The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-19
For The Farmer and GseA luic.
Another Of Wakes Fine Farms
lille Lang,ry's Jersey Cousins
and Young Sir Walter Raj
eish-vieWs from Spring
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Oregon iarIn. WHICH IL was osI pleas
ure 10 visit a Few DAYS age. n COMPANY
with its owner. NJ. William Crime.
who Ievotes more time and care u
stock rails M than any oao g. our knowi-
edge. Tie low Irregular arm house,
with its comfortable panneled rooms.
broad passages. ard general surround-
Jugs. makes expect 10 see Tic John
Bull whi>kered English farmer, and hs
rudy faced wife. and truly farther on
we find one OF las subjects a genial
Iri>hman. busy boiling Calrots, pars-
mis-. beet> and turnirs I'D q huge cau'-
dron. and from the odor and generous
warmth Infused through this building
by aPr.HGle Nc j4a.e lLat Pat
Oucil's life las is pleasant lines, even
t. The care OF forty graded COWS. which
are uo@ filing past u their dinner, each
casting I grateful looS II Their at.cr-
lant. The appearance OF this herd.
consisting OF mixed Devon. >horthorn.
JERSEYS. an Durham. shows through
their winter coats the attention they re-
cClyc. We next visit The Vermont
pevons. Of which Mr.. Grimes ; Justly
PROUD. anu from their color OF the deep
est cattle red We should say they were
o. the best. Then. Ven OF Gold
one of the finest shaped and best marx
a! Jersey bulls we have ever seen. WA.
brought from his Stockadc where he j.
kept excluded from the View OF hs- ad-
miring female friends. John O'Groat.
the Devon bull. massive II size and
weight. Is a picture 10 greet the eve oi
a conscientious butcher, while Il second
jersey bull Of two years old. Duke 81
Oregon as he walked al the head 81
his female companions reminded Us that
Vein Of Gold would. ar a not distant
day. have Il worthy competitor. There
are separate fields fenced for each herd.
and an abundance of dry feed m racks
conveniently located tor them 10 eat
when tired OF grazing on l~uccrnc, vetchc~.
clover ard grass. which are generously
grown. The cattle stalls are well bed
ded with pine straw and leaves, box
built. and well arranged for comfort and
feeding purposes. At this farm there
are seventy Of these stalls. and all have
occupants. Adjoining these IS a large
three-story building with shed attach
ments. seventy by sixty. where the dry
feed is cut up by circular knives run by
horse power. and a goodly quantity it
takes. To the 1iZht are the stock
stables. where. Tradition to the farm
horses and mules. the breeding stallion.
"Percheron-Norman." (regis'ered), of
sturdy build, and that endurablc iron
gray color. holds forth with six brood
mares and five of his progeny, some
thing to make our m~ule-buying farmers
think. We leave this part of Oregon
FARM to visit "Spring HILL where
the herd Of Jerseys are kept. Spring
! ITI1l'i -, rn.1t " "a n =, - 10 t1,.,,, Tho
old-time mansion which still adorns the
hill from which can be seen a greater
part of the city, with a full view of the
lunatic asylum, pen!tentlary buildings,
fair grounds, &c. &c. Is surrounded by
a grove of original growth oaks. with
additions of ornamental trees by its
present proprietor, while near by IS Il
forty acre orchard of healthy peach.
apricot. and nectarine trees, and 4 vine
yard OF scuppernong and muscatel
grapes. the fruit of which Mr.. e in
formed us was destroyed the past sea-
son by q drove of irreproachable turkeys
we passed on our way over here. In
days gone by, With its Jolly participants,
there was high revel held at Mint Spring,
down the glade, the clear waters OF
which are vet surrounded by an ever
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lends taste to old apple brandy. The
JERSEYS we came to see are now before
us with their beautiful ewes tringed with
the darkest of lashes. Kindly. gentle.
comely. and distinctly marked. there
could be no better exhibit than this herd
of twenty-three Jerseys OF the purest
strains; dams and heifers all seem to
pet little four-month-old ..Sir Walter
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herd. 'Sylph of DeerfOot.'' '~s.!essa-
mine" Lula" 'Kaatskill," are wcr-
thy danes of notoriety as great butter
yielders. and they are but a standard of
the others. Here We find all Of the CON
veniences Of Oregon farm twenty
three roomy box stalls, large barns,
thrcshcr for cereal crops. sheds. &c !.
&c. Before bidding adieu to our pretty
Jerseys we must not forget that q great
deal is due to Graves Blackwell. their
cOlored attendant. who cares for them
as much for love as for money. Graves
has a new enterprise in the shape of a
%hennery. The buildings are Just conn
pleted. and the prospect of many eggs
and chickens very great, for truly we
know that the blacks are the most sue
ccssful Of fowl ~raisers. What a farm
this is. eleven hundred acres in one
body living lust outside the CITY. five
hundred of which is cultivated either in
cotton cereals or for grazing purposes.
One hundred and fifty acres Of creek
lands along the mile length of Walnut
creek. a stream of well fed spring wa
tiers which farther on runs various mills
and cotton gins. Stacks Of fodder. hay
and straw are to be seen on every side:
for nothing to eat for cattle or the labcrer
is bought. The hill side bitches are in
perfect order. some OF them. connecting
with the lnnatic a. 'lum sewer. are used
as irre@ators, and acres of the land
alongside them show the benefit de-
rived from It's flow. On ali this farm
there is nothing mouotonous-the eve is
always catching something new: from
varied scenery to the pleasantly rolling
land. and farther on to the dense forest
everything Is in sympathy. and as we
conclude. it is not for want of subject.
but to allow those who desire to visit to
see for themselves the attractions. both
natural and artificial, this farm con-
taiEs. q. r. :.
INCREASE. MULTIPLY. AND RE
FLEMISH THE EARTH!"- SAITH
SCRIrTUEE.-Six happy fathers in Raj
eigh have been presented with twins
within the last six weeks. No need Of
migration if it Keeps mp this way.-kn-
ston Free Press.
The capital has done is duty, (there
are more than one dozen couplets); bat
the tidings from the North. South. East.
aud West, tell the same story. Recent
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