The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29

In referring to my memorandum
which had been unaccountably mislaid
(but since found), shall in these
sketches revert to visit that made
in Shiawassee County, and several
other localities, and combine them
in one sketch.
We find the young and energetic
Rush Brothers living nicely on good
$40 acres of land in Bennington, in
the above named county, with COM
Portable home and surroundings. On
this farm we found a nice party of
high grade sheep, on which they are
using at present buck bred by Gid
con Pitts, of Poneoye Falls, N. Y,
and sold them to C.. Hubbard &
Son; also a nice bunch of grade cat
tie, the younger ones being sired by
Hubbard & Sons Wylie Oxford 1854.
We thiuk these boys will soon have
some thoroughbred ones, as the con-
tagion tro,n &. II & Son should catch
hold soon.
l. &. Cooper, the supervisor OF the
town, has farm of only 80 acres,
upon which lie has made improve
ments in the last ten years, the time
he has been on ii. He has no thor.
oughbred or registered stock, but has
80 we'll graded sheep and few head oil
grade Shortaorns.
S. A. Yerkes has fine residence
and good barns on his 24o acers of
level land, with gravelly soil, close by
the village OF Bennington. He showed
US $50 grade sheep, and his ram,
bred by and purchased from l..
Sprague, OF Pennington, Mich; also
a cow bred by A. S. Brooks, and her
calf from c. HiLbard & Sons Wylie
Oxford. He also has some Poland
Chinas. Mr.. Yerkes has in the past
been quite horse fancier, raising
and selling some very fine and val.
liable stock, among which, if We re-
member rightly, was Reynard, who
was killed on the track at Charlotte
last year. We were quite interested
in his fish pond, in which are some
specimens of crap of good size.
John WEIGH came into this town II
years ago, and settled IN wilderness;
today, as the results of his labors, he
owns 100 acres Of splendid wheat land,
with new house built yerar ago,
good barns and other building: He
has lot of good horse, cattle, and
Iao grade sheep, but thinks the
Michigan Farmer too dear at $3.50
a year for him to think of taking.
We thank the noble band of over
$4,000 farmers and stockmen who are
pleased to think so differently.
John w. Dewey of Owosso, showed
us his five.year old Shorthorn bull, 9th
Duke of Fenton 35a5o, by 10th Duke
of Oakland r9s49, out of Fanny 4th
(Vol IA, p. 53I.) by Butcher Ios4o;
and also nice bunch of two and
three-year old high grades (by light
Of lantern) and also bay mare, SIX
year-old and three-year-old by
Louis Napoleon, as well as some
Magma Charta stock. He has a good
house and barns on his $40 acres of
rich land, and has 40 grade sheep
and uses only registered sires.
VIM F. Payne has 200 acres of land,
lot Of grade cattle and sheep, some
half blood Percheron stock. Bravo,
= years old, and his Jumbo 2 years,
are straight, clean limbed and active.
He uses Vermont registered ram on
his flock of Merinos.
Z. ]. Cook has us acres of the old
homestead upon which there is a nice
house, and good barns, with basement.
His father settled upon this farm as
years ago, and is full of mental vigor
at the advanced age of IS years.
We see some seven or eight we'll bred
Shorthorns, though not not recorded;
among them is a six-year-old COW that
is a square, level animal, and a good
mixer and breeder; also light roam
that pleasedus we'll. His two-year-old
bull was sired by one ofthe bulls at the
College Farm, Lansing. He hes