The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-08-18
Stock Raising i'm Georgia.

To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
Travelling recently through North
Georgia was so fortunate as to stop at
the Calhoun House." on the Western
and Atlanta railroad twenty miles south
of Dalton, kept by W. B. Francisco, a
former East Tennessean whose heavy
losses by the war had developed his ca
pacity for keeping a hotel. l there
found such comfortable quarters that
remained several days.
had heard so much of the fine farm
of Mr.. Richard Peters, Jr., and his thor
oughbred stock, that I expressed de-
sire to see them. Mr.. Francisco pro-
cured conveyance, and passing over a
Beautiful road ef some two miles, we
pulled up at the gate opening upon
short lane leading to the comfortable
mansion of the courteous owner. We
were fortunate in finding Mr.. Peters at
home, who ordered his fine Messenger
saddle-harse and kindly offered to ac-
company us ever the place and show US
his stock, of which made some memo
randa, the substance of which 1 propose
to give you,
The place contains 1 200 acres of fer
tile, beautiful lying land just sufficient
ly undulating to give good drainage.
About half the land is open and in cuI-
tivation, sr more properly speaking in
grass. Much of it is woodland with the
undergrowth cut out, and carpeted with
thick coating of grass, upon which his
hocks, herds and horses were luxuriat-
ting.
In passing through the grounds we
came upon field containing some fifty
or f1fty-fve acres, which seemed not as
well cared fer as the remainder of the
place. The writer seeing that it could,
with little cost, be made a handsome
and productive meadow so remarked to
Mr.. Peters, and asked why it was not
thus used. 'Why sir" said he, ''that
is the only safpe ground have, and If
drained l would lose several weeks each
year Of delightful shooting" But, l
pass on. Mr.. Peters has over 200 pure
bred Angoras-including three import
ed last winter from Geredeh, Central
Asia, 80 head Registered Jerseys among
which are descendants from ''Nancv
Dawson, "Niobe" and ''Pattie Mac"
families. Thirty head of Guernseys and
Aldernays; over 300 head Merino sheep,
Essex pigs, and herses, brood mares,
colts and tlllies in large numbers of
Messenger blosd with "Young Chief
tain" by John "Overton's Chieftain'' of
Nashville, at their head; he is constant
ly making additions to his sock by the
Introduction of the best strains, to avoid
the bad effect of too close breeding.
1 noticed many beautiful yearling Jer-
seys, that to my Impractical eye, were
of equal value, On enquiring the value
of several was surprised to learn that
they ranged from $75 to $500, and was
informed that the difference was from
the fact that some of them were Greg
istered," and others were not. During
my stay in Calhoun there was scarcely
a day that shipments were not made of
his fine MerinOs
came near forgetting to m ention the .
frkins of golden butter that had been
put up for the Atlanta market; his milk.
room was so perfectly neat and clean
that there was not particle of dust to
be seen on the large open pans of milk
which were ranged on hanging shelyes.
This stock is bred for sale, and Mr.. Pc
ters has clearly demonstrated that the
raising of high bred stock in the South
may be made profitable. was surprls-
ed and panied to hear that he had lost
some $500 in value of Angoras and Me-
rinSs this year by the depredations of
worthless dogs. Nc.
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