The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
FINE JERSEYS.
What an Enterpris,ng Mcdowell Coun-
ty Woman is Doing.

ty woman is LONG.
A correspondent of the Raleigh Ne~s
and Observer, writing from Marion, de
scribes a visit to the stock farm OF Mrs.
NJ. A. Corpening as follows:
"Mrs. Corpening gracefully led the way
for Mr.. Quinn and myself to a large grass
enclosure, with a stable. This was the
world to 'Tobasco,' who is at he head OF
the Jersey herd at Sunnyside. 'Tobasco'
is one of the first families OF Jerseys
and is the grandson of Signal and Tor
mento.' His dam was a II 10. 5 OF. COW
when three years old. He is a registered
animal, a marvel of beauty, two years
old, and his fair owner has repeatedly
refused ST 900 for him. prince Rioter
Pogis' is a fine animal, traced six times
back to Victor Hugo and twice to Stoke
Pogis.' He was purchased of Mrs. Jones,
of Canada. Next we interviewed Lady
Tobasco,' and Little Charity" who is a
granddaughter of Stoke Pogis,' dam
Charity of Saint Lambert's,' Mrs. Jones
farm in Canada. Her dam sold for
$4,000. Mrs. Corpening has been offered
81, 800 for this beauty of the blood royal.
We asked Mrs. C. why she did not sell
at those figures. Her reply was that that
particular strain was scarce and valuable,
and she would make more by selling her
progeny Nellie Eurotas,' daughter of
'Ramapo,' 1Alphea' and 'Lottie,' sire
Kitty's Royal Rex and granddaughter
of 'Niobe,' are very fine specimens.
Primrose Sheldon a $3.50 COW, sire
Sheldon pure st. Lambert's dam, sold
for 81, 200. This a fine butter cow, of
strong, healthy constitution. 'Nitlama,'
a Fansy Albert, is inbred Rex Triplex
Rex, and traces six times to Albert A.
There are many others, and Mrs. c.
will pardon me for not calling the roll
further, for fear that the pedigrees l
have already given are mixed, for you
must remember, madam, you talked all
this off-hand, and between your interest
ing conversation on points, milk mirrors
and ~pedigrees, and the fine specimens
themselves, | was partially taking a
schooling for the next eastern cattle fair.
Mrs. c. has a number of fine male and
female calves, besides a fine herd at her
stock farm in Mitchell county. These
cattle are all very kind, allowing us to
handle and caress them without the least
sign of rebellion.
The sheep grazed here are pure-bred
South Downs, and preparations are being
made for shearing. Mrs. C%orpening has
Angora goats and improved breeds of all
kinds of fowls; in fact nothing but thor
oughbreds are allowed on the place.
Noticing several bags of cornfield peas,
she informed us that they were presented
by c. w. Garrett, of Halifax, and she in
tended ensilaging peas and corn also the
present year. If North Carolina was
filledwith such enterprising lady farmers
as Mrs. c., the old State would bloom like
a garden. She attends strictly in person
to her farm work, and as a success is a
success. The farm is seeded in grass,
corn, wheat and oats, and has about one
hundred acres of Catawba bottom. I'm
proved machinery prevails; neatness, Or
der, kindness, Christianity and humanity
aboundin abundance. We return thanks
for some specimen ears of 'Golden Beauty
corn, which is a flint, early variety and
quite large. Sunny Side adieu! and
farewell is spoken with regret, because
we like farming, and such an intellectual
lady farmer we meier met BEFORE