The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-13

or bran, steamed and fed TO the cattle. nv
this method the stalks are more perfectly
cured than under cover and barn room Is
saved. A water motor furnishes the power
for the machinery, and all the buildings,
including the stables, are lighted by
electricity. Some thirty horses are sun
ported on the farm and twenty laborers are
required to carry il on,
Does farming, as practiced on the Green
Mountain Stock Farm pay? Whether the
original purpose of the Moulton Brothers
IN their expenditures on the old home farm
was pleasure or profit, farming is now with
them strictly a matter OF business and is
pursued for the money there is in IL. All
the brothers are now residents of Randolph
and all participate in the management OF
the farm. Every detail of breeding, feed
ing. butter-making, tillage, buying and sell
ing has been made a practical matter and
the subject Of careful and intelligent study
and experiment. System prevails in every
department. They have exhibited the
product of their dairy in Europe aud Amer
lea, at Worlds Fairs, at national, Interstate
aud state expositions, and have invariably
taken the first prize. They have shown
their herds at every important cattle exhi.
bition in New England and New York, and
have invariably taken the first premium.
IL is a noteworthy fact that the premium
herd at the various expositions has rarely
been made up of the same animals, a fact
that illustrates the great size of the herd
ana the uniform excellence Of the stock
that is raised on the Green Mountain Stock
Farm. The success of the Moulton Broth
ers presents a striking illustration OF what
may be the results of farming on a large
scale, guided by intelligence and sustained
by wise expenditure, even in rock-ribbed
Vermont.
THE ENGLISH
DIR. w. Seward Webb of Shelburne
Farms has shown his interest in the farmers
of Vermont, and his desire that they should
haitian fhafr Invade al 1,ara,a 49, .;-s.. IL
the free use of several valuable stock horses.
His fine imported English Hackney stallion,
Rocket 81 has been, through the good
offices of Col, Ktmball, at the service of the
farmers of Randolph during the last and the
present season. Last year all the expenses
were paid by Col Kimball. This year "A
nominal charge of three dollars is made to
defray the expenses. 1t Is the belief Of DR..
Webb and Col. Kimball, which is already
shared by the farmers TO a large degree,
that breeding this stallion to the fine Nor
gan mares for which this section of Vermont
is famous will produce a most desirable
class of carriage and saddle horses. In
color Rocket Sd is a beautiful jet black.
He is a little less than fifteen hands high,
and weighs 900 pounds. He has a muscu.
lar conformation peculiar to the breed, and
his erect head, arched neck, lofty carriage
and action all convey an idea of power,
courage and durability. He has taken
prizes at four of the great horse shows in
ANtW lOIh anu IulldublDHld. lU IL Only
within the last ten years that the Hackney,
as a distinct breed, has been known in
America. TIL first brought to Vermont
were by DR.. Webb in 1888.
During the years 1888, 1889 and 1890, one
hundred eighty.one Hackney stations were
sold in England for expectation to the
United States, the most of which went west
of the Ohio river. The Hackney is not a
rival of the %trotter, but it is a great mistake
to suppose that he has no pace. A thorough
bred Hackney will easily cover twelve or
fourteen miles an hour, carrying a heavy
man on his back, or hitched to a load that
would tucker " most %trotters. The breed.
ers of horses in Vermont have of late years
devoted themselves to the trotter, nd,
while some have bred heavy draft horses,
until recently no attempt has been made to
raise the Hackneys, a breed that always
commands the highest price in market.
The town of Randolph aud the state at
large are to be congratulated that men like
DR.. Webb and Colonel Kimball, who nave a
desire to use their wealth in furthering the
best interest of the farmers and horse
breeders. are found within their borders.
SOLICITOR 1,025,
scion of a famous family of horses, owned
by A. b. Manchester & Sons, proprietors of
Valley Farm, represents Randolph's inter.
est in the trotting horse. The bluest of
equine blood flows in Solicitors veins. He
is a bay, stands 1873 hands high and weighs
1,15O pounds. He ranks among the hand
soonest horses in America, and among the
very first in those qualities that constitute
a valuable, as well as a handsome, horse.
Sixteen first prizes adorn his escutcheon.
Valley Farm consists of 200 acres of wood
and meadow land, with a full complement
of barns and outbuildings, and a half-mile
track. The Messrs. Manchester have a
number Of other fine horses. They believe
in the Morgans, and have done much to i'm
prove the breed of horses in this part of
Vermont. Near Valley Farm is Hillside
Farm, the property OF Dana H. Morse, who
is interested in horses, has a number of
| valuable animals, and keeps also a fine
herd of Jerseys.
L'ENvoI.
Observing one day at the railway station
in West Randolph certain mysterious
looking packages Of the general size and
shape of beer kegs inclosed in padded can
vas covers, we asked If the contraband bever-
age was Struggled into town in that disguise.
The real character of the packages and
their use were explained and have ap-
peared in the description Of the business of
the Brigham Company's creamery The
incident led to the expression of the desire
that we should know the best part of Yer.
mont better and the development of a
plan to cultivate a more intimate acquaint-
ance. Hence this hasty and imperfect
sketch OF Randolph and its industries.
For courtesies rendered and hospitality en-
joyed, acknowledgment Is due to Colonel
Robert j. Kimball A day at Montague
Place." a drive over the hills and through
the winding valleys of Randolph is a de-
lightful memory of fieeting summer. Our
Mentors beautiful country home surveys a
land of Beulah. Without ostentation, with
grace and refinement, with a generous in
terest in all that relates TO the welfare of
town and village, the jewellers at Mon
tague Place spend the months of verdnre
and flowers. There the proprietor main
tains his legal residence, and when business
calls him away he leaves his heart with
Randolph and Vermont.