The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-21
STATE Association s. sa'a'
81 tssvsiaeas'hee
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Many Interesting ana Valuable
i'apera Read,
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Naneeehee' the Association al.
fsarn Il Meet al RaekwaA
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IAeNaNvVs}Aee RSAA'EaA IlrAMasN County,
"Wednesday, Fenalaty tpth Especially
The state naaNnen's Association
mes All "tleoaneeohee Farm this, We'd
nesslas aaornhsN Nv initiation IT the
president sal. /, II, Carr
pNssens Nathan ryson, Of the clio.
ve4slale farn, Raleighs Col, n, Cam
er,an, l,Nslntosh farms Mr. n. II, q.
llana,ly, Rockwell rayh farms rref
rrank III l,p,ery. state Experimental
farms Nsr Il II stewart Gunforl
Parry. t,useushepos lrof. il, Irhy State
Agricultural ana Mechanical colleges
Mr. II, ii. Uattis. Gattls' dairy fnrm,
Durham; DIR. Ia, h, Battle. State Ayr.
cultural department, j, Ii, Fitzgerald,
superintendent Oeconeeehce farms Mr.,
II. il. Neafhers, "I'he Pines. Wake
county, Nj. II. IT Holloway. East View
dairy farm. Wake county Mr., 4, FL.
Weston, Vanderbilt faem, lsiltnere,
n. &.
Mr.. Halleek. of Newbern, being ab
sent. submitted through the society,
very interesting paper on Cheese
Making lii North Carolina. Prof
Frank HI Emery read . most instruc-
tive paper on the First Steps in Dairy
ing and the Dairy Cows" Quite
lengthy discussion was had upon the
point, what legislation is necessary
for the protection against the impor-
tation of infected cattle. 4 most VAL
liable paper showing the feeding of
herd of nine cattle for two years, and
the product Of nine cows was Submit
ted The question of abortion, cause and
remedy was discussed also at con-
siderable length. COL b. Cameron,
president of the State Agricultural
Society. presented the claims Of the
Fair. and wished the cooperation OF the
association.
The members of the association were
most Hospitality entertained by Col.
Carr, and visited with much pleasure.
the magnificent new dairy and cold
storage apartments, just completed at
ssOcconeechee." There is nothing like
it in the South. If indeed in this coun-
try. Every elegance and convenience
that money will buy is provided. The
floor is marble, and the room is wain-
scotted in marble TO the height Of three
feet; the railing to the stair is massive
and nickle platedin fact Oeconecchee
dairy is a revelation.
After visit to the dairy, the associa-
ton was invited to the training
stables where handsome young .sKrem-
| lins,n "Lancelots,n Pamlicos, Nor
vals," etc, abound in the finest Of
feather Like the dairy. the training
stables sllrpass in elegance and fine
| blooded stock anything ever in the
State. After leaving the training
stables. we were shown the sheep
cote--where we saw 100 to 80 of the
handsonYest "Shropshires" we ever
laid eyes upon; thence to the "pigery.
Here, reyeling in hogish comfort, we
counted fifty "Duroc Red Jerseys" and
some sixty "Black Essex" that were
pictures indeed From the pigery we
were shown through the poultry yards.
In the broiler house we found 200
Young spring broilers, and my! how
we tasted friend chicken. The ar
rangement of the poultry pens and
wards is superb; each breed has its own
ward. and we saw Masters Of the
Park prize-winners at Madison
Square Garden. that cost $40 and $50
apiece. The Light Brahmas, Buff
Coehins. Black Minorcas, the Barred
and White Plymouth Rocks, the Brown
and White Leghorns, the Silver Laced
Wyandottes. the Black Sumatras, the
white Crested Black Polish, the srlen-
did Bronze and White Holland turkeys,
white guineas we feel sure cannot be
surpassed in this country, north or
south. Here we saw o drove Of fifteen
pea fowls. dressed out in most gorge
ous plnraage. 1t certainly looks thrifty
around "0cconeechee' and our visit
WAS a benediction.
The association adjourned to meet
| at Rockwell Park farm in May
Resolutions Of thanks to Col. Carr for
| his abiding interest in the success OF
the association and for his unbounded
/ hosDitaIity extended at .'Occoneechee"
were passed by rising vote.
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