Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-14
wEesTER.s oxFn.
rhe Great Orator and Statesman EnJoyias
the 0nist OF Ills Farm.

the Quiet OF His Farm.
/ When Mr.. Webster came 10 Marsh
field he found the land poor and the
soil tn n But this was no obstacle 10
him. He was accustomed to say tina,
ne did not want to buy good land, pre-.
ferfIng to take that which was congjd-
cred Of little value and show that #
could be made productive by cuitiya-
ton. One method of accomplishing
tn. . result--a method in VIII On he was
p'oneer--was by purchasing great
Quantities OF menhaden and spread:n q
them upon his fields, an experiment
that extended its fragrance into adjoin-
.ng townsh ps. and linked the states
man name with vile odors for many
miles around. In his various efTorts Of
this kind, however, he was remarkably
successful, and the soil which had been
reluctant to yield Is increase to other
hands, in his became generous in
its bounty. A favor.te crop with him
was corn, of which he generally raised
six or seven hundred bushels. Another
was yellow turn ps; Of these he some
nnes planted as many as ten acres. OBJ
tanning from one thousand to one thou
sand and five hundred bushels. The
harvesting OF them was regularly be-
gun ON the morning after the State
elect on, which fell on the first Tuesday
OF November Notice was sent out to
the surrounding region few DAYS pre-
yiou ~ and al who wished were invited
to come and participate in the pulling.
receiving three bushels Of turnips for
days work. Mr.. Webster indeed had
great faith in tIra,ps as food for stock.
his faith being based upon an expert
ment made one fall with three woke of
oxen. These d d well upon the diet set
before them, and were so eager for
Their meal that it was q fficult TO cut up
the roots fast enough to satisfy them.
The farm yield d two hundred tons of
fine English hay and supported about
fifty head of Young stock, from eight TO
fifteen cows. and eight or ten yoke of
oxen. OF oxen Mr.. Webster was AL
ways fond, and was as good Judge OF
them as could anywhere be found. He
knew all his own by name, kept track
OK their ages and peculiarities, and fire.
quently wrote hoIe from the National
capital directing such and such a
yoke to be sold and replaced bv others
IN order to Keep his S ock ALWAYS at the
best. On his return from Washington
they were among the first objects Of his
thought. and sonnet mes, after entering
the house and greeting the members Of
his family, he would. without sitting
down, 60 ont to the barn to see those
dumb members OF MS larger family, go
ng from one to the other, patting ana
strokng their faces and feed NO them
from his hands. Equally fond was he
Of showing them to his guests. On one
occas on. as he stood thus with a friend.
feeding them with ears of corn, his son
Fletcher, amused himself by PLAYING
with the dog. My son, said Mr. Web
ster. you do not seem to care much
for tbs. For my part Ike it. would
rather be here than in the Senate.
lind it better company Every one
remembers how, only about week be
fore his death. he mai them driven up
INTO the lane before the house in ord n
rhat he m ght see them for tn last
hme. Such glimpses as these are worth
whole volumes IN revealing to Us the
real character of the man. Providence
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