The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

thah =. p0a "a s,o1 uyD yearly. Add TO tbs
me fact that SIX years VIII be rePui,ca ~
hnild this magnificent nome anu VIZ" 49,.
ali az many millions VIII ne sPVHt =" -
work. Including the building OF IVdts, -,
,srracins of mountains-the piah'iHt -,
- ana shrubs and other features ~
iaDJscape work, and you VIII hdFS ny .n,
a faint idea Of the magnitude Oh MI '
derbilts plans. ,,,.... ,,,lace car
- taen standing on lie private raliio :. :.
,rack near the IncOmpleted pdiacc' ~
named sWaunanOa. In TACT, MI -
derbIIt loves the name ana USES - t,or,
over possible. In this car ne w. W., york
New York 10 personally cAai'i"S '.,r aqo
NJ all Kinds now in progress. a 9oa, &c, &C.
q. ,ts,,allv lived in the car anu Ho,'' ' - =
80, Of his Inspection 60 the buluins o." -
roads ,but now the farming llic. e0t - On
eunv much OF his attention. anu 70 ~ an
The SPOT he has suite ol .,,,,, house
ordinary looking two-stviy 80. s.a',sto1, d"
ona,,t thr,e miles from the ma lSiV ~, .
a. ~ natives around here term IL -
rnons have been newly pdlticu nnu 49,,
moJern furniture. Here the o"nV' an
mains with no other ai'elu'nt, 90, mo
TngIish valet. besides the .ahhiy !" ~
t,s''I, 1rro,n the windows or MS pcu
800 ne can see the fields OF bId ll,.1..It
,be ulowed hinsi1es ready 10 y. So, IN
IL il right in the country "il''""'
dieation of city lie III slb""
ruK MILLIONAIRE ON bis fAhM'
,s,er, morning his secretary and super
intendent OF agriculture, Baioh A,til,,,,,Tf,,
visits him, and an hour or 80 - the
occupied In reading snch Reports a. NJ
..to,d of corn on this or that patch NV
;ynaDv tons Of fertilizer have been pIt "I
,be garden. the comparative yleiu VI
milk OF Jersey and HoIsteh cows 49,. -
Then ne often jumps INTO !isnt or
1rbeeIed cart, and drives over TO TINS OF
,bat farm with the Baron, ana examine
eosna new fodder plant or some inset
which may be damaging the gram. oIteu
he will walk into the field ana talh WIN
,ba hands al work on some uetall OF
'Iautins In short. il Is easy TO see that
t,,,tnre has strong attractions for MN, ana
The cultivation of the sol mas as Ihuch
fascination as the buying OF stotHS enN
bonds, or the planning OF tdlIIoau 0o az
ricuiture has attracted much atlehtlon
tbrouehout this section. People VINO az
FIRST REGARDED his purchases Oh
land and his plan Win eh'it .Hs
hirb.st terms. They perceive how much
benefit his experiment Will be to aGIlcul-
t,irisfs. generally as well aS To the lovers
of good roads, since he mas ample lteato
90 carry out these experiments on lhe
troadesf and most comprehensive basis.
me general name for the Vanderbilt
estate is Fillmore. a drive or TWO mics
on the main road leading south OF AShe-
VILE brings the visitor 70 lne BOUNDARY
of the property which Is tn iou S sSs iong
dirty-looking shed Of building, WIN no
sign 10 indicate that II Is the general
office Of the estate, where dozen CLERKS
are employed. Back Of it is iafse piautt
for making brick. II is equipped with
modern presses. dryers, etc, ana IuI-
nishes ali the brick used IN building the
mansion, while millions are sold IN Ashe-
VILE and vicinity. All Of the clay Tor me
brick is dug at BNtmore' ana hauleq 10
the works on n steam ram"ay' -FOUR
miles long This. and standard cause
railway seven miles In leneth' ,raNtIse
the property, every foot or each beIhg
derbilt. Passing the brick works, YOU
come 90 the Biltmore farming district
Al present 400 acres are under cultiVa-
ton, divided into six farms, each IN
charge OF "A foreman or farm DOsS WIN
fonr or Eve negro hands. The land is
selected from fertile parts Of the estate,
and Is I'm different sections the part near
est 10 the approach 20 the estate being
the largest. The farm farthest from TINS
particular piece is eight miles distant. 1t
* the intention to Increase the farm
acreage until IT Will comprise fully oOD
acres making one of the largest agTi-
cultural properties In America, TO feed
the largest number of cattle, horses, etc.
THE HFS-HoUsE TO COST $4,000.
Special attention is being given fodder,
which is growing on 300 acres. What
a. known as fodder or ensiage plants
are being planted extensively as an eX-
pertinent Superintendent dAllingS be
licyes they can be grown successfully
IN place of timothy and other kinds 81
hay. which are a failure in this as well
as in many other parts OF the south.
The alfalfa. teoslnte. and lathyrus sill
yestris. the latter q European produc-
ton, are new kinds Of fodder plants
which have been raised successfully;
They are used i'm ensilage. OF which 700
tons have already been made this sea-
son. Corn, rye. wheat, ana oats are the
principal cereal crops, while on TWEEN
ty-acre garden patch are grown aspara-
gus. peas. heets. lettuce; onions. berries
all OF which find n ready sale In the
Asheyille market when not consumed at
home The most modern methods Of
agriculture are employed. and the best
utensils. Mules furnish most of the haul
Ing power. Fertilizers are used abundant
~, while all the dead leaves, etc, are
mixed into q compost. which also serves
20 manure the land. AS a result the Weld
or corn 10 the acre last year was fifty
ive bushels, Of rye. fifteen; wheat was
twenty-five 20 thirty-fivc, and oats forty
stock raising Is TO be a feature at But
more. AZ present lto horses, principally
drauSht animals. twenty grade jersey
and other COWS. 300 SOuthdown sheer.
ll0 berkshire pigs. about forty heifers
FOUR imported bulls, and u Clydesdale
ferchefon stallion are In the stockyarCis;
also stocks OF Toulouse geese, Pekin
ducks, bronze turkeys. and Rrahma
chickens. a henhOuse to cost 5000. with
artinciai hatchery. nests. and other gpe-
eial features. Is TO be built i'm the near
,u,uIe' foF raising trotting aud road
several Russian ana French stations.
The dairy farm Is one of the most inn
pV,rtans sources OF revenue from the es-
tate, The milk cows average eight quarts
per day, and supply ali The hotels ana
most OF the boarding houses i'm Ashe-
Niile. The receipts from the sale OF milk
a'one amount 10 5000 per week. Ii is car
wes,o,' ,''0 ,ne town In canvas-covered
-" ~, we sides In large black letters ana
~ Idnulofd or landlady Is not slow In
miortnihg the visitor that 1--WE Get our
MIN IRON MI. Nanderbilt's farm
"ooo PAY foR A SUPERINTENDENT.
,,, nsron GAlings. who draws the modes,
aern,, sa'n OF H'oJO per year as Mr.. Van
ucinhtb farm suDernteodent Is It,
character. lie is a ffne'y hui, tu 49,,
~ say hity, with military carriage ana
AZ iron gray mustache ~ tS--s - lu
ra,s reminds one Of Freetrnsn
Der ~ ' In a German. He is a mem
n.sSi,Dr oiten fnds him ab,u, H. ,o,a AZ
A., Nle Gay smoking cigareites o- . ~ IVY.
nis q game OF cards. lie * vveu ~,
l,lSe 80 anu rides fine bloOded bors',
NJ ,ts man accustomed 20 the sadato III
mas Ite. when the owner Of siitrno.1 an an
sasea the Baron the latter ownsa . zen, en-,
hIl I'n iod sear Asheviile. lie gets most si"a ot
that he sn s.U'a DOORS. and acknowledges
nS rn 10 tnis country ten years arn vi
ptni,nyohe gong toward the nSnstos
iii he roasr before The sun is Wei No IN IN
evening, may Chance 10 NEE, '9 a., OF me
~ tola cart or a buggy one "a n avil
gently an English groom. The 80, ~ eVl-
Sar snI Iaos man Of light complexion, whess
dyspepsia. He Is attired In 'e,ea rom