The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31
LIKE MARKET GARDENS.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FOUR.

One OF the very heaviest feeder of all
at present, is Mr.. b. w, Calkips Mr..
Calkins in company with one of the
other feeders, Mr.. Z. F. Augsburg, pur-
chased several large lots last year sell.
ing several hundred again to some of
the other feeders. Mr.. Calkins enjoys
the distinction, or if he does not enjoy
it, he has the reputation of having the
largest feeding barns in the county If
not in the state. He has two for instance
whose dimensions are 130x60 and 9sx4S
respectively from which person can
judge little of the scale on which he
does business. Mr.. Calkins fed some
1000 sheep this winter and has fed as
many as 1910 at the same time. Dur
ing the winter just passed he fed some
four cars OF corn In addition to about
1000 bushels of oats which were pur-
, chased in the local market, and of
course in addition to the grain raised
by himself. He works his own farm of
l2O acres and also his fathers of forty
acres Mr. Augsburg who is associated
with Mr.. Calkins in the buying to a
greater OF less degree has another
splendidly arranged farm for the work
OF feeding. He has barns which are all
connected under the same roof, so to
speak, which measure 64xl20 and 32x44
feet and are model of convenience.
he fed about 700 sheep during the win
ter just passed. can feed as many as a
thousand at q time and has fed as many
as 200 in single winter. In addition
to the grain which he raised himself he
purchased about 1900 bushels last year,
and has at some times purchased as
many as four cars of western corn in
addition to the grain with which he
raised and purchased in the local mar
ket. He regularly works 80 acres of
his own farm and his tather-in-law's
farm OF 100 acres lying directly across
the road from his own place, and in ad-
dition sometimes works another 20 acre
place of his own lying some distance
away from these.
Among the other older feeders, another
whose farm is of especial interest aside
from the sheep feeding which is still
carried on to a large extent, is that of
Mr.. H. M. Olney, Mr.. Olney has feed.
ing room for about 14O0 sheep at once,
and one year fed as many as 2, 500. He
has been feeding for about seven years.
During the past winter he fed 525. At
present however he is turning his at
tention more and more to the dairying
business and is building up fine herd
of thoroughbred Holsteins. He now
has herd of seventeen thoroughbred
COWS and two bulls with about ten more
grade Holsteins in the herd. He is of
course an enthusiast so far as the Hol-
stems are concerned and thinks that
they are the best class of animals for
dairying purposes. He sends the milk
to the Vernon cheese factory. Mr..
Olney has been one of the heaviest
sheep feeders as can be seen from the
figures just given and has fed in some
years as much as seven carloads of
grain which he has had shipped in, but
he intends doing less of the feeding
business and more of the dairying bust
ness in the future. He has two large
silos in connection with his barns and
his farm covers 240 acres.
1t has already been pointed out the
men who have been mentioned are by
no means the only ones who have
places which are in every way worthy
of especial mention. 1t must on the
other hand be distinctly understood that
the greater part of the experiences
which have been related in a general
way as we'll as those which have been
told of the few individuals who have been
mentioned at some length, apply almost
as well to all. The entire section is 9
section made up of the finest titled
fields to be found anywhere and the
barns, while only very few have been
mentioned and dimensions given, are
remarkably similar in type, and size
even, throughout the entire sheep feed
ing district. What has been said about
the barns and about the houses applies
in a general way to tho entire ccom.
munity The reader can of course see
that each place will have its distinctive
features apart from the rest but the i'm.
preston which THE TINES wished to
leave with its readers is that the ones
which are especially mentioned in the
course of this article are by no means
the only ones who are entitled to the
same amount of credit for fine farms,
fine buildings, and the same spirit OF
enterprise. Every man in the business
has had hand in making the entire
community what it Is and deserves, il
space could be given to do equal JUS
tice to all, as much mention as any
other. Therefore each of the feeders
mentioned below in this paragraph
is equally entitled to praise for the con-
dition of his farm and for the enter
prise shown in this industry. The
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