The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
FAN AMERICAN in EUROPE.
Observations Upon the Life and Politics
Of Thirty Years Ago.
BY THE LATE
LANES SHEP ERD PIKE.


The Emperor Nnpolcon's Farms.
Royalty must have Its nmuscments OF ell
sorts. Among its paatimeR none can he more
harmless tlinn amateur farming The En-
peror Napoleon has two such establishments
ono ut 81. Cloud and one MT Mont waterman
That ut Nilloncuye tSt. Cloud is dairy farm
II ia very picturesque place. with ponds aud
| little waterfalls and boats and country
! house. There were hardly more than twenty :.
| cows They were all large. and some OF them
! apparently fine mixers. Tho dairy house IL
| not extensive nor so elegant MS that OIL
| Prince Albert at Windsor. The supply OF milk
| and cream Is all sent to the palace. single
| cowherd. whom We were long in ringing ur'
| waited upon us: but hc showed great want oil
| aiacrity in his m tions. to which his WOODEN
shoes added. The resident farmer lives In
buildings on the plan OF the Swiss cottages.
| attached to the stables.
| Tho Emperors stock farm near Mont Va
| lcran IL situated In an uninteresting r'aih'
with no trees. except n few that have boon
rlnntcd about tho buildings. Here the cows
| are all kept for stock raising. without REFER
| ence to their milking qualities. Two bulls ana
| some yearlings were very large and fine. The
yearlngs were incredibly large. but 30 were
their parents. The aim Of the most improved
| methods Of m odern stock raising Is to get tho
| great est amount OF flesh for n ton OF feed. ana
| to get 1t in the shortest period. The animals
| at this farm showed to what extent this may
| be DONE Those OF a year old were larger than
an ordinary COW. and tho two-year- olds were
full sized bullocks that would apparently girth
seven feet This result is Accomplished In the
frat instance by obtaining superior breeds.
and in the next by high feeding. But high
feeding for two years costs less than low Feed
ing for four and Ave years and 1t seems pos
sihle to bring the beef animal to perfection IN
the shortest Of these terms
Worry extraordinary results in this respect
are often exhibited at the English agricutu-
raj fairs. At Plymouth. England. In 1874. az
the annual meeting OF the Royal Agricultural
Society an animal OF ten months oio was eN-
hited whose weight was six cwt.. or 6i2
pounds net weight OF beef. Another OF two
wears old brought 5000 to 20 to the butcher
Indicating a net weight OF over 1.5OO pounds
1t is in this early maturity Of beasts. horned
animals at two years and swine ut nine
months that the greatest profit OF stock rails
ing is to be found.
The COW and stock stables were plain pens,
we'll supplied with straw. and leading Into small
open yards Uttered In the same way. The feed
of the stock was cut hay. mingled In aim ost
60 ual quantities with beet root, sliced fine in
n machine Tho hay is kept out OF doors. and
attacked under q roof supported on a frame
work. There was one large building for crops
, The feeding OF this establishment as al
; Prince Alberts model farm at Windsor. Is al
done at arms length. The feed has to be
, taken across the farmyard and along the
!, whole length of the stock house and into tht
. sheep fold and horse stables.
! It's impossible to tell from the exterior ap
peararce where ono ends and the other be-
! gins. As there is nothing done here but to fur
nish milk for the palace. there is little to note
| There are no arrangements for unusual reed
t ing. and only ordinary dairy conveniences
7 There Is nothing In the shape OF spring house
no marble tables. no elaborate water troughs
7 Everything is simple and primitive.
/ The sta oles arc merely for the work horses
The old French method OF dividing the stall
. by hanging planks suspended edgewise b.
ropes attached to both ends and allowed t.
5 swing Is here adhered to. This most primitiv
5 method OF division would seem to have som
: superior advantages which are not manifest a
: first sight to secure It's continuance. 1t has
h sovenly and unfinished air.
. The feeding racks are OF iron and the feed
o ing troughs OF the same material with whit
9 porcelain lining. The sheep were South
. downs and raised for food and not for thei
wool The pigs were OF the Prince ALDER
Q school. The pig houses and the yards int
= which they led were paved with stone with
y large trough into which running water coul
G be turned. The feeding troughs were OF iro
!, and small Elsewhere the floors were OF bricl
II There was a nicely paved pond in one OF tn
% yards for the water fowl. and contiguous wer
% excellent arrangements for such as preferre
d terra flrma. great use was made OF wire &c
is their enclosures Everything WAS maintaine
10 on tho basis OF entire cleanliness. The Tow
ID we're all OF fine. snowy breed. and lived in tn
70 luxury beHtting their royal character.
a The Emperors stables in town are in win
m OF the Palace Of the Tuieries. and are entere
O. from the side next the river at tho entrant
"Cour Coulaincourts." There is nothing
tho external appearance which In tho remote
- degree suggests the idea OF stable. TT
:" apartmen devoted to their use are on II
o. ground floor. whore also is Il capacous ridn
tn room with as elegant fittings as the case n
mits or But here. as at Windsor. one Is on
w Impressed with the drearness OF such a
at | rapgements They are very exclusive bi
al very dismal. The stables have groined arch
e. OF brick and stone. Tho stalls are OF daI
ar oiled oak and polished. Tastefully wove
nd straw mating Is placed mt the foot OF II
tn open stalls. The favorite saddle hors
m have large enclosed. square stalls. al
1e arc not fastened. but have FREQ range upo
OF thick straw carpets The solid work OF the sta
X is about four feet h gh. with an ornamental ra
"a | work OF three feet above that. The Orlinai
he stall is OF the same OAK. but has no rail. and
No six feet in width. The noors are all paw
he with stone or brick and the sides nro cover'
,ls with fine white plaster. There Is doub
on feeding trough OF dark gray marble to ea'
10 1 stall. with hay rack OF .iron The fastening
,c- are head straps. with the halter leading from
no ring in front OF the nose. Tho halter strap
is made with a stout Iron spring Mt both ends
de The carriages are numerous. and disp
nd every form and variety of elegance and sple
no dor, as we'll as convenience and SIMPLEST
he The saddles and brides and harnesses glitt
~ in rrofuson from which 1t would lie easy
,ot obtain stock for II wholesale dealer in su
IL commodities.
%, Tho country house at ST. Cloud occupied
he the i'm perial family Is about n milo or two fro
no the palace and very simply furnished 1t h
ssd; several souvenirs OF tho Emperors moth
Iiortense. including a fine FULL trecu'
t." bent) portrait OF Josephine. and some pictur
~ OF more interest in their subjects than fro
hi. their style OF execution. We roAmed at
30 through the apartments. impressed with tn,
W. simplicity and incXpensiveness. Tho b