Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-12-01
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1t is Gods only beverage, brewed in his owl
laboratory, deep down under the earth, and
sent to the surface for man, sparkling with
health and beauty. We halted for a mo.
ment to catch sight of fine trout that had
for some time made it his home. Whilst
looking down upon its silver surface, the
old gentleman pathetically remarked at
caught the image of the best days of my
wife and l, and now it reflects the weight
and burrows of our accumulated and ad-
vancing years."
The milk house, 20x1S, few feet from
the spring, is complete and simple in its ar.
rangements. The floor is raised and OF
heavy plank on which are small tables,
churns and other instruments, such as are
usually fund in these places, all severely
neat and arranged in order. There is
| large space walled from the ground two and
a.half feet wide and extending the length
of the building through which some six or
nine inches Of water is constantly flowing,
| In this running water the milk, cream and
butter is placed and which is reached by
descending steps, two in number. The house
is we'll shaded and otherwise protected from
overiows In case of heavy fall of rain.
The apple house, 16x12, is located upon
an embankment few yards distant from
the milk house. 1t is constructed In the
very near the ground. A wide passage way
extends through the center. The dirt floor
is covered thickiy with sawdust, on which
the apples are thrown and then protected
with straw.
But o short way from this house is the
hog pen 20x30, with q loft sufficient to hold
thirty barrels of corn. There is a passage
way and on either side of which are several
compartments. These compartments are 80
arranged with gates, that one, two or any
number of the hogs on either side of the
house can be fastened in one compartment
if desired. Inside OF the passageway on
either side is a long narrow trough built OF
plank into which the slop, waste milk, &c,
are poured, and which empties into large
troughs running along and through each
compartment of the inside. A stairway
leads from the loft to the passage, down
which the corn is brought so that there is
no going outside to attend to the hogs. His
herd of hogs are principally berkshire. His
killing at seasons ranges from twenty to
thirty five. From this house there is an
outlet extending to his wooded land, where
the hogs run at large until late in the Fall
and so heavy is the mass that they are gen.
orally in fine condition when driven up.
The calf house, 30x16, is constructed on
the same plan with loft sufficient TO hold
ten or twelve tons of hay-so with the colt
and sheep house, both large and arranged
so as to meet every convenience, with com
partments on one side for oats and corn
and ample loft room for long feed.
The blacksmith shop, 40x26, is at con
venient distance from the outbuildings In
this are kept the reapers, mowers and other
machinery, grindstones, &c. Here his boys
do their own blacksmith work and repair any
and all of the farm machinery when required.
The gun house, l4xl6, is in charge OF his
son Abel, who is quite genius In this line.
His shop is small.siZed arsenal. Some ten
years ago he commenced devoting his atten-
ton TO this branch at spare moments, until
now he not only finishes the finest rifles and
guns, but he is oil the time overcrowded
with work, hun tsmen coming for miles and
from every direction either To purchase or
to have their guns undergo some change or
repair. Abel purchases his barrels from the
Eastern markets and some of the wood
work, although he has plenty of curled
maple and walnut on hand seasoned, from
which he can make the wood work II de-
sired, Every tool in his shop, save his vice,
he has manufactured himself.
The wood house 40x18, meat house Ia
feet square, hen house 14x16, are severally
arranged near the residence, each one with
some improved method OF arrangement
Each and all of these outbuilding are sub
stantial, of the best white oak and white
and yellow pine timber, with heavy shingled
roofs, and all of which were sawed at his own
mill and by his o wn boys.
The next building of interest Is one for
young horses and colts. This building Is
40 feet square, with two departments and
passage way, with bins for corn and oats
and a loft for long feed. Every colt and
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trough and place for hay and straw. We
should have remarked before that all OF the
buildings are arranged so as to avoid any
out doors work in obtaining the required
food, and with arrangements 80 rs TO avoid
accident.
The barn and stable, both in one, is the
most commodious building on the farm. 1t
is 100x40. The foundation walls are of
heavy rock, nine feet in the clear. This forms
the basement which is used as the stable for
the working and driving horses II pos
sesses every possible convenience, such as
harness room, passage ways, feed rooms, all
built Of heavy white oak. The second story
is the barn. Through the centre is a wide
passage into which loaded wagons can be
driven. On either side OF this passage and
along the rear side runs another passage, on
the sides of which are large bins for wheat,
oats, buck wheat, &c. AT the entrance OF
each of these two side passages are heavy
oak doors with strong locks. In front OF the
bins are large compartments Tor straw and
hay and other farm commodities.
From the rear side of the barn and In line
with the main passage a cattle rack extends
for some fifty or seventy five feet. IL is wealth
erboarded and rooted with the caves pro-
jecting sufficiently far as to protect the cat
tie from the weather whilst feeding. The
sides of the upper portion OF this rack are
of oak lattice, 2x4. From where the tim.
bers cross over the plate TO the ground, the
space (2t feet from the ground) thus formed
Is weatherboarded. Into this space the dirt
and refuse hay or straw falls, which can be
cleaned through small doors opening on
either side near the rear end. Along this
plate there Ia also small trough running
the entire length, in which salt Ia placed. -
The hay or straw Is put in this rack either
from the barn or its farthest end. Around
this hay rack is a large and extensive shed
or storm protector, under and around which
are placed troughs where the cattle are fed
The hay house, some distance from the barn,
we did not visit The Toulouse, we may
add, was an object of interest.
We fully appreciate that we have given
but an imperfect outline OF these buildings.
It Is something quite out Of our line OF writ
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gressive one 10 everything that appertains 10
agriculture we have been stimulated in
making the effort hoping II might interest
the large class Of our readers in the spare
moments of the now long evenings.
After we had reached the house and when
seated at the fire the old gentleman re.
marked "You have spent some time 10
looking around and have bad an oppor
tunity of seeing how much have accom-
plished, but eau form but little idea OF what
have had TO go through, the difficulties
have had 10 encounter and the trials have
undergone Flung upon the wide ocean Of
life-borne by It's surges | hardly knew
whittier, the sport Of every rising or falling
tide of fortune, have managed to reach the
shore in safety with the reward OF honest
and constant toll. recognize that Hand
mightier than mine has guided the helm for
me | cannot reasonably expect TO live much
longer TO enjoy what have around me, at
the same time catching one Of his little flax
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