Daily Republican., 1888-10-23
A zine STOCK Rarrn.

A few days since, reporter Of the
REPUBLICAN wished the ine stock farm
Of Nelson Warren q Son IN White Clay
Creek hundred, ab9ut one nllo from
Newark. Both Mr.. Warren and his con
were sat home, and made their visitor
welcome. The air was chilly, and after
short time spent IN Mr.. Wafren's CON.
Portable home, By the side Of tho stove,
the barn was visited for the purpose OF
inspe ting the stock. Mr.. Warren's
farm consists Of l75 acres, and in add
tion 70 his large and comic table house
aud barn he has = number Of out build.
ings, which gives the place the appear
ance Of a smoll village The balm Is
large and commodious, the main floor
beng g5 feet long aud wide In proper
ton. IL is supplied with all kinds OF
labor saving apparatus, among which Is
large windmill, that not only pumps
the Wator which supplies the house and
barn, but also does other work. It is OF
about hye-horse power, and raises the
water from q spring three hundred yards
distant, 10 q tank at the barn, holding
1000 gallons, from which 1t Is supplied
through pipes with faucets, to the house
and barn.
This wind mill alEo runs corn shelter,
capable Of shelllng 90 bushels OF corn an
hour, and mill, with a capacity Of IL to
IA bushels an hour, on which Mf. Warren
grinds all the food for his cattle. Ho has
nothing except HolsteIns on his place,
having disposed OF all the other Kinds
some time ago. OF these he has about 25
head, among them being the bull "DeIa-
ware" which, although he 10 but two
years old, weighs over 1900 pounds. He
Is one Of the fiuest animals In this State,
and greatly admired by all who sec him
There are also two calves two months
old, which weigh over 800 pounds each,
10 fact they are almost as large As some
Of the old time breed OF cows. Mr..
| Warren has been In the st'ck business
about four years, and after trying some
OF the noted breeds Of cattle fiaally de-
termined upon the Holsteins 40 the best,
and Is now devotlnR his entire attention
10 theiT improvement. These cattle are
indigenous 70 Holland, and are also
known as tie shert horns, and although
they have been brought TO this country
for years, they have been permitted TO
mig and intermix with other breeds.
Within comparatively few years lovers
OF fine stock have made an effort TO keep
the Holsteins from intermixing with
others, and In this they have been emil
neBtly successful. These catt'e are
known TO have existed In North Holland
for over two hundred years, but It was
net until 1880 that. much attention was
given to them IN this country. Previous
" that time some had been brought here
but they were crossed with other breeds,
Tor tie purpose OF improving native
| stock Their color is black and white,
beautifully contra ted, and they all have
finely formed heads, with clear, large,
mild and sparkling eyes, while the horns
are short, fine and we'll curved The
cows are noted for their milking qualities
and one that was brought TO the United
States In 1903, gave seventeen hundred
and four aud one half pounds OF m TX in
I thirty dAyF, or an average of over fifty.
Elk pounds day At this time the COW
was but four years old, and ad o calf
two months previously. An analysis
made of the Ulilk from a Holsteip,
which can be taken as a fair average,
shows that IN 200 parts there were bus
~ 80 pure butter, aud 1t has been the OBJ.
| iect of Mr, Warren to II crease this amount.
| Ghis he thinks can be done by careful
feeding, and the result of bis experiments
thus far are sufficient to convince him
! that this theory is correct. When thi4 Is
ace mplithed, the Holstelns Will combine
this three desirable qualities of milcb,
butter and beef cattle. There is. how
ever, considerable difference IN this breed
Of cattle, and what are known as the
'Aggi.s are superior TO all Others It
Is from this stock that Mr.. Warren's herd
is derived. On the walls of his office
there are several fine pictures Of cattle,
among them being the grandfather of his
bull Delaware" and which is said to be
the finest bull In Europe. AS may be ex-
pecte both Mr.. Warren and his son are
very proud of their cattle, and never
teem to weary of talking Of their many
good points Their object Is to improve
the cattle of this State, and they have
| already spent considerable time and
money In Bringing their stock to the per-
feolion which 1t has attained. At the re-
cent fair held at Hazel Dell Park they
were awarded eight premiums, and their
farm is well worth a visit by every lover
Of fine cattle.