The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
Mobiles County Stock.
No. X.

The ADVANCE presents this week
brief write-up of the stock farm of
o II. ROCHE.
Il 500, 900 Stock Furm-Amplc Build
inys and B!oodetl Stock-Horses u
Specially.
Although the farm is located in Jack
son county, just across the line, we
place the sketch. under the heatiOf
Mobiles County Stock for. convenience,
rs the farm is to all intents and pur-
poses Mobiles county one, W"rthing
ton being the trading point and main
source Of supply.
The farm is located on Round Lake,
about two miles from Round Lake sta
ton on the b., G.. r. & n. railroad,
and comprises 1740 acres. with about
:,UO acres broken.
BUILDINGS.
The buildings on this farm are first
class and among the best and largest IN
Southwestern Minnesota The dwell
ing house cost $4,000 to $7,O0>, is two
stories, has p rooms, besides closets,
ample cellar with wine vault, clsterns,
etc.
The main barn is 5OxS4 feet, two
stories. At one end are the stalls for
about 80 head Of cattle. In the middle
is the drive. way and hay room, and ut
the other end are nine single and four
box stalls for horses, with harness and
feed rooms. The upper story is for
hay with IA capacity OF so to 800 tons.
The sheep barns or sheds are also
ample. One is 2ox160 feet. 16 it. posts,
with capacity for 500 sheep. The other
IS l2xl0O feet, 10 #. posts, and capacity
for 250 sheep.
The cattle shed is 14x16O feet. 10 #.
posts, and will accommodate over 50
head of cattle.
The hog tarn is 2Gx40, ii #. posts,
two stories, with corn crib overhead
and accommodates so hogs.
There is also hen house, 12x2l, and
a dog house or kennel. 20x35 feet, with
Il yard 135 feet square surrounded by a
tight board fence. This will accommo-
date 25 to 80 dogs, and in the summer
when Mr.. II. is out on his annual hunt
ing tour, he keeps Is to 20 good dogs.
Besides these there is grinding
shop 16x24, two stores, with bins for
oats, etc, overhead. : &,sHf =,
There are two corn cribs, 10x4O feet,
with drive way between. ~
Mr. II. has tia plans, now in the
hands of w. II. Bigelow, the builder,
for another barn which will be built in
the spring for horses exclusively. 1t
will he 6SxS4.
STOCK.
There are 20 head of horses now on
the place. First in the lot is ''Bxsce.
do" the Prussian- Norman stallion, for
which Mr.. II. paid $1,000 Then there
is the trotting mare, "Belle," costing
$500 and a Kentucky saddle horse cost
ing $500 to 500. Then come the six
large Norman mares. heretofore men,
toned in the ADVANCE, weighing L.
400 to 1000 each. The rest are brood
mares, driving horses, colts, etc.
AT present there are about 100 head
OF cattle on the farm. Among these
are the thirteen imported lolled Angus
cattle costing from $3.50 to $l40o head.
The rest are sl,ort-horns, among which
are four pure bloods purchased of De-
Graft. ,e-
The sheep number about 730 head,
among which are about 500 coarse wool
ewes, the method being to cross the
coarse woods with merino rams. The
clip last year averaged to pounds.
! Mr.. r. keeps 81 head of hogs. Berk-
sllires and Poland Chinas crossed.
! Mr.. Roche considers this fair be-
ginning. He has so far invested about
I 100000. He is not selling at present.
I His speciality will be fine horses. The
new barn will be for horses exclusively
! and he expects t. keep about 100 head.