Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-02
A Model Farm.


A Model Farm.
Editors kenncbec Journal:
Last Thursday l called on J. j. Long
OF Maysville Center, who is one OF our
best farmers His farm is large one
and is mainly managed by his son-in-law
Frank Higgins, on shares, 1 think, but
the present article is intended only TO
d scribe some of the minor details
| l found Mr.. Long in his orchard gather
Iilg Wealthys, and I will say that | nevt r
S w better ones What is the matter
with Wealthys," " he inquired as he care
| fully laid the smooth red beauties into
the basket. THE trees are hardy and
fruitful and these apples Will do to eat
now, but about next December they will
be fine eating" His Fameusc are smooth
and large for that variety. These trees
were set out ten years ago.
Were | to set an orchard of 100 trees, -
said he, Il would set 25 Wealthys, 20
Dudley's Winter % Duchess, II yellow
Transparent, Is Crimson Beauty and few
Fameuse'
A new stable has been built this season
that would do credit to breeding estab-
lishment Of trotters. It is 50xG5, carriage
shed included, and contains six box stafs
and many single ones All is constructed
in workmanlike manner with no sharp
| corners or traps about the cribs by which
| horses or colts can possibly be injured
1t is a credit to his foreman, before re
| ferred to, Mr.. Higgins, who was head
woikman. The building rests on solid
masonry of stone and brick making a
| fine basement that is occupied by nearly
| 40 hogs and pigs of all sizes among which
are pair of o. l. Chesters, bought from
L.. Is. Silver K Company Of Cleveland
Ohio, last spring. They are large
| finely formed animals and seem to be at
home In this climate. A 81 gallon boiler
| is set in an arch in one end of this base
ment. Water runs directly into it from
a faucet connected with pipe leading to
the stable.
| He has a dairy herd Of something over
| 20 cows and intends to breed up by using
his Jersey bull, purchased from Briggs of
Auburn and which is from noted family
of butter producers.
A wind mill supported by so foot steel
tower pumps water into brick tank sit
uated in an elevated position in the
orchard and furnishes an ample supply
|
The milk is strained into deep cans and
placed in tub OF water. After setting
in the water to cool from one to two
hours, the water is drawn off and the tub
again filled and piece of ice placed in
each can. Mr. Long claims that by this
method less than one half the ice is re-
qured that is necessary where 1t is placed
10 the water. Probably portion of the
water from the ice is skinned with the
cream and finds It's way into the churn
but this is of little consequence.
The cattle on this farm are all hornless
having been treated with a Keystone
Dehorning Clipper purchased last year
Several of his ncighbors have had their
cattle dehornei by the same implement
at % cents per head. When asked what
the verdict was among those that had
given it trial, MIR. Long said; 1T is
the same everywhere. A man opposes it
sill he sees it tric ], then he 8ppreciats 5
It's advantages.
There are my COWS and colts IN the yard
together fighting flies There is no dan
ger from horns and peace and quiet reign.
| used to GO to the COW stable in the
night and often laid awake to listen, fear
ing some animal was loose and perhaps
about TO disembowel her companions, but
now l never give the matter thought,
my mind is at ease. -
Some consider dishorning the height of
cruelty to animals and, perhaps, we all
saw the matter in different light at first
from what we do now, but little reason
ing plainly shows this theory to be false,
Less pain is experienced by hornless
herd than by one armed with bayoncts
and the difference more than offsets the
pain experienced by dchorning.
There is another view TO be taken.
People are often injured by the horns of
cattle A man who lives some ten miles
from here had an eye gouged cut by a
COW last spring and another man in the
same town lost an eye in the same way.
A late paper gives an account Of bull
killing three men in Indiana one OF
whom was impaled on the bulls horns.
Surely horns are an Improbable crop on
the farm and one that should no longer
be tolerated,
DELANO MOORE.
Prcsque Isle, Sept. 81.