The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-05-17
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me SIOck, as representative OF the
CITIZEN l paid Martinhurst a visit
to see the fine stock there for my
self and them.
The farm is magnificent domain
of LOO acres on either side of Rich
land creek. On the north Polk s
creek meanders through the place
and it is bounded on the east by
Blue creek and on the south it is
traversed by Clear creek. 1t is rich
IN alluvial deposits and no where in
Tennessee can a finer body of land
be found. Many a lordly baron has
no such estate. The Brick Church
and Buford's Station road traverses
it from east to west. The buildings
are on a considerable elevation over
looking the valley and road. 1t is
now the beautiful month of May
and on this rich farm the grass and
clover is growing in great luxuri-
ance and the big wheat fields are
waving in the breeze. The farm is
under the management of T. NJ.
Spofford, grandson of the late owner,
Thos. Martin. L. S. Blanton is the
efficient Overseer. He has about
twO-thirds Of the place sown to grass
and grain, The other one third is
titled mostly by skilled white labor.
There is quite colony or town of
industrious white men who are
mostly young men just starting in
life and on these rich lands they
ought to and will succeed. 1 find
numbers of them taking the CITI-
ZEN, which is a sure index of their
intelligence. But set out to give
description of the fine stock. 1
could write long article discrip-
tive of the place and management
without speaking of the magnificent
stock, after saying that every thing
IS managed with system and order
by the tap Of huge bell and that
they run a blacksmith shop and
wood shop for their own tools-and
it keeps busy.
Mr.. Spoford, realizing the i'm
portance of turning the domain into
stock farm, went north and visited
all the great stock centers and Sc
lected the Clidesdale horse and the
Holstein cattle as the very best.
He bought a stud and 4 brood
mares at cost of more than $4,000.
A Holstein bull and COWS at a
like cost.
l took look at Brown Glancier,
the most colossal piece of horse
flesh 1 ever beheld. He is III
hands high and weighs LOO pounds
and is a beautiful dapple bay in
color, is as perfect in form as
Shetland pony and is magnificent in
his carriage. 1t is suggested that
it was this monster charger trotting
around his lot and not an earth
quake that scared Pulaski so a few
weeks since. Robt Evans, ir., is
attending to these fine stock and he
keeps them in apple-pie order and
is one Of the best horse masters
ever met. He is equally clever and
accommodating. 1 then took look
at the brood mares and colts. The
mares are all large and uniform in
their making, being dapple browns
mahogany. They have colts
which are all large, but there is
one, the oldest, not two months old,
that looks like iron works. 1t has
muscles like an old horse. They
have a Fairbanks scales and l had
him weighed; he threw up the beam
at $40 pounds. He is as pretty as
a picture and looks too proud to
walk on the ground.
[ next took look at the Hol-
stems. Uncle Tom is at the head
OF the herd. He is black and white,
in fact, they are all one color-a
pure white and jet black, and each |
has a white belt running around |
just back Of the shoulder that is
very peculiar. Uncle Tom walked |
on the scales and tilted the beam at
2OO29 pounds. He is kept entire
Iy on dry feed. If he was put on
grass and fattened he would weigh
5000 pounds. Imported Queen
had just dropped twin heifers which
are perfect pictures. They are
snow white and jet black and are
large and fine. One of the COWS
weighed 1870 pounds. They are
mixers, having to be
MIXED three times a day, and their
udders look like bushel measures.
Their milk is rich and makes a very
fine class Of butter. The finest
thing is a calf, Neptune End; one
year old 1st day of April. We had
him weighed. He stood at 1,070,
which 1 think is by far the best
yearling l ever heard of. They
sold calf recently for $3.50 and be-
fore getting home with him his
purchaser was offered 5000. I
While your reporter was there
Mr.. Blanton drove in his flock of
Jotswold sheep to shear. There
we're 13S ewes and bucks and rs
ambs. They are well bred and are
/ fine flock.
Mr.. Blanton has a man who does
but attend to the dairy.
They were milking II Shorthorn
.ows that all had Holstein calves l
them. The spring is a
one and has a fine +!
pring house prepared especially for \
larry purposes. !
My visit was a very pleasant one 1
nd l hope many of your readers
Till go and see this magnificent q
took and be convinced of their a
Mr.. Blanton and Mr.. !
vans both will do all they can to
make a visit there pleasant. Mr.. Q
pofford deserves the thanks of the "
ountry for his efforts to introduce P
hese fine breeds Of stock. 1 could g
OF possibly tell all that L saw a
nat interested me on this magnifi Il
emit place. Perhaps will go there /,
gain in the interest of your readers. u
VENI VIDI.
Honest Sancho wanted to sanctify the CT
enevolent inventor of sleep, and all a.
lie world is pretty much of his way of @,
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