The Republican journal., 1902-10-02


We are afraid the Angora goat does
not improve on acquaintance. He is d
prepossesing little animal III appearance
and the kids are too cute for any
thing. but serious doubts lave arisen
as to lls value in a business sense. The
report from the Maine Experiment Sta
ton. published last week, tells rs that
while the Angoras do not jump they
are GOOD climbers. and that it is some
thing of a problem to keep them safely
within bounds. They clear up certain
kinds OF mdtrhush. as has been claim
ed for them. but they re also Gestruc-
t-,et. tees, d propensity OF which we
had not been told Then one of our
,ineIs. VINO has looked into the mat
ter. tells MS that the Augoras are poor
mothers and WILL ii hot looked after,
cave their young offspring to perish.
lie also expressed doubts as to their
value a. wool producers because OF the
small quantity yielded per head. Per
maps me Experiment Station viii en-
Iglttr ~ further on these points, which
Were mot mentioned i'll their report.
Meanwhile we should be glad to hear
from ANY vi our readers who nave had
experience with the Augora.
Many Of oar readers have the New
YORK Tribune under our clubbing ar
rauaeuent. but those who do not viii
be Interested III few facts concerning
.9helburue Farms. DEW. Seward Webb
estate il Vermont, on the shores OF
Lake Flamplain. The estate was ere
ated Jy tie consolidation of twenty-five
farms. it IS about seven miles south
Of Burlington, and borders Lake
Champaign for twelve OF fifteen miles.
There aIe over two thousand acres of
cleared and, extensive orchards and
fine tracts OF woodland. The surface
is rolling and the average elevation
above the lake 1J0feet The great farm
barn is built Oh three sides of square,
mailing d farm yard 400 10y POO feet in
sine. Tie main building is PIG feet
'ong. - feet wide and five stories high.
and the two wings are each 200 feet
long. The building is heated 10y steam.
lighted by gas and supplied with run
ming water. Tie hay lofts have a ca
pacity of 100 tons, and the hay is lifted
10 the lofts by steam power On the
ground are stalls for 10 or 50 mules.
which are used for farm work There
are many harness rooms and storage
rooms for the farming tools and ma
chineIy. n the right wing are the
farm offices, connected by telephone
with every part of the farm. The ring
barn is 423 by l07 feet, and the ring is
BIS feet long and 81 feet wide Here
the horses are exercised and trained.
Along the interior walls are rows of
box stalls, II by rs feet in size, and at
one end are 20 stalls where blooded stall
lions are kept. The building is heated
by steam and lighted by electricity.
Other buildings which need not be des-
cribed in detail are the coach barn, the
piggery, and sixteen cottages occupied
by men employed on the estate. Water
is carried to all parts of the farms by
eight miles of main. and there is a
fully equipped fire department and a
telephone fire alarm system. Dr.Webb
has made a speciality of hackneys and
the breeding of horses study. He
has imported the finest stock from the
most noted stables in the world. The
estate is productive. In a good year
$500 loads of hay are cut and 1000 bar
rels of apples are produced. The force
Of help employed varies from $50 to
to 500. There are 800 rum .ng feet OF
hot houses, including violet house, a