Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-28
SPRINGFIELD FARM.
GOV. BROWN A BREEDER OF COACH
INC HORSES AND DEVON CATTLE.
The Arrangements for Stock Comp'e'o III"
Recommendations Historical spot
in All America.

Correspondence Of the Dispatch)
BALTIMORE. MD, october 2b'-Luhcn-
ing at the Rennert with Governor FRANK
Brown, the conversation turned from
politics to springfield" his hornestead'
an Inheritance from his uncle "eorse
Patterson. who was a brother OF Madame
Jerome Bonaparte formerly Betsy rat
tnrson. familiar 10 history as the wire
of Napoleon Bonaparte's brother ASKED
IL he was. still breeding thoroushpreu
race-horses out at springfield, ne SAD
he had abandoned the race-horse business
and had been recently coniining hlmsel
To rearing the French coaching-hotses'
which he imported himself, and or when
he had some beautiful and valuable horses
and colts. But the stock. he continued
which has been. and is distinctiveiy as
ISOLATED with "Springdeld' farm Is the
Devon cattle. In 1871 Mr.. Patterson
made the first importation OF thorodsh-
bred Devon cattle into the United STATES
they b.iny a present by Mr.. Coke, after
wards Earl OF Leicester. These were six
beautiful young cows and one Duli Oh
Devonshlre breed, which arrived III oaie'-
moro from London on June ~ IoI,' On
the brig Margaretta Captain Gardner;
present TO George Patterson anu
Richard eaton.
\ SPECIALITY.
They were at once sent to 'Sprinshe!d
farm and Mr. Patterson was so pledsei
with them that he determined 10 I'M
port others, ami make the Devon spe-
cialtv Of "Sprngdeld." From these most
OF the Devon herds Of the United States
are descended. so that 20 Mr. Patterson
and "Sprlngneld" this country Is manly
Indebted for this valuable stock. as APP
uears from the American herd BOOKS
Tie farm contains $50 acres, ana ms
stabling accommodates about 3OO hsad OF
stock. AMI its arrangements Tor keepins
and feeding are most complete anu
economical There are sheds for 90 sheep,
and ample protection for all KINGS oA
stock. There are two dairleS Win eN-
c.lleut COW stables. aui milk-houses. sup
Piled with running water. and the cover
nor said he had often shipped as much
as 20 Gallons Of milk day. He is a
quick. bright, and active buslhess-hti''
and carries the habit throughout MS en-
fir. administration Of the state analrs.
lie has spent much time abroad, or "on
the other side" "A h happily puts IT,
{ and has been farmer. traveller, baltimore
pcstmaster. statesman, a jovial man on
fl. world. and. for sympathy with the
newspaper purveyOr. he - pohah%a 3D.
! tNlryland has no I.leutenant-Governor)
FARMER GOVERNOR.
! II, IS called Marylands Farmer Gov
ernor." and is exceedingly popular with
fha masses. no Governor OF thn state
/ his ever succeeded himself. but there IS
no law here TO this effect as IS INC
! case with Virginia, and If Governor Brown
| should decide 70 stand for a denomination
| aud break the record Of Maryland IN
! written law, he will make ii lively io'
! EaynOr and the field.
HISTORICAL SPOT.
Quoting Mr.. Hume'a remark. that the
crriositv entertained by all civilized ma
tons of lnquiring into the exploits ana
| adventures OF their ancestors, commonly
| ovcites regret that the history OF re-
! mote ages should always be so mucn IN
! volyoi in obscurity. uncertainty, and con
, tradiction." he observed that Annapolis
was 30 him the most historical spot N
! America, and that our government mad'
. q mistake In negleCtns 10 foster ant
! preserve the many old colonial relics
landmarks. AMI traditlonary reminiscencD'
! with which that vicinity IL bedotted
In foreign countries he had observed tina
/ they were marked and guarded viii
great pains. as object lessons 10 insplr'
the Imagination and elevate the mind o.
/ coming generations.