Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-01
A MODEL EARN.
A Richmond business Mans Agricultural


AZ the last meeting of the Tuckahoe
Farmers Club the following interesting
report on Mr.. Howard SWneford's farm
was read
Mr. President and Gentlemen: Shady
Springs is situated seven miles from
Richmond. IN Chesterfield county. and on
the Atlantic Coast-Iine railroad. 1t CON
sists ot so acres. Of which about 30 are
under cultivation. tho remainder In woods
The land S. rolling, easily drained. and
well watercl with springs The streams
passing through tho farm Tho Improve
meuts consist of a. Iarge frame dwelling
hous. Of the Swiss style OF architecture,
containing twelve rooms, supplied with
water from n spring in the yard by means
Of e. hydraulic ram. located about $50 feet
FROM the dwelling There are several
small dwellings, Tor The manager and
farm hands. and a large thr'c-TtOry octa~
f1a barn ~ ample size. The first story
Of The bara So used for horees and cattle,
the upper stories for grain. forage, etc.
Two other barns furnish room for sheep
HuI their feed There are also smaller
buildings 0uI sheds for sheep. hogs. and
farm Implements. and a Workshop.
The auimll5 on The farm are six mules
three horree. and n very pretty 2-year-Old
colt ~ good blood. about twenty head OF
cattle. most 81 which are cows, now Civ
INK milk s. number % these are fine
registered Jerseys There SIS also "a pure
80 t.u 80 tt,. qer,c stock and a LOT
- 49,. .......,. b.tf.r. ap1 r.fv-s are
t,frr- r.i-ad for future use. The nsxt
,,.,at ot,r,otiva animals mo a flock II
tt..r0,,.tl,.l enr.o,birc sheen. imported
from FINLAND lv tl. present owner Of
The place TWO years ago. They were se-
lrcteI from several English hocKs, and
,rs tro characteristic animals in oil their
100. ,,....r... ti..s, tb,re ara two other
49,. ,,,. 90 T.x.s lncflu,s and COM
. t.,. l.,,r f,ft.ueJ for market
.,t .-.ti.r az vearIirg ewes. b,in. a
,,l.. 80 tfo .,r,usrtres with the Texas
,,erfr.- ,rl... VIII again bee crossed
,,ttt tr. aforementioned Shropshire rams
trfs v.ar ,tIth ia view Of raising much
t,..,.,'.,..d ef...f, lofh ia wool and carcass
HOG Il'HE'lN'5.
The attention OF me o"H-! mas ''iao "'r'
tHTH'l for s.F.i.l .'la ~ WI . . .,
S"li' H'fs' anu '..' 81 '''" 500
mems of This breed, h'ih male ana iri1"e
iAat |ouiI I' i.'i .5 ~ g., i,,,,.iI', "
'.,a la, ~ rrai. p.eq and a,tcning
tr,n for r..rlct ana iu this matter no. is.
na doubt. wen paid for bliss trouble and
food
In raer.ur over the farm with members
~ trr club the 18Th OF August. we found
f..t portion OF tle farm surrounding the
dwelling devoted TO th" growth OF beris
turrirs. ana other vegetables, with large
orchards 90 almost every kind of fruit
grown iD This section There are twenty
.,r.c Ga .rplcs. many OF The trees ro
loaded as % ls breaking down; eight
,l-.. iu rraches. ten ucres in pears Of
Great variety. many of them breaking
Vim their imm.n, load, four acres IN
grapes. sixteen in piIms end other small
fruits There arc eight acres in bets
and six acres m urnirs.
Tha remainder Of d." farm lS I''' oll
in lots ogd fenced hf board 's"e'5' -
hons .'e ms h,gh rs your head. Ave ocres
of lt1ooat' 4'-.." .'5 ,I, ,.'...,iar -
,"'"'' n' r' n. ;- &c far t1y and