The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-17
Letter From Boston.

While in North Attleboro lately IL
was my good fortune to meet MI
Oscar M. Draper, an extensive han"-
facturer of jewelers. speciaitles' etc''
also an enthusiastic horsenlah anu
thoroughly genial companion. Az LIS
cordial invitation l visited his STOCK
farm and found it such model one
that | thought short notice "ouio
not be anIiss. draper Manor Is
about one mile north of the town oil
North Attleb, 70, and consists OF one
HIM bred acres, one-fOurth OF which
is in woodland and the balance undef
cuItivatiou. The entire country there
abouts is carefully titled and the drive
from the town to the farm is over spleh-
didly macadanized roads of easy grades,
through large lanes of apple trees, lh-
terspersed with maple, oak, blrch,
nine and cedar, all odOrOuS Win Cne
breath of summer. Situated at the
main entrance to this little paradise,
on "a rising knoll Which is one of the
highest points, is the caretakers
lodge, a pretty little home embossed
bv apple trees. 70 the south OF II Is
splendid granary built with rock
foundation Of two stories in height,
aud 50 by 90 feet in size. To the west
on the side of the knoll is the great
barn, and such barn! AT once an
equine hotel and a joy To every lover OF
that noble servant of man, the horse,
1C0 by 50 feet in size. Lit is three stor-
les III height and fitted with every
luxury and convenience that regard
for the welfare of the horses can sug-
gest. The cellar, To commence at the
bottom, contains the large furnace
which supplies heat to the building,
! enabling the attendants To maintain
an even temperature in the hottest
weather, is finely lighted 10y many
windows piercing The massive stone
foundations and contains also four in
cubators each with Capacity of 400
eggs, Mr.. Draper being also IL noted
chicken fancIer. But more anon. On
| the first floor Of the barn and right
at the entrance is the carriage room,
in natural wood finish with cement
! flor, partitiOned off from the other
portion Of The building, 10y sliding
doors, which permits this floor to be
made INTO one large room. Next come
the box stalls, each lighted by
outside windows, with cement
covered floors that have been
! graded To u centre drain which
communicates with the manure pit;
| topping the cement floor is IA wooden
I grazing, lnSuring perfect sanitary con-
dltIonS, the Latest type of feeding
trough is provided, aud the stalls, or
rooms Il, they really are, can each be
| heated by the furnace If necessary.
Under such conditions live Mr.. Dra-
per's especial pets, "Abeto" (2.l0D,
Gretchen" e 1879, and "KlttIe r."
) (Z.lS), anu their brilliant performances
on the circuit are, no doubt, largely
Que To the care taken OF them. The
floors above are given up to the farm
repair shop, harness and feed storage
room, and the interior is finished in
natural wood, IN OIL, and hardwood
atflAis!..ss. - ,.eading from the barn
sslqn stta5ls 'ish a pflqaEe; ROAD Greet 70
tUheaNOOueei d5Bla idlE of gllee f9lf III, whefe
uauhfnei eyplh hnap one h6lF cfni III tfsick
HAS beeh rsalktz0nnoi OtiIt8Iisaraek, with
straight ways OF uine hundfBdfeet aud
scientifically graded curves, the fine
stock of the Manor" are tried and eX-
amlned. Just little Oft the road is
the "piggery," where, in quarters neat,
clean and we'll planned, are "a large
humber of Berkshire pigs of all sexes
aud ages. Adjoining one end of this
are the quarters for fancy chickens,
Guinea mems, peace ks and many other
members of the feathered tribe, some
OF them of great value. Coming back
towards the barn we fluid the brood
cry" structure much resembling "a
conservatory; it is 30x7O feet, one
story, brick foundation, rising three
feet above ground, above which the
sides and ends, all of clear glass, rise
to peaked glass roof. 1t is also heated
by steam from the barn and is the
home OF nearly two thousand 'chick-
let's" from three days to thirty DAYS
old, which are kept in thirty-siX spec
Tally devised crates, easy of access and
attended to 10y one man. Here are
Kept and fattened ''broIlersu for the
Boston Hotel market and the exueri.
ment has proved very successful one
rom every point of view. The pans
taking care and scrupulOus neatness
shown In every department and at
every point, make draper Manor" a
model stock farm, one that could be
copied with advantage by many other
agriculturalists.
Yours very truly,
Ed. +. THOMAS