The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-27
A Model Farm.


the host Mr.. John I. Carter. The
paper is the best evidence of its
authors wideawake, intelligent
comprehension of public affairs and
the rapid changes that are taking
place, and which tend to divide the
people into two antagonistic classes,
the one gathering where they sow
not, and the other sowing where
they reap not.
To understand Mr.. Carter as a
farmer his beautiful farm and home
in Chester county, Pa, about two
miles from West Grove, must be
visited, where the visitor will be
confronted by condition that will
convince through the eye, and not
by a theory which seeks through
the ear and Imagination to create a
farm fairy land.
Mr.. Carter and his sons are in
the first place dairymen or dairy
farmers. On this foundation, ad
illustrative ability, intelligent
direction of details and true econ
omy has been built and developed
what may with propriety be classed
as an esthetic system of farming.
The farm house is plain, neat and
tastefully finished, with all gaudy
display in wasteful architecture
severely excluded. This model
farmers home is situated on a COM
manding eminence, in the midst of
a rolling landscape, surrounded by
a beautiful lawn, not so narrow as
to seem cramped nor so wide as to
form vistas. The lawn is planted
with choice trees, some rare spec
linens. but mostly selections of both
evergreen and deciduous as con-
tain in themselves color, foliage,
size and symmetry, forming va
riety that blends and homonizes as
a whole.
The COW barn is a handsome
building with windows and panel
door on front, neatly painted, with
trimmings, as the painters say.
There are fifty head of dehorned
tested Jersey COWS in this barn,
battered in stalls that are models for
convenience, comfort and cleanli
ness. There is also a large num-
Der of heifer calves, and several
horses of the best roadster and farm
stock.
The creamery and butter arrange
ment we will not attempt to de-
scribe, but they are Of the very
latest and most improved kind.
The curd is separated from the
milk, dried on screens or frames by
hot air and put through a machine
which breaks the dried curd into
crystals about the size of fine HON
my. This crystal cottage cheese
is used for sizing paper. After the
curd is separated from the skim
milk the whey contains the milk
sugar and is sold for hog feed.
Thus everything is utilized.
There has been added to the
dairy business several adjuncts to
fill the season, supply labor the
year round for the help necessary
for running the farm and dairy.
The first in order is few acres of
small fruit-strawberries, rasp-
berries, blackberries, currants, etc.
The farm, which contains less
than two hundred acres has plen-
tiful supply eff fruit trees, pear and
apples, and several young chestnut
trees of a choice variety, bearing
large round nuts of excellent quail
ity. Last year these young chest
nuts were very full of nuts.
Last but not least for beauty and
profit too, are number of green
houses where the most salable
flowers are propagated, and beneath
these flower beds are a double
row of shelves on which mushroom
beds are made. About seventy
five pounds of mushrooms arc
gathered daily, which sell for 80
cents a pound.
We have not mentioned nearly
all the attractions of this model
farm and the proprietor's idea OF
mixed farming, and to form true
conception of the place it must be
visited and inspected, where the
visitor will meet with most cor.
dial welcome and information per.
tanning to everything on the farm
and its management. No secrets in
such matters are kept by the pub.
lie spirited family.
We have consumed so much
space of the limited amount at oul
command that we have little left tC
speak of the club and the hospital
ity of the family who entertained
its guests so royalty. The farmers
clubs of Lancaster and Chester
counties are what might be termed
broad gauge farmer clubs. The
ladies and young people of the
members family attend and take
part at the first session, which is in
the forenoon. After dinner the
ladies flock by themselves and hold
a session of distinctively ladies'
club, into whose sacred precincts
the rude steps of no masculine dare
intrude.