The Republican journal., 1886-07-08
Waldo County Farms.
BAY VIEW STOCK FARM, BELFAST.

noted establishment, The soil along the coast
miles, is excellent, and Il drive through this
section in summer is always cool and delight
full, while the impression one gets Of its beauty
from the opposite shore, or from the bosom of
the bay, lends an added enchantment to the
view and makes one long for Il closer inspec-
ton. The buildings belonging to the farm
stand upon moderate eminence some eighty
rods from the shore. The ground is densey
covered with waving grass even at this early
date, (June 5th) slopes gradually from them to
the waters edge. This vast lawn is diversified
by natural swells and terraces, and its sixty
rods of water frontage where white line of
surf and sand marks the boundry between the
green waves and the blue, pushes onward with
graceful curve, forming what has long been
known as Patterson's point. Viewed from a
distance, whether from land or sea, the loca-
ton is the first to arrest attention, and the one
OH which it fingers longest. From the piazza
in front of the house there is nothing on the
whole coast more beautiful than the prospect.
On the right is the city-its shipyar,ls. the ship
pretty white cottages row on row, the large,
square tlat-roofed houses of the old time ship
captain, the modern villas. the lines of elms
which mark the streets, while the hum. but not
the noise, of business is heard. In front the
lovely western shore, the willows. the parti-
colored seaside cottages. Northport, Mt. PEREZ
val, and as a back ground are the Lincolnville
and Camden hills always blue and haZy and
mellow in these summer afternoons. To the
left, Bluehil Mountain, the bold outlines of
the SUBMITS of Mt. Desert, historic Castine,
Eggemoggin Reach, Long Island, and the West
ern Passage stretching away and away, losing
itself in distance and the broad Atlantic
The farm comprises some 300 acres of land.
About nine years ago it was purchased by its
present propretors, Messrs. Parker 4 Otis.
At that time it was thoroughly run down; the
buildings We're old and almost worthless, the
fences We're decayed and for the most part
gone, the hay crop was barely fifteen tons. and
that of poor quality, while the pastures were
growing up to bushes. This enterprising firm,
under the supervision of Mr.. Parker the
managing partner, has been busy engaged
since then in demonstrating what energy and
courage can do towards building up farm
and Il business. New buildings have been
erected, fences built, drains put in, pastures
cleared and all the appliances and requisites
for successful md intelligent farming have
been provided. The stock barn is Il substantial,
well appointed building 45NS0, and is kept
Scrupulously neat and clean. There are two
other barns used for storing hay and grain, be-
sides the long sheds and outbuildngS so useful
i'll large establishment. The farm is compact
and accessible. The soil is strong and deep,
well adapted to hay and grain. In the well
fenced pastures there is an abundance of rich
feed, and the rocks and soil shows plenty of
lime and other materials essential to the
growth of bone and muscle as well as fat. A
young orchard of 200 trees has been started;
wells have been dug, and in the tool house we
n Il Iui IL,
ploWs, rollers, etc., etc. Mr.. Parker believes
III thorough cultivation, i'll blowing well, and
his neighbors say, in narrowing too much. In
our judgment il will be to their advantage to
copy rather than deride. In proof we have
only to point to the fact that the hav crop on
Bay View Farm this year will be at least one
hundred tons. Considering the condition of
affairs nine years ago. it seems to lis that Mr..
Parker has been farming to some purpose.
We venture to predict that in nine wears more
the hay crop will be nearly double what it now
But the crowning attraction, the sure foun-
dation on which success is laid is the noble
stock. There are now on the farm thirty head
of pure bred llereford> and Durham At the
head of the herd stands the imported bull,
Duke Of Pcnpont, wei Ching 1900 pounds. This
animal was bred by Maj. Caryon Of Cornwall,
England, Eng. registry, l6,975, and American
do 64ll. Next is PenebScot, 3 wears old.
weight, 400 pounds, grandson of Tegreham,
now owned by Fowler & Van Malta Of Fow-
Ter, Ind. and valued at $4,000. The register
ed bull Hector, y months Old. is aneNception-
ally fine animal who tips the scale at 100
pounds. not Il pound of which is forced
growth In the next stalls are the two year
ng>, Duke of Waldo and Prince of Waldo, Il
pair of broad, deep. we'll developed Youngsters
that are no discredit to their parcntagc. The
six months old bull, Nindicator, just sold to
parties in Massachusetts, will no doubt be a
prize winner. In the pasture we found the
cows, among which and the peer Of all, was
Pearl 81, years old. which won the first prize
at the New England Fair. over nine competi-
tors, and further on a handsome string Of
heifers, one and two years Old. The younger
animals show clearly that the ''pointS" are be-
inc brought out under Mr.. Parker's system of
breeding rather than lose sight of they show
that the herd is improving in makeup and in
excellence each year. One grade heifer was,
we venture to say, one of the best models as to
the perfect points for a beef animal to be found
in New England.
An hour spent with the proprietor in his
reading room, disclosed the fact that he not
only has the best books pertaining to his calling,
but reads them. Herein is the secret of his sue
cess, and much of the steady advance which he
is making is due to this alone. The moral effect
of this enterprise is beginning to be felt in
Waldo county. We trust that the time is near
when farmers will realize more fully. the i'm
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