The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-07
A MODEL FARMER.
What an Enterprising Farmer Has 40
complished.

Correspondence Of the Appeal
HARmsoN, Miss, Nov. b,--On Friday,
November ., we had show of colts, the
get OF Nicotine, who is owned by our
esteemed and cnterprising citizen, Mr. Il.
l.. Taliaicuo, OF Burrow Hill stock farm,
two and half miles north Of this place.
There were some twenty odd beautiful
sucking colts exhibited, all of them deep
blood bays with high heads arching nccks
and symmetrical forms, so much rcsem-
bling the sire that IL was almost impossible
for a casual observer TO distinguish between
them. The judges found great difficulty In
making their awards, but after much de.
liberation they awarded the premiums
offered by Mr. Talimerro Us follows First
premium. $40, 10 Mr. Isaac Saylc, Of Oak
land, Miss; second, 50, TO Mr.. Wren, near
Charleston; third, go, 10 Mr.. St Clair
knykcndal of Harrison. The beauty Of
the colts and the grand display induced
your correspondent 10 visit BurrOw Hill
and interview it, owner and ~ what no
raw shows 50 clearly how much may bee
done in Mississippi in the way Of stock
farming, home production for oil that n
necessary In our own beautiful, balmy and
prolific South the writer cannot resist Civ
ing YOU description OF the many things
that came under his observation. HurrOw
Hill was once the home OF q prominent
citizen Of North Mississippi, Gen. Talia-
icfro, and the old residence was situated
on lil overlooking the valley OF lO.
kama River, aud the plantation con-
tanned 1900 acres, about half OF which
was in cultivation before the war In cot.
ton and corn. Gen. Taliaicrro, like many
Southern gentlemen, died ins1lyent, ow-
Ing 10 the myapcs of war. His Young
son and only child induced the creditors
OF the estate 90 sell him the property on a
credit lie changed 1t from a cotton PLAN
,auon into u stock farm, and has not only
paid ior u, but made money, aud today
Burrow I'LL Stock Farm ls u pleasing
study for one whose heart is IN the prog
pss aud property OF the South, aud Tor
one who loves 10 see tlC rising Young
men Of his country improving the old,
wofn-out lands aud making abundant
harvcsts from lands which were long ago
worn, tired aud turned ont ~ worthless.
Two large barns, well filled with corn
and hay, reminds one Of farms m the
blue gruss regions OF Kentucky, and tho
remind YOU Of farming north oi tho Ohio
River. Mr. Taliaicrru, IN a most court
cous style, exhibited first Nicotine, d
beautiful deep blood bay, lhl hands high
bred by Mr.. Isaac Smith, Of Lexington
Ky, and sprung from the best bloodc,
honcs Of America. noted upon the turf
IN the troi and under the saddle. II,
took me then 10 his level pasture lands
covered with fine growth Of lispcjigh
and green grass. inicrlincd with clear run
ming streams Of water. which sprung from
the earth ON every division OF the farm
and here We saw number OF cxccllcn
brood MANS, with their growing families
around them, among which was fine ba,
colt six months old, which Mr.. Taliaicrr
exhibited ut his colt show, but did no
enter him for the prize, lac being the give
Of the premiums, aud Cycrybod,
nj the show decided that 1aliaicrro'
colt was the best on the groun,
exhibited. lie next showed me hi
thoroughbred jack and lot OF the of
springs Of another fine Jack, which ~
owned for number Of years but he hn
recently sold him and bought this one h
now has. | learned that Mr.. 1alinicrr
had bought hut two mules In twrnt
years, having raised his own mules 10 II
the service on the farm aud sold quite
line lot, that raised more than was nccci
sary ior his iarm use, aud at the sam
time some 80 OF more mule colts sprun
from his jack la Tallahachin County. MI
Taliaicuu also has the finest herd 81 cattl
and Poland China hog that ever cav
and raises everything else that our climaI
and soil will produce IN abundance. nn
will add that lac h one OF the most quic
modest and ungssuming gentlemen "
have ever met. lie believes in the all
ancc doctrine 10 make everything Ut HON
both iof home consumption and matkC