The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-10-25
4 SUCCESSFUL sTOCKAfAN AND
AN ENTERPRLSLNG F,ARAER
HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn.
October 18, 1882.
the Editor of the Morristown Gazette /:


To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
Our little county of Hamblen haf
as good and blooded stock, perhaps
as can be found anywhere in the
State. We take pleasure in stating
that among those who stand at the
head of the list as successful breed
ers and raisers of stock, is Mr.. w. M.
Murdoch, who resides near Bulls
Gap, in the upper end of this coun-
ty. Undoubtedly he is one of the
best of this character, and if neees-
sary, can display it to the satisfae-
ton of any one. Indeed he has
proved this fact and maintained his
reputation at the same time, at the
various county fairs recently held
in this section. AT the Greeneville
fair Mr.. Murdoch entered three
head of his celebrated stock, viz
Sweepstakes" mare, "Mule" colt,
yearling filly "Young Ribbon
which resulted as follows "Sweep-
stakes, second premium; "Mule"
colt, first premium; and "Young
Ribbon the blue ribbon and first
prize. Mr.. Murdoch was also at
the Tate's Spring fair and took four
premiums. Sweepstakes" mare,
second premium "Mule" colt, first
premium; young Ribbon" second
premium. Sweepstakes" took the
special premium of the $40 Oliver
Chilled Plow, presented by Messrs.
Brown, Wells & Hoyt, of Morris
town. "Young Ribbon" was sired
by R. S. Taylor's cooper Bottom"
horse, and he out of "Old Ribbon"
from Kentucky. .'Old Ribbon"
took the blue ribbon and silver cup
prizes at Lexington, KY, when four
years old, pacing, and i'd said to
have made mile in 2:40 On the oc-
casion.
The Mule colt that took the
first premium at the Greeneville
and Tate's Spring fairs, was sired
by ''Murdoch's Jack" he by the
"Big Kentucky Jack" owned by r..
S. Taylor. Mr.. Murdoch sold pair
of mules recently, of his own rails
ing, for $4OO. We think the farm
ers and stock raisers of East Ten
nessee would do well to call and see
Mr.. Murdoch's stock, as we'll as to
see one of the best and most conve-
niently arranged barns in the coun-
ty of Hamblen, which at present
contains about one hundred loads of
superior meadow hay. The barn is
"a by 81 feet, and is very convenient
for stock, A wagon loaded with
hay can be driven into it and un-
loaded in few minutes by means
ofa 'harpoon horse hay fbrk" "a
new-fangle invention which Mr.. NJ.
recently purchased at the North.
The 'fork" is operated by ropes and
pulleys, and the hay is run to either
end of the barn by the same by the
aid of horsepower 1t is great
labor saving concern, and does its
work admirably. A Virginia gen.
tleman who recently passed through
Mr.. Murdoch's neighborhood, pro-
nounced his barn as being the best
and most suitable for the manage
ment and care of stock, that he had
seen on his line of traYel between
Richmond, Virginia, and Nashville,
Tenn. Mr.. Murdoch informed us
that he predicts that all the farmers
of this county, who gives their at
tention to the proper breeding and
raising of stock, will, within a few
years at least, have good and sub
stantial barns similar to his, and
that the county will be filed with
healthy blooded and valuable stock,
rs good and pure as can be found in
any State in the Union.
Mr.. S. M. Haun, we are glad to
report, took the second premium at
the late Tate's Spring fair, on the
best pair of horses driven in trace.
Mr.. Haun has magnificent pair Of
black horses, which are very valua-
Die and should give him much
pride. He lives in the upper end
IF Hamblen county, and is one of
'ur most successful and cnterpris-
ng farmers,
One more mention of the Tate's
Spring fair, Mr.. Editor, and we are
through with this article. Miss |
Cornelia Ann Sullenbarger was the
young lady who won the
'25 ladies prize saddle, offered as Q |
peeial premium by the Hon. VIM,
of Morristown, for the |
most graceful lady riding on horse
'ack. She is a daughter of your
I'D friend, "Uncle Albert Sullen-
,arger," one of the best living and
most popular farmers in this coun-
y, who is universally admired for
lis joviality and generosity in gen.
'ral. We tip the cup, and drink to
Miss Cornelia's health.