Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-15
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SHEl9URNE FARMS.
Interesting Fen Picture of DIR. Nebb's
Magnificent Estate.
IFrnrn the Troy Tinles

From the Troy Tines.l
The Shelburne farms embrace about
5000 acres of undulating country, the ex-
treme elevation being gGS feet above Lake
Champlnn. Woodlands OF various de
scriptions, together with orchards, cover in
the aggregate about 600 acres. 10 this
urge amount Of nursery stock has boen
added from year to year, the planting OF
the past two seasons reaching over 60, UOO
trees. The lake frontage embraces every
description of shore from gravel beach to
overhangng bluffs 100 feet in height In
outline it sweeps in and out around PENN
sulas and bays giving in all frontage of
about six aud onsquarter miles The
drives are about % miles in extent aud are
prin cipally OF mecadam
The original purchases of the farms were
made five years ego, and consisted OF about
1140 acres and embraced 10 individual
farms the total number of farms purchased
to date being IS.
since the original purchase about IS
miles of drain tile has been laid and q water
supply carried through about eight miles OF
mains to every section of the farms. The
mains running TO the principal buildings are
OF sufficient capacity to supply two and one
half inch fire hydrants, and the head of SUIT
fiCient force to throw stream
over any of the buildings. The pres
ent reservoir, of capacity of 100
600 gallons is located al an elevation of
2r5 fact and tho water supplied through
an eirht inch Miro one mile long by du-
plcate set Of duplex pumps, one being in
reservs to cover snv accident or break
down, The water supply is taken from
ake Cha,p1lain about 1909 feet from
shore a new reservoir is contemplated, Tor
rs,lops capacitv and elevated 200 feet
above loke Ievsl If Is to be entirely under
prornd arched over and PLANTED on the TOP
and entirely closed
10 return 70 til. fire. ,rotection. This de.
hartmann ia f,,lIv eoninned including g fine
four. ybesl hosa carriope carving 1000 feet
of Imam hose and drawn bv horses con
s+aptlv ready for service. All CITY apuli-
.rcas sucb ne SWINGING harnesses and triu5
for loosanin0 horses lIrhtjng gs.. opening
doors etc and horses trained to respond
70 tina strike Of the gong. will be found here,
aud also a tslanhone fire alarm system to all
narts of tba farm
Tho peneral management OF the farm is d.
| vids1 INTO variors lonsrtmeuts as follows;
| Construction. horse breeding. game, dairy.
sheen and noultry and green house and gar.
deps all of which are under the supervision
of General Manager A. Taylor, who has
efficiently and faithfully discharged thu du-
ties of that RESPONSIBLE position since Or.
Webb purcbased the FIRST portion Of the es-
tate.s
70 this denqr.ment is assigned all field
work. transfer of produce and material,
Grading ditebinr. roal-maklng. etc and
if reouiras ~ double teams
Eleven thousand bushels OF grain were
raised Inst wear (Which. by the way, was
onIy about 20 DER cent OF the REQUIRED
amounu and 1900 tons OF hav cut. The
stone for road-nakinr is all crushed on the
premiaes. and all macadam roads built by
this denartment which is in charge of w
II Clerk.
The horps a,lottol to the use of this de-
partment. and known as farm or work
harms cover An area of 46. 800 SQUARE feet
md are arranged to cover three sides of a
SQUARE of 400 feet face The front or fourth
side is covered Ly n low but massive stone
wall with suitable entrance gate, giving an
entirely closed barn-yard Of liz. 4SO SQUARE
feet.