The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-11-27
PROGRESSIVE M
Editorial Cor. of The Progressive Farmer.

GNAH SOOS SUClAA1T OA. 4h0
roofs of the wings for the COWS barns
are going up now. These consist of
two parts, the central resting on
strong trusses and rising to admit
light and give free ventilation.
There will be no interior posts to
break the view of the interior from
any direction. Galleries under
ground contain a track and cars to
remove all excrements as we'll as to
afford safe conduits for electric light
wires, water and steam pipes. The
latter will never be subjected to
freezing temperatures as here placed.
Machinery for the boiler and en-
CINE rooms is being received and
placed, as is that for the dairy. This
will be the most complete and extern
sive outfit in this country when com
plete. Not only will there be the
usual cutting machines and separa-
tors, but ice-making and possibly
electric lighting will be done by
Od4Ly h1dC1ILuCS. Dl1lIl1OI6 CISUOIl-
ers can have their milk, cream and
butter kept on Biltmore made ice
their legs of Biltmore S%outhdown
mutton, Berkshire breakfast bacon
and hams, as we'll as garden luxuries
preserved from harm by the same
cooling agent.
The silOs and calf pens were the
first parts brought to d forward state
of completion. The calf pens will
not be used for calves until the
whole plant is ready for the recep-
ton of the Jersey herd of COWS and
the dairy is prepared to handle the
milk.
The silOs yer finished up inside to
receive the crop of late corn planted
for the COWS to be fed on here in the
new barn when they are brought in
the first of the coming new year.
These silos are three in number.
They are twenty-one and a half feet
deep and approximately 22%x24I
feet in the two lateral dimensions.
There is d slight draw" in, from
top to bottom, which will tend to
keep the contents from shrinking
away from the sides. They are very
strongly built T plasted inside and
will be finished outside with a pebble
dash. Doors are fitted at one corner
and in using the silage these will be
removed at a time from the top
as fast as need he to keep the surface
fed off fresh and it will be sloped
down from back to the door so it will
go out with least necessary handling.
One of these silos was filled and an
other nearly half filled; together
they contain upward of 200 tons of
good silage.
The herd at present under the
efficient management of DR.. Wheeler,
veterinarian, and Herdsman Water
worth, is going into winter quarters
at the old dairy barn in pretty good
shape ut the close of a prosperous
y ClL - WI OCILC0 u NOuuS SGOCh
have been satisfactory and there are
~ more heifers now on hand than
should be kept to maintain and tend
to raise the present numbers and
standing of the herd of COWS.
Superintendent Weston expects to
add greatly to the capacity of the
home herd by keeping additional
stock on the outlying farms and per
haps by cooperation with neighbor-
ing farmers. By this means the
capacity of the dairy may be taxed
to it's utmost and the BiltmOre dairy
products extended considerably be-
yond the present output.
On the farms staple crops of grain
and hay are raised whilst the dairy
farm gives special attention to soil
ing crops for mich COWS.
In response to a call for beef cattle
it is probable that in the near future
a small herd of double standard
Shorthorns of milking strain will be
introduced to one of the farms.
In the above we have only touched
lightly on one line of the active work
in progress at the Biltmore Farms.
More than this can be said and may
be given to our readers ere long
about the Berkshire and Poultry
farms. Plans are not wanting for
the establishment of the very best
varieties of small grains and corn,
the growing of grass and clover seeds
for sale 50 the very best of every