The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-31
COMMISSIONER STEVENS
TALKS OF BELMONT FARM

bout bad milk being sold In Atlanta. 1
decided to investigate little On my
own account | went 10 the immense
barn where nearly one hundred cows were
being MIXED by four white men and
three white girls. / was surprised to see
how clean everything was, and. in fact.
l didn't suppose 1t possible TO keep a
barn that was full Of cows as that is
days of the week. The mixers We're all
neatly dressed. and l noticed especially
that their hands were clean. The milk
was strained through two more strains
In the barn and then taken to the dairy,
where It was run through an areater to
| take out the animal heat. 1t goes through
three strainers here. two of cheese cloth
and one OF wire.
The water given the stock and poultry
Is gathered from two large springs q
half mile away. being pumped by by
drauHc ram into large tank 80 feet high
and from there distributed over the place,
about miles Of iron pipe being used for
the purpose. SO YOU see the cows get
water that is as pure as can be found in
the world.
Il saw one COW off in a barn to herself.
, and asked what she was there for. oh,
that is the hospital said Mr. Brown
She is conYaescent now, and Will be put
lack IN the barn pretty soon. You don't
mean to say You have COW hospital? l
said. Oh. yes he replied, we do. You
dence IS that she will not eat her food
or very little. Then the flow of milk de-
creases. We'll, just as soon as we find
either Of these conditions exist We take
her temperature, using physicians Their
mometer "a cows tempera ture at normal
is 1922. and If we find she has the least
bit of fever We put her In the hospital
and begin giving her qunine and other
medicines until she gets we'll or dies. And
in the meantime We do not sell or use her
milk, but give 1t to the pigs
Although there were two large silos
on the place holding go tons of ensilage.
they ire being employed so they will hold
600 tons This means green food for
twelve months in the year for the milch
cows.
Now I come to one Of the most in
teresting things on Belmont. A
herd of over $50 registered Berkshire
hogs, many of them being imported from
Engand. but right here | wish to say
that some of the best specimens We're
raised in Belmont. One, the head of the
herd, weighs over 500 pounds and has
taken the blue ribbon time after time at
our fairs There are thirty-two brood
scws and yet these people are behind
with heir orders for hogs. / saw an inn
ported SOW that was not especially large,
but very handsome animal. and asked
about her. and was told that she was
bought last March for 500. But / saw
several better ones raised right at home
OF Belmont. With the high price Of meat
1t pays to raise hogs and it doesn't cost
any more to raise good one than a
sorry one, and there are good ones at
Belmont. They charge q good price for
them. but their rule Is in every depart
ment that anything bought Of them can
be returned if not entirely satisfactory.
There are over three thousand chick
ems on the place. comprising about forty
varieties. all thoroushbreds chicken
is never shipped that is not a good one
The poorer specimens are culed out and
sold for market. 1 also found large
droves of fancy pigeons and a large lot Of
pheasants and fancy water foul.
Now, in conclusion, | would advise
everyone who is interested in farming
or stock and poultry raising to visit Bel
mont They will receive courteous treat
nent and VIII learn a lot of things be-
side seeing great farm"