Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-30
FROM w. NJ. p. IN BAL.
TIMORE MANUFACTURE
ER'S RECORD.

MIR. Palmer has magnificent cs
tate of some $4,000 acres of rich and
fertile land, upon which cereals of MI
kinds are raised. Outside of the salt
works his chief attention is devoted
to the breeding aud rearing of fine
stock, of which there aro no equals
anywhere. His herd of short horn
cattle, known as the "S,ltville Herd"
is the finest in the world and the
largest known herd of thoroughbrods
extant. It comprises 500 head, with
the famous ''Sccond Duke of KENT
i'll the lead. Orders are filed for Sc
lections from this herd from all parts
OF this country, and large shipments
will be made in the fall to Uruguay
and Honduras. A lot of twenty-nine
calves, 4 months old and upwards,
wore sent to California in the early
spring OF this year, having been sold
Mt prices oil the way from 5000 TO
$500 n head. TO give an idea of tho
value of this famous cattle. | saw 4
head which cost III round numbers
$4,000, but they were beauties. No
picture could Hutter them in the
least. There mo also on this splen.
did estnte bloodcd horses Of the
Clydesdale and Denmark breeds, tho
former, the heavy weights for draft
purposes; the latter for use under
the saddle, and having every gait
known to horses. They AFRO some.
thing for ono to gaze at and admire,
and ncvor tire i'll looking.
There is also very select herd of
Jersey cattle. headed by "Son of
Rex" n hugo flock of several thou
sand Southdown shoep. from which
800 lambs havo been recently sold
and shipped to the New York market
at an average rrice of SO per head. 1
saw 600 Of them loaded myself. There
arc also Berkshire and Poland China
hogs in great numbers; in fact, ev-
erything Tint can be raised on farm,
and MI of tho best possible breeds.
In all, there arc one hundred and
thirty two horses, not counting the
young colts. One might stay for
weeks OH the place seeing something
new every day at the hands of the
owners, who take great pleasure i'll
showing them to visitors. I
Within speaking distancepby tel.
ep'lone IS the farm of Mr.. VIM. A.
Stuart, who raises immense herds of
cattle for the butchers. He makes
very large shipments TO Europe every
year, many vim Baltimore. His cat
tic are noted. AT present he Inns some
5000 head quietly grazing and wait.
ing the time when some Britisler
will smack his lips over their juiciness
and quatf his wine to the '.beef of old
Mr.. Stuart is a brother
of the gallant and never-to be forgot
ten prince of cavaliers, Genl j. e.
Is. Stuart, whose humble home is
within the precints of Saltville.
This is my last letter from South
west Virginia. must say, take it
all in nil, it is the finest country l ev-
er set foot in. The crops have been
injured by the rains-which
are unprecedented in this district
but not enough 10 impair the pros
poets for good returns. The resources
III mineral wealth are almost too vast
to contemplate, and, over az, the
whole-souled and open.hearted hos
pitality is SO boundless that one feels
inclined to linger to further enjoy it.
But tomorrow will find me on my
way further southwark, where 1 hope
to pick up many things new and
strange, which may furnish interest.
ing reading matter.
-<a-Dp--