Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-25
Suburban Notes.
An AfternoOn's Drive in the Park and
 Vicinity.


 An Afternoon's Drive in the Park and
 Vicinity.
 New Haven is greatly indebted to our lib- eral distinguished townsman. Hon. Henry Farnam, for the charmingsne driveway of a mile or two to the top of East Rock, now near ly completed. It is intended to connect with the See-All Mountain road. These pie turesque roadways bring to notice the capa- bilities of the Park as an attractive and de- Ightful sanitarium for our people. The mountain heights, commanding extensive views in all directions, are situated in the center of great amphitheater of plains and distant hilltops On the north side of our grand mountain park lies one of the finest garden farms in our city's neighborhood, in possession of Samuel Davis and under the management of his son. It receives the best cultivation. Comprising not less than one hundred acres of interval land between noun tain and river, with sloping southern exposure, it is g very slightly and handsome property. Acres of potatoes, Lima beans, to- matoes sweet corn, egg plants, celery, cab bages, melons, Hubbard squashes and turnips and the fruits of cherry, pear, apple and quince trees, repay richly the cost of raising them for our City market. Five horses and g pair of mules are used in all the varied farm work of the place and the daily marketing. Seven cows (part Alderney and part Durham stock) supply the dairy and milk for farm and city consumption. The swine are the famous Chester white breed. They number about twenty full grown, besides eight or ten filters of shoats of all sizes. They, like all the
 
 poultry are of choice variety, but not many of them at this time. One of the sturdy lit tie mules harnessed to 8 double mold-board plough was turning double furrow between each two long rows of celery, covering It to the top on each side with earth. Many large sacks of Lima beans and ears of sweet corn were piled under one of the fine large apple trees ready for the early morning market So level and evenly rounded are the grass fields that we rode over large tracts in the buggy Three or four deep perennial springs furnish pure water aoundantIy: One is enclosed in small brick house and used for the milk and dairy. At the Hub bard cottage on this the old aubDard 1arH, so famed for it's cherries, and fine location, IS the highest of these four great springs From near the bottom of it two inch pipe conducts all the water needed for watering the farm in all seasons This is of the high est value especially in dry time. The Hub- bard house IS In e4ce1on6 ceAEo dnN A0PnIA3 although over one hundred years old. It's high, overlooking situation, in the midst Of so fourishing, pleasant highly and rightly cultivated, famous old farm, makes the place delightful residence. Its proximity to the Park is an advantage to both.
 A thousand bushels of partly leached ashes from Canada were in one pile for dressing for the moving lands besides loads Of shell lime and cords of manure from one hundred horses in the city stables. MT. D. is very careful to use only the purest and best seed and fertilizers and tho finest breed of anil mals His green-meated citron melons are of the richest kind as we proved by trying them. By the new, broad, smooth, hard Farnam road, reaching within one thousand feet of the summit of the mountain, we en- loved delightful ride on our return. Views of surprising loveliness over vast extent of hill and dale, land and water greeted the eye at many openings; now to ward the north and west, now to the south and east This winding forest road Is In constant use. Every turn is pleasant sur- prise. Mr. Beebe, tbe contractor, is ener- geticalIy driving forward the finish Of the road making to the top. The descent seems to disclose new and finer views. At the fu- ture north gate of the park is seen the Davis farm which skirts it. Where the F6rnam road begins bridge is to span Mill river, connecting with the Whitney vile road, and 8 fine new bridge where the high Farnam road connects with Orange street.