Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-09-30

Bi1 siLos, hIG CATTLE, mo bLAsfs'
Going up the beautiful valley of the
Androscoggin, on the north side at the
river. about Ave miles above Bethel liill
Ne cro.s. not the famous "Msson and
Dixoa's- line, hat Que of morr Importance
to the humble dwellcr. In TIL. lovely
place .lnamely the line between lIethel aud
GIicad. Just over this lire, In Gllcad's
fair domain, our attention Il attracted
by q lofty dag pole from whose summit
floats the starr aud stripes. kept In al
most constant motion by the mountain
brcesr., then our gsre wanders across
the grsssy lawn and rests on the large
sets of buildlng., the house, q grand
roomy m,nsion With u. plaxys ~ feet
wide, built ~ southern pine, extending
On thrce sides ~ the main house, FORM
| Ing a ilne place for the easy chtlrs, ham.
mock., etc. which are Seen there. all
combining Ia give u cheerful bomelike
look.
". will stop her. only long CROUCH to
pe-p Into the dlnlng room Ia note, the
effect of u. polished osken hoor, ".
massive chair. ~ carved oak, aud the
glitter ani simmer of silver, china and
glass, a. they se~in Ca blink NJ IA from
the .idc hoard, sud a. the sunlight gllm.
mer. In through the drawn shades aud
DANCES over Oh. lovely picture. With
which the wall. are hung, Ne turn away
With airpo., slgh 81 regret that We can
not ilngcr. A. our time \. limited Ne
pas. out from its bo.pltshle doors Ia
eros. the Intervening spsc" be,w--n the
house ani outbulliings on long plank
walk. Half way, We stop to .ec the
busy scene enacted on the left. An "n-
.ilsg- cutting machine u In full blast.
powerful pair of horse. are trridlng the
".g." for all they are worth. while big
wagon load. ~ corn, IT. stalks from ten
to fifiecn feet In height, follow each
other In rapid -accc..lon from the helis.
4 team drive. up Ia the m ,chlne, rope
running through pulley block hlich"i
beneath the cave. ~ the harm, IL quickly
fastened to the corn. q SHARP Command
A auick movement % the horse. harness
81 to IN. wagon. aud the unwleidy mass
~ fodder r.e. In mldalr with q tr-m-
bling sway Ia fall down by the cutting
table. Here men catch u up ani pas.
Il 10 IA. man Who t.nd. the machine,
Who pa.hes u against the swiftly rcvol,-
Inc kuiy.. which cut u Into pieces QUE
half an inch In length, then u ps.sc. Into
an elevator that carries u up some ni-
teen feet through an opening IN the aide
~ the harm aud dump. u unccr-mon'"u.ly
Into the pit. shcrc four men ar- spread
Ing and packing Into q compact mass.
All dsy IN. work goe. on almost uncca.-
ingly aud another LAY brings the same
Kind 20 isbor until over two hundred
ton. ~ en.liage corn has been siosci
away for the feed of the valuable stock
kcp, there.
with q s.n.stion ~ dlgrlncss from
the sslfi movements ~ men, horses,
anil machinery, Ne walk on and soon
find oar.el,e. In the Interior 20 q barn
Is feet long fltte,i up With all modern
convenience. On our left az Ne enter
I. the carriage room, .uppllci With many
fine vehicles. We notice a flight ~
stair, aud are told that they lead to the
work shop whrrr carpenters tool. of all
Kind. are io h. found.
Gu the right ~ the biz door. are the
stall. Tor the work hor..-, II which there
arr thrce spans. B-.lde. these there v.
m. brood mare "Jct" ~ Tar famed
Blackhawk desc-nt, With shining coat
IIk~ gIossy blsck satin, and her two hn.
stepping colts known a. "Be.." And
.Jo.rphlne." Directly tn front of the
horse stall. are found the blg hay scales.
Next In order beyond the horse. come
the cattle STALE, each With u. patent
device for hi,ching.
We nov come to q large room With no
noor-th. home of large mock ~ the
highest grade 10 sheep. Racks for fec,i-
Ing them extend on three .ids., water
tub supplied With pure running water
l. In one corner. 4 plank walk leads Ia
another large room where are .iotci all
Kind. IL farming implements from th"
smallest plichfork Ca Kemp. manurr
.prradrr, while hay FORKS to he handled
%, horse power drop their huge claws,
like monster spiders, from the ridge
pole.
ge,racIng our step. about loD feet Ne
make a sharp turn and 20 out Into what
4. called the little barn where We hnd
I another large sheep pen With ". feel
rack. anl running water. Numerous
.taIl. aud pen. Tor different purpose. arr
here. Sill on We 90 aud now have
come io the "hog house" where many
large "porker." grunt out their satisfac-
tIon NJ their comfortable quarters.
Going from the little barn ncor Ne
enter short pissagcway, ani walking
q few steps wr flnd ourselves In a large
barn yard; but this differ. from all other
yari. We have ever seen. bcing entirely
rooie,i over With a roof, therefore Affect
.,i neither by Wind nor water. With tight
walls intrr.eciei by many windows
protected by Iron bars. In thi. Ideal
yani ih. stock can b. turned for exercise,
troubled not by summer heat nor th.
chilling blast. of winter, az they are IN
common farm yards.
A.we have been the rounds of the
buildings I will mention a few of th.
animals. FIRST there l. "Ernest," reg
istcr.i Aberdeen Angus bull, two years
and .ix month. old. color, Intense black,
weight seventeen hundred and sixty
pouud.. Then there IL "Dolly of Fsir-
oaks, - registered Angus COW years old,
black a. q coal. The.e are the pets of The
| farm aud cost between 500 aud s.p.
Next come. "IIine witteer" llolstein bull
year- old. weighs over lCp pounds, one
I'm. IIol.teln COW and one heifer of same
br-.sl. then there are i've shorthorn heif-
er.. These are all registered stock and
were sent here from the west by u. "A.
/ Chapman, Who delights In spending
money Ia bring up the farm where he
lived when a hoy.
Of the sheep kept here ther. are three
distinct grades, Oxford Downs,
shropshire and Dorsets. The Dorsets Mr.
Chapman had imported directly from
England: they arrived here only short
time ago. will not give names OF these
as II would take too much time, viii only
.sy that one of the Oxford Down bucks
weighs over 800 pounds and that each
sheen wears a miniature COW bell.
Here We are NJ the big barn doors
again, looking out over the broad ex-
panse III noddlng corn etc., aud sound
like Fourth of July canDonsding reaches
our ears. Our surprised look. call forth
the information that +. A. Chapman
from Miiwaukee, Wisconsin, IL here
spending his vacation, and has crew
irving the power of dynimlte In cIea ring,
40 the mount,ins have echoed and ~
echoed the sound Of heavy blasts, while
stumps have gone heavenward, rocks
have sailed for other lands aud grand
old oaks have laid their proud branche.
Low In the dust. Over two thosassnai
cartridges have already been usssi, sn'i
"stilI there's more To follow"
II IL we'll worth q persons tmse - ~
anil visit this fine establisbgirnts shsr~
YOU will meet with q coNilap ~shvose
from Its inmates. Mr.. william Chap
man takes pride In showing the iine so'rk
To visitors, and You can sec Tor yoursst
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