The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-02-25
A MODEL STOCK FARM.
$4,000 Worth of English
Shire Horses for a Stevens
County Farm.
FIFTEEN IMPORTED sTALLloNs.


I'm the last weeks Sun we spoke of
the sale of the Pierce. Delahunt IL
Judson farm in the town of Scott, to
tho Rockdale Farm Company, of
Illinois. The leading stockholders
of the company are Chicago and
Milwaukee gentlemen. Next week
the company will be organized and we
will then give full list of the officers.
The farm is located eight miles west of
Morris ON Clear Lake, and contains
2,3O0 acres, 1,400 acres of which are
under cultivation. The buildings
comprise beautiful dwelling with all
modern improvements, little over
one year old, located on the high bank
of that charming lake; blacksmith
shop, tool house, ice house, chicken
house; one barn 200 feet long, with
basement stabling for 100 horses, and
one barn 129 feet long. They are
now building 80 box stalls for stall
lions and brood mares. ..-..
The town was electrified on Sun
day morning by the arrival of four
carloads of pure bred English Sbires
for this farm; Is head of which are
the finest stations of that breed we
ever had the pleasure of looking at;
10 mares with foal, equally handsome;
3 trotting horses and large number
of colts. The special train was
switched onto the Browns Valley line
and run directly to Wheeler Station,
near which the farm is located. The
whole number of horses on the train
was 81 which, with the number al
ready on hand, makes the present
stock 1O6 horses. There are also 800
head of sheep on the farm.
We look upon this enterprise as an
epoch in the history of Stevens county.
The business of the company will not
be to supply the needs of the county
alone, but this will be a distributing
point for district comprising many
surrounding counties; and while we
hope the gentlemen who have selected
our county as their field of operations,
will reap a rich harvest as their re-
ward, we firmly believe that it will be
one of the most important events that
could happen for the bt nft of the
county. Many good horsemen be-
lieve that nothing could improve our
stock like a cross with the English
Shire; and it will give our county a
prestige that few other enterprises
could
We are largely indebted to the en-
ergy of Mr.. Judson for this rich &C
QUESTION to Stevens county, and what
with the untiring energy of Mr.. j.
and the skillful care of Mr.. VIM.
Delahunt, who will remain superin-
tendent of the farm, there can be no
doubt of success. While we took
drive to the farm this week in COM
pony with f. p. ateon, one of our
best horsemen, we were struck to see
such number of farmers and town
people coming and going, as if it were
a circus; and we confess we never
saw so many superior horses in one
stable before.
The value of last Sundays addition
to the stock on the farm, in dollars is
$4,000.
The wealth of this company runs
well into the millions, and all that is
wanted is an opening to invest their
money. They could not have made a
better selection of a country to come
to, or a place where they would be
more fully appreciated. Aside from
the raising of Shires, the company
will devot a part of their attention to
raising lighter road horses.
We advise everybody who can
make it convenient, to go out and
feast their eyes on this stock. Mr..
Delahunt, the superintendent, is a
very accommodating gentleman who
will take pleasure in showing you
everything to be seen. His assistants
are also very accommodating.