The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-27
JOHN WHlTsITT, BREEDER OF
CHOICE STOCK.
His Home And Those of His
Sons,
PROSPEROUS rREEMPTIoN : FARMERS.
A Pleasant Village.
A RICH TOWNSHIP


For many years past Mr.. john Whit
slit, of Presumption, well known as a
breeder Of fine stock, has urged us to pay
him visit A couple of weeks ago he
said no excuse would longer avail, and
Saturday, the 25th. was fixed as the day
for the visit It was charming day, and,
in company with Mr.. Fl. e. West, we
started out Immediately after breakfast.
The road is via, Milan, and over the Mon
mouth stage road to Presumption village,
about l6 mile drive. No lovelier day
could be desired, and our drive was through
rich farming country, some OF the way
through broken Ian Bowling, via. the
Tindall school hDdse sld Methodist camp
ground. We arrived at Presumption about
II o'clock. Mr.. Whitsitt's place is about
half a mile from the post Office, and the
house is approached through long lane,
on either side of which is row Of large
naples and hedge. His house is per-
haps 20 rods from the read and his bull d.
ing present fine appearance. as one pass
es along the road. Besides the house
and all the comforts connected Herewith,
there is large barn, with stone basement
for stock, also basement rooms under
graineries and other buildings; shelter for
hogs, and young animals, where all can be
arranged in classes, and all be safe from
storms and Indictment weather. He also
has large tool house and room where all
his reapers, mowers, rollers, plows, har-
rows, cultivators and small tools, chains
and harness are housed. and each in its
: proper place. In another large room in
this building his family carriage, and other
vehicles are kept. These buildings have
3 handsome cupOlas and are neatly painted.
He also has commodious ice house, which
is never empty. His residence is nicely
furnished and has all the comforts of a
charming home. Of course we were cor
: daily welcomed and soon found ourselves
e at ease.
i After little while in chat.at the house,
we took stroll among the stock. 1t is
hardly necessary to remark that, for sew
IS eral years, Mr.. John Whitsitt has beer
q counted among the intelligent and success
full breeders of short horn or Durham cat
tie.
First and at the head of his present
herd, stands a beautiful red two years ole
II bull, Highland Star II, 339, see Vol
IS l3, American Herd Book. for pedigree anC
e description. This bull was sired by thu
"a celebrated bull called Lord Wetherby,
Though now rather thin in flesh, he is
'e beauty, as we saw him in his stall.
al In the next stall stands pure Rose o.
LII h,ol ~ Cir,
ms, of Paris, KY, and got by 'Thorn
dale Duke, 1928, see vol. IA, Amer
can Herd Book.
. Both are remarkably fine animals
20 Next should be mentioned very larg
roam COW, ''Nestness,. with red helfer cal
.. by her side. For pedigree and descriptio
vol 7, page 400. Her calf was got b.
= u ''23d Duke of Airdrie.'
=, Another beautiful animal is the importe
Is Booth COW, Tulip 9th," with red blu
calf by her side, got by "23d Duke {
Airdrie." For description and pedigre
of Tulip, see A. HI. B. VOL ~, page ! ,26:
d, A red Louan COW, called Surprise 5th,
r. with red bull calf by her side, got b
- "Gloster of Ingham l7,lS9," attracte
'e' much attention. For pedigree of Surpris
a see a. II. B. vol. IL, page 1,l04.
he Another beautiful animal is Edith,
nd remarkably fine, red, full blood Princess
~ cow, bred BY Samuel Appleton, of Brattl
p- bore, Vermont. See A. III. B. vol. 8, pat
'as 1923.
via A splendid pride of Atha" heife
nd which Mr.. Whitsitt paid $1,000 for
:. Robert S. Holloway, is worthy of mere me
ton.
DIS This is sample of large herd of choi
cattle. of all ages, and from which NJ
Whitsitt annually realizes good deal
money.
led Of hogs Mr. Whitsitt has always been
of large breeder and raiser for market, tn
converting his large fields of corn into cas-
iol Among the lot we saw were 40 or so nes
ate, " ready for shipping, and which will n
the average not less than 350fbs each. The
,o,v square built animals, with short heat
very small jaws, and eyes now nea
covered with rolls of fat, are suggestive
Ma many good dish that can be made
p fine pork Besides these, he has perha
g. a hundred or more of large shoats viii
o'' will be fat and ready for shipping
view the winter
H. Mr.. Whitsitt has always had {
tor breed of horses, the Duke and Messen.
- horses, nice FIVE hundred dollar pair
A0r which he drives to his family carriage; q
!. D others for farm work
the Mr.. Whitsitt' farm is we'll supplied "
choice and highly favored fruit, app
peaches, pears, plums, cherries, grar
and all the small fruits. And his ia
has plenty of good pasturage. timber,
es', fields, corn. potatoes, and vegetables. I
nual field Of his corn, this year, we thought
the usually large and fine, and were assn
The that the yield would not be less than
49,. hundred bushels to the acre.
'eA' The dinner was elaborate, delica
list cooked and choice 10 variety, ending v
had coffee, nice dessert, grapes, apples, etc
rev, ny, After dinner' we were taken IN
o'u' the farm of Richard Whitsitt. his |
in south of and adjoining that of his fat
the There the same evidence of careful, Il
,rch, ty farming exists, as on the old place.
! -. hog pens are more extensive, there bel
no' large number of compartments for
any use of breeding sows. He also has Ia
just lot of very heavy hogs nearly ready
/ the market, and probably a hundred 4
, which will be ready later in the sea
,, He also pays some attention to cattle,
= has some very fine horses.
3 dis South of Richard Whitsitt' is the
# the of Benjamin Whitsitt, a ten thousand
now lar addition to which was recently moi
NV in The ARGUS. Benjamin Whitsitt
4uo quite lot of very fine graded, or half
child three quarter blooded cattle which h
there feeding for market, and also some
,ts o bloods from which he is breeding. An
n. the graded stock are several two year
IAlSut stears which will nou weigh l700 lbs