, 1879-10-23
The Model Stock Farm o. Ne
vada.

There are not many people who know
that there is as fine q ranch in Ne
vada as that owned by Hon A. c.
Cleaveland, of Spring Valley, White
Pine county Spring Valley lies about
one hundred miles east Of Hamilton, on
the extreme eastern boundary Of the
State. In July, 1870, Mr.. Cleayeland
purchased his first tract Of 100 acres,
He has since added to it by presumption
and purchase until he now owns 4,300
acres of bottom land, of which 2,400
acres are fenced in a most substantial
manner. The farm stretches across the
very heart of the valley, two and a half
miles east and west, by one and three
quarter miles north and south, It is di-
vided into ten equal squares or parts,
each part surrounded by a substantial
fence. About one-third Of the entire
ranch is we'll set in alfalfa The part
devoted to the purposes of garden is
especially interesting. Sufficient vege-
tables and melons of every variety are
here grown to supply a good,sized COM
munity. Strawberries, iblack ckberrics,
currants and gooseberries peach, apple
and apricot trees, thrive luxuriantly and
produce abundantly. A magnificent
flower garden, under the special super
vision of Mrs. Cleaveland, also adds
largely to the attractiveness Of the
place. t''|'
Entering the main gate of the ranch,
you drive along lane for several hun
dred yards, planted on either side with
poplar trees now about 20 feet high,
making the approach to the cozy resi-
dence, little farther back, one of pic.
turesque beauty and loveliness. The
number of stables, storehouses aud shops
of various kinds near by constitute quite
q little village in appearance. Mr..
Cleaveland doesn't know, himself, how
many cattle he owns, but the number
runs into the thousands. A fair pro-
portion Of the herd is of the finest i'm
ported stock, though the thoroughbreds
are usually kept on the excellent pastur-
age in the fields. The dairy is feature
of the pasturage. A large number of
cows are MIXED and the milk turned
into butter, which is shipped to market.
The churning is done by water power
and the dairy isaa marvel of neat
ness and convenience. A huge cellar
close at hand, divided into several COM
partments, is devoted to the storing of
various descriptions of vegetables and
fruits. A poultry corral is near by.
Here is to be found every variety of
fowl, both useful and ornamental, most
ly of the finest imported strain. There
is also corral for hogs. These, too, are
Of the best breed and of imported stock.
Three feet grayhounds keep away the
coyotes and jack-rabbits. But the stud
is what Cleve mostly delights in. His
stock of thoroughbred horses, mares and
colts run into the hundreds, and he
takes as good care Of them as he does of
himself. His stables are Ihouse palaces.
He has two splendid thoroughbred stal,
lions, descendants of imported Brown
Dick. One Of them is ten and the other
four years old. The latter is III hands
high. He has also three-year,old filly
which shows remarkablespeed asa trotter.
There are likewise many running horses
in the stud, and Mr.. Cleaveland has
magnificent mile track on which he
trains his colts At certain seasons of
the year he employs a professional
trainer His usual force consists of one
foreman, one trainer, one dairyman, one
cook two vaqueros, and two or three
general helpers engaged in building
fence, teaming, etc. He has branded
300 calves this season, and is not through
yet. He has put up 1000 tons of hay.
His thoroughbreds are fed almost ex-
clusively on oats, barley not being con-
sidered inst the diet for fine stock of a
dainty turn of mind. The ranch is well
watered from innumerable springs and
stream passing through it, Several
ponds are well stocked with trout, perch
and cat fish. All ir all, Mr.. Cleaveland
is very comfortably situated, and GER
tainly has one of the finest stocked farms
west Of the Rocky Mountains. Eureka
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