The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-10-13
Some Belfast rlilk Farms.

A representative of The Journal accom-,
panied DR.. W. l.. West, milk inspector, on
his tour among the milk farms south and west
of the city recently and, while expecting
to find everything first class and up to date
the reporter was agreeably surprised at what
of thrift and enterprise, accompanied by the
most scrupulous neatness.
The tirst farm reached was that of Giles G.
Abbott, formerly owned by the late Hon. A.
G. Jewett. Mr.. Abbott keeps 80 cows, and
portion of the product is separated for
arator of capacity of $50 pounds per hour.
His is the largest and oldest milk route in
the city, and he has had it continuously
more than 20 years. He bought the Frohock
route, and from a small beginning worked
up large and valuable business. Until a
short time ago he kept his herd on his farm
in Northport, miles away, but now oper-
ates from the nearer point, though he still
owns and manages the Northport farm. He
is not confined to milk alone, but markets
large quantities of vegetables, potatoes and
fruit. He recently made extensive repairs
and improvements to his buildings.
The next milk farm is that of Charles A.
Piper, comparatively new route, but one
that is rapidly coming to the front. Mr.
Piper keeps Is cows, and will soon be obhg-
ed to increase the number. He is a firm be-
lever in hornless stock, and keeps a full
hooded Galloway bull, for the purpose of
breeding off the horns He finds the Gallo
ways quiet and peaceable, while the absence
of horns reduces the danger of damage to
man or animals should the bull prove treach-
erous. He is feeding corn and finds an in
crease n the milk flow to compensate for the
extra labor and expense.
Fred RackHff formerly of Linconlville,
owns and operates the Frohock farm, on
which the Abbott milk route originated. He
keeps is cows, all fine looking animals. His
water supply comes from d well and has a
temperature of "A summer and winter. He
uses it without Ice for cooling his milk. but
is obliged to warm it for the cattle to drink
in winter
Mark A. Wadlin of Northport lives on the
idfln uldu6 famous dS Il udIIS farm ny MS
father the late Hou. Daniel A. Wadlin. Mr..
Wadlin, Senior, believed in keeping fully up
with the times, and his farm and dairy We're
furnished with the best and most improved
apparatus for every branch OF work He
thoroughly drained his land wherever re-
CURED, and brought the whole farm to
high state of cultivation The water is
brought to the buildings by pipe from
spring Oh the hillside. The present owner re-
Gently bought the milk route of Charles A
Mckinley and changed from the butter to
the milk business. He is making some
changes IN the buildings to conform to the
new order of things. This is also something
of d fruit farm. There is one orchard of 10
trees, ali baldwins. on which there is al least
$50 barrels of as handsome apples as can be
found in Maine. The trees are literally load
ed and every apple is large and free from
worms. There are OTHER orchards on the
farm with various kinds of fruit, and other
crops are also raised for the market.
Returning to town, we found on the
Howard Murphy farm at Little River q new
route operated by Geo. 0. Hatch, He keeps
but cows but has customers for all their
product, and will increase his herd as the
demand increases