Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-11
Clear Lake Stock Farm.

cago, st. Paul Il Omaha road, under the
charge of conductor Cox, headed for avisit
to the Clear Lake Stock Farm, owned by
David Bows d Co., situated mile and
quarter west of Bingham Lake station,
Cottonwood county, 142 miles from St.
Paul. For the trip we were most
fortunate in having as compagnonS
de roy0ge Mr.. A. Bailey, trav-
cling agent for David Bows & Co., Capt.
Bart Atkins and Carl Judson. secretary of
the State Agricultural socity, trio of as
enthusiastic and we'll posted horsemen,
and entertaining companions, as can be
found anywhere. Of course,
with such party time
passed swiftly. and when at o'clock in
the afternoon Bingham Lake station was
reached, we could hardly bring ourselves
to the realization of the fact that ten
hours Of time had flown by and 142 miles
of space traversed since leaving the depot
at st. Paul.
At the depot we were met by Mr.. B. H.
Goodell, superintendent of the farm, with
the trotting stallion Richard R and trot-
ting mare Weasel not we'll mated
in size, but filling the bill as to style and
speed-hitched to Dem ocrat wagon, seat
ed in which we were rapidly driven to the
farm house, which with the surrounding
buildings forms striking feature in the
landscape looking west from the station.
FARM AND BUILDINGS.
OF course our first objective point was
look at the horses, but before entering
upon this subject, few words in reference
to the farm itself. 1t con-
sists of three and a half adjoining
sections of land, or between 2,1OO and p
200 acres Of as fine rolling prairie land as
is to be found anywhere in Minnesota.
The railroad runs through the eastern sec
ton near its western line. Back from the
railroad track some forty rods and front
ing south, is the farm house, a story and a
half frame structure, built in the form of
cross, painted white with green blinds,
and containing all the conveniences.
desirable in such structure
Back from the house some twenty
rods and an equal distance to the west
are the stables, shops, etc, of the farm
These stables also front south, and, with
the other buildings, have been so arranged
| as to form two large, open yards. Briefly
the buildings here are as follows Horse
barn 40x100, with IS loose boxes, granarv
| and harness room. The boxes are -Ox14w with
sliding doors, sided and dressed floors, iron
gratings, in fact every appurtenance to
make them comfortable, safe, cheerful
| and healthy. Through the center runs a
- foot driveway, and overhead are sleep
ing rooms and loft for feed. Next west is
the work horse barn 32x6O, with eight
loose boxes and seven double stalls. Run
ming at right angles with this and con-
nected on the rear is the Short Horn barn.
6Ox70, with three loose boxes and eight
fO1hle stalls. The Grade Cattle barn is
l44oo, after the pattern of the Short
Horn barn, and the Bull stables.
14xS6, with seven loose boxes. 12x14.
On the extreme west of the row of stables
IS the steer barn, 60X156, a basement barn
with accommodations for 400 head of cat
tie. All the stables have large hay lofts,
the necessary feed boxes. managers, etc.
and wide drive ways through the center
A little to the front and about the center
of the row of stables is the wagon and ma
chine shed 16x1G0, and opposite
this the blacksmith shop, while
in the rear of the row of stables and about
opposite the centre is the hog house. divid-
ed into 7x1O foot departments The
buildings are all painted bright red
with white trimmings, giving them q most
attractive appearance.
| \ short distance west of the stables, and
reached by gentle slope,
furnishing the most desirable
drainage, Is Clear lake-after which the
farm has been named-a beautiful body of
clear soft water with shore line of some
two miles. On the south, east and north
of the farm house fine grove of young
trees is being grown, adding greatly to the
! beauty of the place. While the farm is
largely devoted to stock raising, there now
being upon it some forty head of fine bred
horses, old and young, and twenty four
work horses, POO head of short-horn
and grade cattle, and some
hundred and fifty Berkshire hogs, its broad
acres affords all the grazing and hay land
required and still leaves princeIy domain
for cultivation, their being this year about
1000 acres IN wheat, oats, barley, flax,
corn, potatoes and other vegetables. The
farm is abundantly supplied with water in
addition to Clear lake, lively gravel bot
toned brook running through the herding
| grounds, while pure fresh cool
water can be secured at any
point at depth of from % to 40 feet
While the grass is principally native, and
closely resembling the famous Kentucky
blue grass, large tracts have been seeded
to timothy and cloyer, which grows lux
uriantly. To work the farm and care for
the stock requires % men and - work
teams, in addition to which is the snper-
intendent, the housekeeper and the women
help. The bulness is thoroughly system
atized, the record of every day being
carefully entered in ledger for that pur-
pose, which is balanced monthly, SO that
but moment is required at any time to
tell just what the farm is doing. So much
for the farm, and now for glance at
THE HORSES.
The first led out for inspection was that
grandly bred .trotting sire, Western Chief
by Curtis Hanabletonian, son of old Ham.
l bletonian, dam Lady Eleanor by Nam.
: brine Chief, thus going directly back on
the side of both sire and dam to the
fountain head, imp. Messen.
ger. We had not seem tbe
= horse for four years, and when he was led
? out could hardly believe that the kingly