The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-21
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There arc three separate farms within
the precincts Of Windsor Forest 1.-THE
Norfolk, the Flemish, and the Prince
Consort's Shaw Farm. Most Of the stock
which have been winning prizes at the re-
cent agricultural shows are kept at the
first and second. Upon both Of them
large amount Of capital has been exPend.
ed, and the money has doubtless been laid
out to a good purpose, for these farms
must, to Judge merely by what one sees,
pay well. But the Queens invOrite farm
Is that nearest the Castle, and called, rs
already mentioned, the Prince ConSorts
Shaw farm, consisting Of about LOO
acres, Of which more than nine.tenths are
in pasture, nearly all in ring.ience.
This is one Of the incest holdings in the
Kingdom, and Is, indeed, ns perfect
specimen Of grazing farm as any one
could wish to see. The entrance to the
hOmcsteads il from the road leading to
Old Windsor, about 200 yards beyond
where that road crosses the Long Walk.
Large shafts are now being sunk all along
this road In cOnneCtion,with the sewerage
operations which are going on, for II IL
intended to carry all the sewerage Of
Windsor out TO farm in the parish Of
Old Windsor, about ] mile distant. The
homestead itself il a very good one;
the bailifI7s house and very pretty cot.
tage now occupied by two Of the Queens
gardeners are really model residences.
The farm buildings themselves have also
been erected with every regard to the
purposes for which they are used, but il
Ia a pity that, in order TO save appear.
anccs, the cattle sheds have such low
roofs. II they had been from eighteen
inches to two feet higher than they are
they would have been much more healthy
and even raised to this height the roofs
Oi the buildings would not he seen from
the Castle grounds. The covered pens
for harboring sheep during the winter
are open TO the same objection, but in
other respects they are perfect. There
Is very little stock In the buildings al the
present time, and the foot and mouth dis.
ease has been 10 prevalent on the Prince
COnsorts Shaw Farm this summer that
nothing has been shown from there. A
short walk through the pastures al the
back Of Frogmore House takes one from
the farm buildings TO the Royal dairy,
which Is Of itself worth visit when per.
mission can be had. This dairy Is a per.
feet gem, and far sufpasses anything
which Marie AntOinette achieved at the
Petit Trinnon. The majoliCa and mosaic
Of the walls, which are studded with me.
dalliOhs Of the Queen, the Prince ConsOrL
and their children. the double roof and
three.iold windows (the inner window
being Of stained glass, the milk.pans in
white and gold, and the curious inlaid
floor, represent a large sum Of money.
All the butter made there il sent 10 The
isle Of Wight daily, and to Scotland three
times week, when the Court ia at o..
borne or BaImoral, and vegetables are
always dispatched at the same time. The
cows which supply the dairy stand in
long range Of stalls close by, and several
Of them also have been afflicted with the
foot and mouth disease. There are few
bulls standing in these sheds, among them
being two Swiss bulls presented 10 the
Queen, n buffalo and "King KoHee."
The last named il an Ashantee bull, scar.
cely AZ large as goat, brought back from
Coomassie, and he Is only kept "a a
curiosity. Close TO the dairy IL the |
poullry:house, which contains some very
good gold and silver pheasanIs, some |
Andalusian fowls, and few Of the old |
fashioned Scotch greys." In the centre |
o. this poultry.house, OF aviafy, IL q lit |
Tie cottage In which the Queen used 10
come Tor her FIVE o'clock tea, but hince |
FfofmOrs. has been empty she has nd
further use for II. In reference 10 the |