The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-03

1t is a Good One and is Run on Shares.
President Mckinley owns farm. A
! broad expanse OF corn fields, meadows,
COW pastures and orchards, which COM
prise one hundred and sixty-two and a
quarter acres. OF 1t a correspondent Of
the ST Louis Globe-Democrat writes:
His well-kept barns, corn cribs and
wagon sheds show care and thrift
The wool on the backs of two hundred
sheep shines with cleanliness, for Nc
Kinley's farm is model one and
modern one. Unlike the famous Ne
braska farm of the democratic candi-
date for president, the public knows
little about it. Two miles from Miner
va, one mile from Bayard, O., it stands
on sloping parcel of ground sur
mounted by the orchards of Baldwin
apples. The cleveland and Pittsburg
railroad crosses a corner of the farm,
and the BIZ Sandusky canal courses
through the field at one side of the
main road.
Along lane to a point two-thirds of
the way up the slope brings the visitor
into the midst of the farm buildings
TO the right, the first one is the sheep
barn, This two-story structure was
originally the Union church, attended
by the folks of that rural vicinity, who
worshipped on the Sabbath. Twenty
five years ago, when it ceased to be
used for church purposes, it was moved
from the corner of the farm next the
main road to its present site. When it
stood on the corner it was just in front
of the old cemetery known as the
Plains cemetery, which is still there
McKinley's farm is a profitable one.
In any season when crops are good it
yields richly. This years potato crop
will aggregate two thousand bushels.
The corn fields have been known to
produce as high as thirty-fve hundred
bushels in single year. Last year the
meadows produced one hundred tons
hay. The oats crop this year aggre-
gates some seven hundred bushels.
This is apple butter making time in
this section of the country. Many of
the apples on McKinley's farm, just at
the present time, are being made into
apple butter. The large orchard is an
important part of McKinleys farm.
One good year seventeen hundred
bushels of Baldwins We're gathered,
and as many more of other kinds, MAX
ing a total yield of nearly thirty-tive
hundred bushels. Part of the produce
If the farm has been shipped to Canton !
from time to time to the Mckinley |
home, but none has ever been sent to |
Canton is about twenty !
niles from the farm.
Selling milk is one of the industries |
If the farm. There are twenty-five |
head of cattle. There are nine mich |
lows. Some of them are blooded stock. |
Raising calves is also an occunation. |
Ten fine horses are constantly en-
oloyed. These are all draft horses
Two hundred sheep Craze on the hill
side. One season one hundred and sew
nty-tive sheep We're sold from this
place. This shows what a good mar
ket there is for the wool and mutton
which comes from the presidents farm,
While speaking of animals, the two
logs must not be forgotten. One,
Known as "Shep," has been on the
olace ever since the president came
nto possession of it. The othe, which,
" the way, Is yellow one, came
here as stray one not long ago and
las found good home. The chickens
lumber more than two hundred The |
ea fowl became too noisy and were
o inclined to pick a fuss with the
hickens that it was thought best to !