time he has taken the
lead in the cultivation of strawberries,
and realizes large profits on his invest
some new varieties which promise to be
valuable additions to the list of that de-
Iiclous fruit. AT present he has over two
acres of strawberry plants In fine state
of cultivation and, having added land
from time to time till his fruit farm con-
tains 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-
stantly keeping the ground among them,
and all square corners, and newly-plowed
up land covered with vegetables for mar
ket, which yielded a paying income.
The expense and difficulty Of procu-
ring sufficient supply of fertilizers and
the want of employment upon the land
during the Winter suggested to Mr..
Kinney the expediency Of breeding and
keeping fowls on an extensive scale, and
in the Spring of 1870 he commenced
raising Brown Leghorn fowls from a
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 success has crowned his eff
LOTLS. 1nIeIllSeut anu CAREFUL DTeeuul8
has gained for him fabulous prices for
his best specimens-from $50 to 500
each-and last year his sales of fowls
amounted to over 81 800. He has rails
1 200 chickens this year, aud is in a fair
way of realizing nearly double that
amount for them.
Another interesting feature of produc-
tive 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
flowers, are gathered for the market by
those faithful little servants. Four years
ago last Spring he procured a small
swarm, and now has twelve well-flled
hives, which he has raised from them,
besides having received over $3.50 for
bees and honey sold. Being thus favor
ably situated and well-cared for, his bees
have produced, during the past season,
large quantities of honey of the very
finest quality, which has been sold as
high as half dollar per pound.