St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-25
were SO persistent they could not be re-
fused, though much against his will.


MEMORY.
The other stallion doing duty at this
farm is Memory, the property of G. A. b.
for the Pilot, Jr., blood he possesses, Of
which he has three strains Heis by Mann
brine Gift, son of Mambrino Pilot, by Mann
brine Chief, dam Zephyr by Swigert. Mr..
Sherwood wishes to secure twelve or fifteen
fillieS by Memory out of his HambletOnian
and MambrinO mares, which he will keep
to breed to Woodford Wilkes and Baymont.
OTHER STOCK.
Mr.. Sherwood also has Clydesdale stall
lion which he keeps for the benefit of farm
ers in the neighberhood, and he also breeds
Short Horn and Jersey cattle and Berk-
shire hogs. His Short Horn bull is the
second Duke of Rutland 1896, by Duke of
Rutland 1857, brought from Canada by
w. S. King of Minneapolis, out of fourth
L0nan of Lyndale by second Duke
of Hillshurst, 1898, and his Jersey is by
an imp. bull and very fine animal. Of
cattle he has some fifty head, pure breeds
and grades, but as his land is limited he is
contemplating going out of this line entirely
in favor of horses.
THE BUILDINGS
house facing the east and in full view OF
Sheldon. His barns are large, comfortable
and well arranged. The main structure for
his stations and drivers is provided with
sixteen large box stalls, with driveway
between, with business office, harness
room, etc., in front. Another is for the
work horses and blooded CATTLE Two others
are for the brood mares, with twenty box
stalls each, ten on each side, with outside
doors entering into paddocks. Then there
is a colt stable similarly arranged with six
teen box stalls. The paddocks about the
stables are well protected from the winds,
in which the stock run during the day in
winter, except on very severe days, feeding
from hay-racks, so distributed as to keep the
different classes of animals separate.
THE FARM
is being rapidly seeded to blue grass, red
top and timothy, Mr.. Sherwood having de-
raising corn and roots alone, buying other
grain needed. West and north of his farm
house and stables he has planted several
acres to maple, cottonwood, black walnut,
ash and box elder trees. The first planted
of these have already grown to such size
as to supply quite an effective wind-break,
and as he proposes to continue planting for
several years to come, putting in thousand
or more cuttings every year, it is only
question of time when he will have sufficient
timber to put in successful operation
the Open-shed system in the care
of his brood mares and young
flock. The general supervision of
the farm is in the hands of Mr.. A. E. Sher-
wood, the Oldest son of the proprietor, as
sisted by Mr.. Henry Spalding as farmer
and j. G. StebbinS, to drive and develop
the young animals, and the appearance of
the farm and stock is certainly creditable to
their watchful and judicious care. Mr..
Stebbins is very proud, as he has cause to
be. of the young stock he is now handling,
while Mr.. Sherwood evidently has good
reason to be pleased with the excellent
Judgment he is showing in giving them
their early lessons, and l shall not be at all
surprised to see the names of Mr.. Sherwood,
Stebbins and BaymOnt mentioned quite fire.
quently together in the near future.
THE FUTURE.
AS said above Mr.. Sherwood is contem-
plating going out of cattle breeding and
combining himself to the trotter and carriage
horse. He proposes to increase his brood
mares by purchase and breeding to at least
forty, selling off the Accommodations by yearly
public sales, in connection with Minnesota
breeders, with which he is operating, though
his farm is located in Iowa. To the public
sale this year at Midway park, June 10, Mr..
Sherwood dominates ten head, principally
the get of Baymont, all yearlings but one
three-year-old and two -year-olds. The
latter are well broken and will attract at
tentiOn on the day of sale from their
fine style and handsome way of moving.
Many of the yearlings, too, are not only
finely bred, but show the making of grand
animals and will undoubtedly be eagerly
sought after In conclusion 1 may be al
lowed to say that Mr.. Sherwood is laying
the foundation of his breeding farm deep
and strong, and that there is certainly a
bright and prosperous future in store for
the Sherwood Stock farm. j. d. w.