The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13
BANK CLERK SIMS HAD LARGE IDEAS
ABOUT EQUIPING HIS MODEL FARM

red-painted building just in front Of the
dairy barn. which could not be mis-
taken
Down at The commssary a dozen or
more negroes were waiting with their
pass books to make their Monday morn
ing purchases. 1t WAS II O'Clock and
still the store was closed. The news Of
Sims defalcation seemed to have spread
pail over the place and to have dead
ened somewhat even the quiet activity
Of "A country place
Back of the homes of Foreman Brown
and Mr. Sims are the extensive barns
tor horses. for cattle the dairy, the COM
missarv. the bull barn. the silos for stor-
ing green cattle feed. the hog pens and
stable. and then a little in the distance
extensive grazing pastures where idle
cattle might be seen awaiting the milk
ing call.
70 stop a moment and pat the story in
| concrete. though dry. Statistical, form,
there are here H Sims place near 80
acad Of cattle, including calves ana
vearingst nearly everyone a ySrsel,
IIolstcin or short horn. With registered
pedigree six bulls two Of thcm Hol-
stems, three Jerseys and one short horn.
of which one OF The Jerseys. Il recent
purchase, involved an outlay of 500 the
So being freight charges; $50 or more
noss and pigs. almost all Of Berkshire
or Victoris breed; twenty mules and
horses two teams of the latter being
quito expensive. and then barred PLY
lnouth Rocks turkeys, geese, guincas
and Other fowl which there was not time
to count.
When the dairy whistle blow at 8
O clock today to Call the COWS to milking
visitors naturally looked around for the
Dr ,lJ vol ~
rCStinG ON the ground as il IL had fallen
! from its hdngings. no longer Of use in
i these days of modern progress
And then Ia COWS ready for milking
/ came, without further urging, Flooding
! up the hill to the big barn each going
! direct to her respective stall where the
/ stanchion was fastened and she was
/ locked in, Tho millmen i'm their white
| duck suits had gathered for the after
Moons work. After seeing that each COW
! was housed ri her proper letter and mum
/ Der. for be it understood, as Hcrdsmau
/ 4. b. Peet explain each must be fed
the milk tests indicate she requires,
! each milfmn started in on his daily
! task Of stripping twenty cows. Now in
/ scientific dairy such as this, they don
milk two cows in the same pail, but
when one cows product is secured it is
J weighed aud record made of her day S
/ showing. Then a small sample is taken
| out from day to day and at the end of a
| week the centrifugal tester tells the
/ percentage ot butter lat she IS welding.
! In this way her feed is regulated from
week to week and her daily supply Is
just what the condition demand. This
| immense barn. 300 feet In length, Gont:'
| stalls for 10 cows. Al one end are the two
great siloS cylindrical feed bins in which
! are stored green fodder kept for winter
feeding From the side of the main barn
| projects another 100 feet in length, where
the calves and young stock is housed
Just beyond is the hog stable where a
dozen sows are caring for their young of
all ages from two days to two months
From the cows now supplying milk al
average of nearly 100 pounds of butter is
! secured per day. and the income from
this product. practically all of which I,
marketed in Atlanta, is between $500 ant
5000 month
Another good source Of income is ir
| the hogs from which 1t Is said, S1,00