The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
GUERNSEY BREEDERS MEET
Continued from First Page.

beth; Wills A. Seward, Budd's Lake;
c. j. Patterson, manager Duke Farms,
Someryille: Charles H. Royce. manager
for Hon. Levi P. Morton at Rhinecliff,
N. Y. DR.. J. C. Dustan of Morristown,
and Howard E. Young of Alton.
county agent for the State Agricultural
Statistical Bureau.
Florham Farms has name that is en-
viabIe the country round. A magnif-
cent stretch of over nine hundred acres,
beautifully and artistically laid out in
lawns, parks, drives, gardens, groves
and tillable ields-the Twombly man
sion in the center-with greenhouses.
stables and many other additional farm
buildings, make up the attractions of
this far famed estate.
But on Friday last most attention was
paid to the dairy stock. conveniences for
butter making, etc. The Florham herd
of Guernseys was started six years ago
by an importation of twelve cows and
one bull, with the single object of sup
plying the place. Two years later TWEEN
fy head were added to the stock, and
with this large increase it was decided to
supply milk and butter to nearby
patrons. Soon the business grew to
commercial size and Importance. 1t is
little to say that the stock is of the very
best in the country, and many stand
well as prize winners. At some of the
Eastern fairs in 1895, the ''Florham"
stock was particularly successful, and
again last year. First among the prize
winners at the farms are the old favor
ties, rSheet Anchor and "Rutilias
Daughter, whose photographs are seen
in the article. ssSheet Anchor" was
bred at the Ellerslie Farms of Hon.
Levi P. Morton and has a reputation
difficult to match In '95 he carried first
prize in the aged class and as head of
prize herd at the New York State Fair
and at the New York Live Stock So
ciety's show, and the first prize shown
with progeny at the Worcester Bay
State Fair, besides winning sweepstakes
at the first of the above mentioned. In
797 he took first prize and sweepstakes,
and as lead of prize herd. at the New
York State Fair; first prize at New Jer-
sey State Fair at Wayerly.
Rutilia's Daughter was bred in this
country, of imported stock, by Francis
Shaw. During the season of 1895 she
won every prize for which she was en-
tered, including first prize in three year
class at the New York State Fair at
Syracuse, the Bay State Fair at Wor-
cester, the Interstate Fair at Trenton
and the Live Stock Society's show / t
New York, with sweepstakes in the first,
and in the first prize herd in the first
three of the above exhibits. Last year
she took first prize in the three year
class at the New York State Fair, and
first in aged class at the New Jersey
State Fair and second prize in same
class at the Interstate Fair. first being
awarded to sDaisy Pearl of the Flor
ham Farms. At all three of these fairs
she was in first prize herd. Her milk
record for 81 (from March to Decemberl
showed 1854 pounds. with average of
5. 25 per cent. in test for butter fat.
Other animals standing high in the list
of prize winning cows are: Honoria 18th,
imp. $3.50: Supreme Sd, imp. 1889; |
Queen of Hearts, 7,1s4; Selectrina, s1s;
Guernsey Rose, imp, 1922: Victorina,
6.2f3; Queen 4th, imp, 1916; Virginia
of Madison. imp, 5000.
A glance at the dairy house and de-
vices for butter making is interesting and
educating. This department is con-
Quoted by P.J. Kelly, formerly of the
Morton dairy. The walls, floors and
ceiling of the dairy rooms are lined with
enameled white tile. Six hundred and
twenty quarts of milk comes in daily,
about half of which is used on the place
and soldin Summit, Madison aud Morris
town. The remainder goes to the
separator, where the cream is taken from
the milk and after passing through a
cooler where its temperature is reduced
from 90 to 40 degrees is laid away for
churning or sold on the route. The
butter is made in a big revolving churn,
producing about ninety pounds week.
This is made up into half pound prints,
stamped with the mark of the Florham
farms, wrapped in paraphine, paper and
placed in neat pasteboard boxes, in
surfing perfect cleanliness and convenient
handling, and sold to private families at
6fty-five cents per pound.