The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-09
Notes By The way.
the Michigan Farmer.

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The stock farm of the Barnes
Brothers is situated about three and
a half miles from Byron, and eight
from Gaines Station on the d., G.. H..
& Milwaukee Railway, their nearest
railway point at present. The dis
lance from the railroad has always
been a serious obstacle to their bust
ness, and other stockmen and farm
ers in the vicinity have labored under
the sas,e disadvantage. The extern
sion of the Toledo & Ann Arbor
Railroad to Durand will pass half a
mile west of Byron, and a station will
be located there, bringing them with
in three miles of a road which eros
ses and connects with all the main
lines in the State.
Lakeveiw Farm, as the farm is
called, is situated on both sides of
the road, and beautiful fields of grain
and meadow stretch out into the dis.
lance on either hand. The large
mount Of stock kept upon it for
years has made it very productive,
while the large buildings and com
Portable dwellings show its owners to
be both thrifty and enterprlsing.
Upon arrival at the farm the first
visit was made TO the large flock of
Merinos. 1t consists of over a hun
dred ewes of all ages, besides lambs,
and now contains about 200 head in
all. The stock rams in use are
Eclipse, 76a a three year old(L. w, &
O. b. 42), and a two year old named
Acme. These rams, with their old ram
Monarch 4oS, sired all the young
stock in the flock. Eclipse 762 was
bred oy A. J. Iowner. Of Vermont,
dropped in 1880; sire, ]. Il. Stickney's
753, dam,F F. &. l. E. Moore III. The
three year old ram referred to above
was sired by Monarch 4oS, a ram
which did great service in this flock,
and from an S. & S. d. Doud W
sired BY Burwell's Bismark. The
brother of this ram was sold this
season to 60 to South America, MI.
Close picking him up at the Flint
shearing.
His sire was Kellog's Dix SOS, he
by General Dix 500, now owned by
s. c. Lombard, of Addison, and his
dam was sired by F. & L.. E. Moore
3o3, he by Centennial 4o4. The dam
Of Kellog's Dix was also by Centen-
NAL This young ram is a very
attractive one in form, with a strong
back and loins, good straight hind
leg. We saw a sample Of his fleece,
and it is of good length and style,
carrying a fair amount of buff oil, and
in every way a desirable fleece for a
stock sheep. The few lambs with
which he is credited this season are
good ones. The three year old by
Monarch 4o8, is also a very fine
sheep, as he ought 10 be from his
breeding. Monarch has always been a
heavy shearer, and his lambs have in
herited his characteristics in a marked
degree.
Monarch was bred by G. w. Smith
of Oceola, Livingston Co., is now
owned by A. w. Maring of Mendon,
St. Joseph County, and we have no
doubt is giving his owner entire sat-
isfaction. These two rams were Sc.
lected out Of a bunch of about 10 of
the same age, simply upon their gen.
eral appearance, and without any
knowledge Of their breeding or that
they had been selected to keep in the
flock. And, by the way, Kellog's
Dix this season sheared a fleece of
81 lbs. IS o., which gave eight lbs.
one OF. of thoroughly secured wool.
The percentage of lambs raised in this
flock this season is unusually large,
and they are good stout nes toe.
The flock having been looked over,
the Poland Chinas were the next
attraction. In this stock Lakeview
Farm has a wide reputation, and to
those who like a good hog a visit to
this farm will prove very interesting.
The hogs are not kept in a large
pen with all the modern improve.
ments. dear experience having shown
to the best breeders in the country
that such pens sooner or later become
a positive nuisance, e~ndaugering the
health of the hogs, and promoting
the spread of disease. The hogs
here have a wide range. Small NOV
able pens are placed in the pasture
fields and orchards, and in these the
brood sows and their filters find their
resting place at night, their liberty
being unrestricted during the day.
That this course has worked well an
inspection Of this herd will convince
anyone. We fosnd about a dozen
sows in the herd, nearly all with lit
tiers of various ages. They came from
the herds of such noted breeders as
c. w. Jones, of Richland, Kalamazoo
Co., E. & ]. M. Klever. Fayette Co.,
Ohio, Duffield & Shellenberger, Of
Summerville, Butler Co., Ohio, and
otharc Hva1 from fhapo Old and