The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-07-15
A Waldo County Farm.

Farm is publishing some interesting notes of
| last week Il preliminary description of the
farm of J. IL. Frye, Montvillc. and here pre-
sent the continuation:
| After the first house which the late Robic
| Frye built had served its purpose, he built Il
| house in 1887. which for Il farm house WAS
large and substantial, for those early times.
| But this, in lNtS, was rebuilt and made over
| by the present owner. 20 that now ii is one of
| the finest farm houses in the State. The main
| house is two stories. with an ell which is part
| of the original house, unchanged, extending to
| the east. while running back from this is an
| other long ell for kitchen. Wood->hcd and >tor
| age rooms. The main barn i II by - feet,
| having a cellar ander the whole. to which Mr..
| Frye intends to put on an extension of forty
| feet. Then there Is an old barn, carriage
| house, hog house, granary and other buildings
| all well located for their several uses: while ON
| the south farm, across the road. is another sci
! Of very comfortable buildings. one house of
| which i probably the oldest building now
standing in MontNillc. A. we We're walking
about the yards, Mr.. Frye said. in his fa,etiou>
| WAN. frrrn@ 10 the number of buildings upon
| his farm. "l e>. this is FRYE city, and am
| Mayor" And it is a large territory over
which he holds sway. The farm extends along
| The road for fully thrccfuurths Of a mile, il
@ocs down out of sight to the south, lost in
| woods and pasture; ii runs up alongside the
| mountains To the north, east and west and
| while this mountain breaks OH the cold winds
| from the northwest, II l. also source of great
| fertility TO the farm. All alOna it sides are
| numerous springs which keep The fields by the
| roadside green and moist of these con-
| Ncys il, splendid water TO house and farm be-
| low in oNcr-towng abundance-and beside.
| the fertility of the higher lands j. being trans
| fcrrcd gradually to the enrichment of those ly
| ing about the foot of the momtains The soil
| is strong, deep, moist. fertile. productive
loaI excellent for grazing and meadow. for
! urchardng. grains or hOtd crops. But being
! Of granite formation the soil is not liable TO
wash. and hence the mountain Is clothed with
| a rich. solid. Green turf way to it> summit.
| When Mr.. Robbie FRYE first settled here, he
! did not know the existence of this mountain.
! All WAS forest, and IL he could see but short
| way from his Opening" he did not know of lis
| existence for years As. however, he extend
| ed hi> eearing> upon the higher parts of h>
| farm aS was the custom in those dayS-hc
| found there WA. no end" to the upward
course of hi> land. He had field, an.l pastures
| upon the side of the mountain which needed
| no nauuriug and 80 the work of clearing went
on Now the mountain is bare Of trees to it,
| summit and prominent mark i'll the land
! scape for miles and miles around.-whcn it is
not fogey. Indeed, Wc do not know but one
must 20 out of Waldo to get out of site of
frye'- Mountain. In the valleys or runs
which follow down it> sides 10 the bottom
lands. are some Of the best fields upon the
| farm Here also ar" some of the Orcharl>-of
| which there are four upon the farm located
| in moist, sheltered, rich places. In all there
| are more than Il Thousand apple trees upon the
| fam. many Of which were set by Mr.. Fryes
| father, and many 10y his oWn hands Nearly
all are grated, the larger part of The fruit be-
| inE BaidWinS. and three thousand bushels of
| apples are marketed in favorable years. The
| bulk Of trees are vet Noung, comparatively,
| and Mr.. Frye j. surf The orchard is to he one
! of The h' s paying paris Of his farm in the flu
| tire. He informs Us that he has experienced
great henctit to his trees by letting his hogs
RIM in the orchards all summer. They turn up
| the soil. keeping it light and mellow, enrich it
| by the ,lrOppn@>, aud eat all fallen and Wormy
| fruit.
Mr.. Eryc'> farm i, emphatically stock and
grazing farm. llay--cllin@ has never been
| plactircd. only twice in Mr.. FrVc'S manage
mcnt Of thu farm. We believe, has hay been
| sold from it, excepting load OF two OCCASION
| ally 10 accommodate meighhor. \ month
| ago. having considerable old hay on hand Mr..
| Frye pressed up about fifteen tons. and rs he
| had enough old hay left beside, went down t.
| Belfast Ia see what he could @cl for il. Thir
teen dollars = ton was all he was offered. Nv ell
! then. not a straw Of it leaves my barn" said
| Mr. Frye. But" replied the shipper, ''the
mice will -et into ii ami spoil it before another
| spring" II they do said Mr.. Frye. IN
| open the bales, cat the hay, mix meal with il
! and feed IT 10 my steers; it is worth ~I5.o0
| ton for that" And 50 the hay is corded uU at
| one end nf his bic barn where il viii remain.
| Mr. FRYE is one of those farmers who are not
Obliged to do a thing they don't want to- and
| the hay Will stay where il j. at present.
| While stock raising is the main feature of
| the farm. the general course of cropping is
| that Of mixed ht>bandry. This year about
| ten arrcs have been under the plow which is
| not Z large amount fol extensive Il farm.
| This i chiefly Grain, which is seeded at once,
;til the tilling tending to moving soon after
| 1t has been taken up a. possible. Considerable
| quantities oI iurnips are crown, Mr.. FRYE
e>termin@ them highly A. food for hogs. and
| think, they can l'e crown at 4 cost not exceed
| ing four cents per bu>hcl. They are mainly
fed raw, are much better than potatoes and
| keep the hogs healthy and growing.
| The stock on this farm usually comprises
| thirty to forty head of cattle. four horses for
! work and driving. from >eNenty-liyc to one
| hundred sheep, and fifteen to twenty hogs.
| For some years Mr. FRYE has been giving
much attention to the breeding Of thorough
| bred >h0rthorns, and has now one of the best
/ herds Of thi, breed in Eastern Maine. The
| foundation OF his herd was made with animals
| bred hv or purchased of the late Hon. Warren
| PerciNal, with others of Mr.. Peter w. Aver.
| of Freedom, these animals being all registered,
| and trarin" back III many eases 10 imported
| >rcS. OF Mr.. Frye's present herd of thirty
animals about half are full blood. and are
| eligible 10 registry in the American Shorthorn
| llerdb"Ok, their names and pelgrees having
| just been sent to Chicago for this purpose.
| Mr.. Frye is not Il high feeder. but his animals
| are all thrifty, and show in Il marked degree
| the straight back. square hind quarters, clean
| cut neck and gcntee head, of the thorough
| bred Shorthorn. He has also splendid work
| iug oxen, some good Young bulls and good
| strin" of very likely young hciferS and steers.
| full hoods and grades. The full bloolS will
| all find their way to the National herd registry,
and thus their value be established: white the
| grades will be kept as workers. or sold As
! steers
The next morning gave Us lowering skies,
fog and the opening and shutting" of clouds
which indicate rain. Still, we had a long drive
planned and Mr.. Frye was determined to start
| Before doing 50, however, we made a brief
call at the farm Of Mr.. +. w. Banan near Mr.
| Fryc'>, who has some good colts. and is HIM
self good Judge of ''horsc flesh Here we
had the pleasure of takin" mile dash after a
| >prightly Knox colt, Cby the PiIlsbury horse,
| by General Knox. owned hV Mr. Banana
good styled, ul-headed, fast colt, splendid black
| color with good trotting action, which would
| make one half of a good team of gents drivers.
We believe Mr.. Banan wishes to sell this colt,
| and it is good one. Starting from Mr.. Frye'S
| we pass the good farms of Amos and George
| Frye, and William Lowell. and proceed on to-
| ward Pierce Hill, near Centre MontvilIe. ON
| this hill are the farms of Elisha II. Carter and
|. H. Thompson. one of the County Commits
sioners. We made Il brief halt i'll Mr.. Carriers
| yard and regretted it was not clear we could
look out upon Belfast bay of which he has Il
good view in clear weather, while at evening
he also can see plainly Castne light Next we
proceed on to the little village of Centre Mont
| vic-a cluster of six or eight houses-and
| from this point wanted to make 4 dctour to the
north to the farm of Mr.. O. Murray, some
where near lIogback mountain. but want of
time rendered it impossible. At this little vii
lasc is the building of the Centre Montville
cheese factory which was lately changed into Il
grange hall, and very good building it Is for
| that purpose.
| Brighton Cattle Market.
| Boston, TUESDAY, June 20.
Amount of live stock at market-(attle, 1864
| Sheep and Lambs, 900; Swine l6. 800; Vcais 10:
Horses, 1850; number of Western Cattle 500 North.
| ern and Eastern Cattle, Cows Be. Gl5.
Brighton Hides, &c " N; Brighton TalIow, Sc
| H. Country Hides, 6e61ac " b Country TaloW
| X ~ &c " ID; Calf Skins, suI0c v M Iilmh Skins