The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-01-01
FARMER GARFIELD.
The Rural Some of the President
Eiect--~Ihe Farm. the Improve
fnents, the STOCK and the CrOps--- be
HeSItCs Present of a Thoroughbred
Attorney Bull Calf, and How Got
Name.
Especial Correspondence Chicago Times.l
HOME LIFE.


Its name.
Especial Correspondence Chicago TimesI
HOME LIFE.
MENTOR, o., December 16.-Gen. Garfield
/ finds much rest and recreation III attending to
the details of work on his farm. Calling on
! him yesterday, found him tramping about his
4 fields III rough suit Of cashmere, his pallta-
looms tucked into his boots and q SLOUGH hat
ornamented with hayseed, protecting his head
While the general was inspecting his winter
wheat, and observing the condition Of his cat
/ tie, Mrs. Garfield was standing III the back door
4 OF the house, giving directions to the "hands 2
about the shipment of dozen barrels Of cider
which she was sending away to market The
/ scene led me to make some Inquiries in regard
to Cen GaltieIds farm and farming. and the
facts elected may be interesting to many read
ers.
The farm contains one hundred and fiftv-fve
acres, all under cultivation, except few acres
of timber 1t hes " euty-hve miles east Of
/ Cleveland, fronting on the old wagon load from
/ Cleveland to Buffalo, and the Lake Shore rail-
road runs through it. The sol is a rich. sandy
loan, and Is very productive The fences are
kept IL good repair, and are the best in the
township. When Gen. G riield purchased the
farm, about eight years ago, there were eight
acres OF swamp land near the centre of il
which were considered almost worthless. The
generals knowledge Of engineering here came
mo practical use and under his D4r.onaI sr1
very valuable land. Besides the drains furnish
constant and abundant supply of pure water.
which by means OF q hydraulic ram Il forced
up TO the elevated sIte of the house and barns
where 1t IS used. The very simple and mex
pen8lve kind Of Water-works IL
MODEL FARM
Improvement, which might be adopted with ad-
vantage by many farmers
When Gen. Garfield made this Enforcement
II was much talked about among the farmers in
this vicinity, and many visitors came IN see il
One old farmer IN Geauga county heard Of the
hydraulic ram, but got wrong idea of it,
nature. lie came to see the general one dav.
ana 7aiu' GGn RAJ, I'm told you hey by
what dye call it?-hvdraubc ram. Noyc
don't know nothin about tlet breed. Jut I've
been lmproYln' my sheep O. late years and hey
got some mighty fine Cotswold, and meriuos.
and thought Us how, mefbe, as YOU were q
congressman, you might got hold Of sunthin'
10 see tibet ram o yourn !"
Inc Old farmhouse has been entirely recon-
suucted within the last year. 1t is now q quaint
but sl64ty building, apparently new through
OUT ana cohGlulns about twenty rooms. Il is
plainly but tastefuliv furnished The exterior
Is painted white, with red roof and green vim
dow shutters There are forty windows The
general pubhc office Is q small building stand
!IS a lew feet from the northwest corner OF his
house. Ia the rear, few rods away, are other
"utbtnldln6s and the barns, one for horses and
another Tor cattIe,-thc sheds for cattle and
sheep, etc. The barns are models Of neatuess.
/ cleanliness, and convenience. There are five
horses, a matched team Of light dapple .ravs
very fine pair Of matched blacks, and a Ken
! tuchy mare which the general bought of Orvile
+ Grant
Gen. Garfield is not a very e1pelt horsemau.
and he sometimes shows little abscnt-minded-
ness that amuses his neighbors Il is his habit
TO drive to church on Sundays with his family,
unattended by servant. lie will not allow his
team to stand out III the cold during service,
but unmtches and puts his horses in a friend
barn neartAe church. Last SUNDAY after SER
wee, he hltched his span Of black colts 10 his
wagon, aud forgot to buckle the lines TO the
DIE. lie consequence was that when he got
INTO the wagon and started the team he came
very near having runaway. When the team
was stopped and the lines Ducked an old far
mer gravcy remarked: General you'll have
TO do better thanthat when you take the reius
OF government, or the political mule sill git
away with you :"
OF cattle there is herd OF tventy-six, mostly
grade Dun hams, tut there are three Aldelney
COWS and one thoroughbred Aldernev bull
he latter was presented to General Garfield by
the Hon. A. =. Hewitt before the unfortunate
unpleasantness growing out of the Morev Chi
nese letter
'THLREBY HANGS TALE.
At the last session Of congress, after the hot
4Chatt7 on Inc : riders to the appropriation
bill, Gen. Garfield and Mr. Hewitt were engaged
IN friendly conversation Ii VIII be remCm-
hcred chat Garfield had denounced the action
OF the Democrats as revolutionary Said Hew
. It'll: . General. | have some very fine AIderDev
stock. and Viii send thoroughbred bull calf
to your farm on one condition" "What Is the
conditiont' ASKED Garfield. THAT the bull
shall lie named by me-" SAID Hewitt. "AU
right" replied the general. land what name
will you give him?" "Revolution " said Hcw-
lit. "Well, lejoned the general, "it shall be
that, If you say SO, but think a more appro-
pirate name would be CONGRESSIONAL Rider. -
The cali soon came to the farm and bears the
name that the donor gave it.
he milk from Gen. Gartield's dairy is carted
70 the railway station every morning and even
ING, and shipped to the Cleveland market.
Near the barns Is small building in which is
kept n steam engine which was manufactured
ly the }. |. Case Ihreshing Machine Co., Ra-
cine, Wis. used for saving wood, cutting feed
for stock, etc. Besides the stock already mem
toned there are eighteen thoroughbred Cots
void sheep and dozen swine Of tie Berkshire
ana Fuland-C hIua breeds
Notwithstanding the alleged deprCdatiOns Of
visitors, very fair crops were harvested as the
result Of
THE PAST SEASONS WORN.
From fifteen acres Of corn there was hushed
one thousand and thirty bushels; seven and
one-thIrd acres Of wheat averaged thlrty-thret
hive hundred and seyenty-hve bushels: eight
acres of rye, two hundred and seventy-twC
bushels; from thirty-tve acres of meadow wer,
harvested seVenty-tive tons Of hay: and two
acres OF mangel-wurZe.s yielded five hundred
bushels There Is also small DuckWhcat crop
not yet threshed. There are fifty acres OF
pasture. There is q small orchard, which bore
tins year. about five hundred bushels OF apples.
The farm, with the ImprOyeno hts made on Il
by Cen Garfield II estimated to be -WortI
,0U0
Gen. Garfield has the reputation among his
nelGhbors of being a good farmer-one Of the
Uest, indeed, in the region, where good farmers
abound. They tell me that he mam4ests deel
interest IN everything pertaining 10 aSrlcultCrt
and stock-ralsinE. lie finds
RECREATION N FARM WORK.
and personally taken hand III 1t whenever ht
can find time to DO so. Although he has three
nell employed on the fam, and several servants
about the house. he II in the habit OF dong any
little chores or erIands that may come II ms
way. Ii Is not an uncommon tlug Tor nun tC
80 10 the post-Ofiice. half mile away, on horse
back, and carry home on the ponmei OF las
saddle large and Well.flled mai lag. tbs
pian and taTm-like manners and habits greatly
endeaF hm 70 the country People about HIM.
At u unjust 10 mention the othef animals OF
General Garteld's farm and say nothing OF Ms
bi black Newfoundland dog. Veto. tie Is Z
very kind and in. eiligent fellow, ana seems g
share il the genial aud ho-pitaoIe HpIlI when
ptrYGdes the premises. tie eAiieNl IeNot't-' ;,
from every visitor Goiu5 INTO the genera ;
otigce. once. after few days absence, 6iSetoc
tue gentlemen who we're there, but dlo n2l
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