Daily Republican., 1880-12-27

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butpabbeB Ally tnlDk vi NV hiuu NO nave
ever seen. Mr.. L. Is adding TO his
farm every year; /. now comprises over
], 400 acres Of land, and has every con-
venience and req uiremsnto Of a complete
farm. tttl
The mansion is q handsome three
story semi gothic building, near BY Is
y large house Tor the farmer who has
charge Of this vast place. Near thia
Is the ceachhouse, where twenty -four
coach horses are kept, here We see the
single teams, the double teams, and
the four in hand; near this 10 the farm
stables where forty horses are kept, In
the centre OF the yard is an immense
grain bin, capable Of holding 1900
bushels OF feed, from which the grain
is drawn by shutss at the bottom. The
horses here are ted by one man who
does nothing else. We next 20 to the
cattle yards and barn holding 400 tone
OF hay; the stock kept here numbers
about 400 head, viz 400 cattle,
600 hogs, and 400 sheep. Along side
Of this building ia the granary and the
rooms where the food is prepared, this
building Is 800 feet by 80 wide, in the
centre Of which is q steam engine Of 20
horse power, which runs FIVE miles for
grinding food, Smelling corn, cutting
fodder, and steaming the food in feve'
raj large vats, from which the cooked
food is taken in bog cars which run on
railways between the long range Of
cattle stalls, sheep pens ana hog pens.
Here we see as slick a. can be made
the Durhams, Jerseys, Ayrshires, ETC..
each animal being marked through
the ear with strip Of tin, stamped
with Its number In the herd record,
made at the time oiits birth, so that the
pedigree may be traced at any time
without the least trouble. Near by Is
the corn CRIB, VIII ich Is 8 feet vide, 20
feet high and 300 feet long in the clear.
Near this Ia the hog pens, which are
300 feet long, divided In apartments Is
feet wide, each Of these divisions opens
into q yard 300 feet long, paved with
brick, AVID at the lower end Ia running
water across the whole width Of the
pens, and the system Of drainage and
ventilation Ia 80 complete that there are
no unpleasant odors or offensive smells,
and the great family Of Essexs. Berk
shire, Jersey Reds and Chester Whites,
seemed IN be perfectly healthy and
happy. Beside these buildings there
are 4 horse barns, each 100 feet square,
located at some distance from each 9th.
or, the stalls open 10 the yard inside
the buildings, which yard ID lowest in
the middle where the sewers placed to
carry of the drainage unier the
ground. In the brood mare stablel
there are comfortable box stalls for 100.
The colt stables surround q circular
track. one eighth Of mile in length
where the colts can be exercised under
shelter. Next We visit the stables Of
the RAINING horses. where we sec IS Of
The liObtfooted enuipes. each with bis
or bas nadiorea nos,ed on the door. post
b.sida he stalI bsrs va see An army OF
anal bovs Who are the riders Of these
Act ,ootsd haant;es, Nsxt we visit
tss stsblss vbera the hipb-priced step.
na r sra Iont ba,s VIC And "Mocoasiu -
that ~ MAGENTA - also A sister OF
"psyoIs - and A half brother Of "Pa-
rols - and a Great number Of other IA
mons onss irom AGO nm to ssO. 900. We
rext visit a nav harm inst erected, It ia
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