The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-07
BRANDON.
Z. D. Kinds Farm and Stock.


Brandon has not only beautiful village,
picturesque in scenery-posseesing homes
of elegance and comfort-but its farms are
among the best in Rutland county, espe-
cially those lying along the Otter Creek
its farmers are intelligent, thrifty, indus
trious, and in their homes may be found,
comfort, neatness, and refinement. A few
days since representative of TIE GLOBE
visited the old homestead of the Kinds
family-so long occupied by that model
farmer and stock raiser Jesse Kinds, who
was born there, and where he lived until
within few years of his death. Mr.
Kinds was widely known as one of sthe
most successful sheep breeders and wool
growers in Western Vermont, compear
with the Hammonds, Sanford, Binghams,
| Campbell, and in many respects their equal
| To him his town and in fact, this sec ton
was greatly indebted for many of its ex-
cellent sheep and fine horses.
This farm is now in possession of the
third generation of the family, and is owned
by Edward d. Kinds. 1t is located about
three miles west of the village of Brandon
aud embraces some three hundred acres run
ming to the Otter Creek, which skirts it on
east, and much of thesIand is in an excel
lent state of cultivation. Mr.. Kinds in
addition to general farming, devotes him
self TO the raising of Merino sheep but more
especially the breeding of fine horses. Al
though his number OF fine wool sheep is far
less than the notable flock of his father,
still he retains the best portion of that once
famous family of merinoes. He makes no
claim at present to be breeder of sheep,
ath ough he could did the times and price
| of the animals-warrant it rebuild the
flock to its former proportions with great
success.
The speciality Of Mr.. Kinds now is the
breeding and training of fine and fast horses,
mainly of the celebrated Lambert stock, in
which he has been eminently successful,
having from time to time brought before
the public some of the fastest, handsomest,
and best perfected horses raised in West
ern Vermont. At the state fair at st. AL
bans In September 1876, his exhibition of
young stock attracted wide attention. An
incident occurred in the trial of speed for
three year old horses which proved particu-
the race to be half mile heats, aud the driv-
er on completing the half mile and winning
the heat, drew his horse out supposug the
| rest of the company had done so, and began
grooming his horse; on looking up he saw
the party making another half mile, he i'm
mediately started bis horse and went by the
entire party and won the race amid the
hearty applause of several thousand lockers
on. This incident resulted in q sale of the
horse, before he left the grounds for the
large sum of two thousand dollars. He has
now In his fine stud Of young horses two
or three which can make as good, if not
better time, equal in every respect to the
horse "Star Ethan" These horses will be
on exhibition at the state fair at St. Adams
in September next.
After this general notice of the stock it
may be well to give more minute descrip-
| ton of individual animals, US presenting a
better idea of the stock and its value as a
family of horses of superior grade.
STATIONS.
| No. 1. ''Redpath," bay years cid
with snipe nose and three white feet, 49,
hands high, by the Shermsn horse. Dam
"Queen of Vermont" fer her pedigree see
No. 6.
Note. The Sherman horse was sired by young
| Columbus. First dam by Ethan Alien, second
| by Barney's "Henry" and third dam by Bishop
| Hambletonian.
No. 2. ''Star Ethan" bay with star and
both hind feet white. Sired by "Daniel
Lambert" dam "Queen of Vermont" See
No. Q, for her pedigree.
Note This horse was the hero OF the incident
before narrated was sold TO the Dorman broth.
| er5 OF Swanton Vermont.
No. 8. "Echo." chestnut, with star,
foaled in 1874, sired by "Daniel Lambert,
dam "Queen of Vermont"
No. 4. pebble" bay foaled in August
1874, sired by "paniel Lambert" dam
"Jenny Hastings." See No. s for pedi
gree.
No. 8. "Brandon Boy" chestnut, with
star, light colored mare and tail, and botl
hind feet white foaled June 18, 1876
sired by ''Dsniel Lambert" cam "Queer
of Vermont"
BREEDING MARES.
No. 6. "Queen of Vermont bay mare
with star, formerly known as the Barlow
or Mott mare foaled June 1868 by tn,
Churchill horse, he by Hills Black Hawk
dam by old Abdallah.
No. Z. "Bell Lyman" brown mare
foaled June 1865, sired by Oakley" by thu
Grounds horee by Hills Black Hawk; dan
"Queen of Vermont"
! No. 8. "Jenny Hastings" bay mare
foaled in 1869, sired by Benedcts Morril
by old Morrill, dam spotted Arabian
mare, pedigree unknown.
Note. This mare is a PAGER ami before III
owned her could pace in the twenties ana tina
easily in $40
No. 8. "Lady Lothrop" grey marc foal
ed in 1868, sired by Young Columbus
dams pedigree, uncertain, said to be by
Hambletonian.
No. 10. "Lady Thayer' a brown mare
No. II. "Flower Girl" bay, with star
both hind feet white, with considerabl,
white on parts of the body foaled in Jun'
1876, sired by Redpath, dam Jenny Hast
ings.
No. 10. A yesrling chosnut, with larg'
snipe nose both hind feet white foalsC
May 1876, sired by Redpath, dams pedigree
unknown.
1t 10 hardly necessaryto say more of thil
fine stud of horses after the above distinc
tive pedigree Of each animal, The breed
inc OF good horses seems to be one of thu