The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-09
RIVERSIDE STOCK FARM.

those living as near to it as residents |
of Tionesta; are aware that what |
will soon be one of the greatest stock |
farms in this country is situated with.
10 few miles Of our town. But
such is a fact and the reason it is not
more generally known is that it has
had its growth within fonr years and
is as yet, just begun. About eight
years ago Colonel John j. Carter, the
wealthy oil producer Of Titusville,
came into possession Of the property
at that time occupied by the late
Carson Shamburg and known as the
old "Green Farm" The portion Of
the property upon which the manor
house is situated is on the fats about
mile below West Hickory village.
To the original purchase Col. Carter
has been adding from time to time
until at present be has a solid body
of land about one aud one half by
l
six miles 10 extent and containing
not less than six thousand acres.
For the first four years that the Col
onel owned this property, nothing
was doue upon it except in the mat.
ter Of the production of oil, to which
use it had long been dedicated; but
about 1889 it was determined to make
a stock farm of the place and work
was at once commenced by the cree.
tion of an immense barn and other
farm buildings, and the clearing up
and putting in shape of the land com.
prisiug the farm. At the invitation
of Mr.. L. j. Paul, the manager;
representative of the REPUBLICAN
visited the big farm one day this
week, and was shown over the place.
A start was made at the small horse
barn, which was one of the original
buildings on the place. Here is
| uOus6u lne IOuI WoIh bSSune nll hbS
animals of the percheron or clydes.
dale breed. There is so much work
for horses to do on the farm at this
time, that their own supply of teams
is insufficient and teams from off the
place are hired to keep up with the
pressing work. From the horse barn
to the Cattle barn is but a step and
here was seen the pride of the farm
the beautiful percheron stallion,
"French Lion Jr.," he is a noble ami.
8 NAL, B yeais old, weighs about 1900
pounds and is very gentle and kind
He is an excellent roadster. Passing
through the basement of the barn, VT
saw many other fine horses, Carriage
as we'll as draft, but space does moi
! permit a more particular mention
3 On the other side were seen severa
specimens of the Aberdeen Angu
: cattle, of which Mr.. Carter is making
!, a speciality. They are the hornles
cattle and are valuable particular,
for beef. We we're informed by Mr.
Paul that carload from the west wa
:. short time ago sent to Chicago, il
train containing cars Of Othe
, breeds, but that $1.25 per hundred
weight more, was received for thi
breed than for any other. They ar
all meat and of superior flavor an
in the words of Mr.. Paul "you cal
q cut beefsteak down to the knee joint
" on them" Holstein cattle are ais
> kept on the farm for milking pur
poses. A visit to the piggery wa
- next made and as it was just at mea
time, the squabbling and squeain
and tumbling over one another tina
was INDUCED in by the seventy.fv
occupants of the dozen or NOR
houses would have done credit to
u Democratic County Convention
where there was trouble over the eleC
at ton of Chairman but all soon 90
a, their fill and peace was restored
NJ This is where the simile ends. Th
as a., Pollaru-China is the breed and the
oil were of all sizes, from the "cutest" Ii
r tie black and white fellow not large
p p than a guinea. pig, to the grandfatht
o. porker, who tips the beam at 90
pounds. Beyond this in tho pastur
re field, were seen more cattle; AngI
Holstein aud Durham. The motht
in of the Angus bull Mr.. Carter
e. breeding from, took the first prize {
all the Worlds Fair. The bull, as al
II II all of the breeding animals, is regi
b, tered Back to the big barn NJ
,rs Paul led the way and in the secor
nd story was found everything in Il
way of improved farm implement
here a lso are the rat nroof crane ri