Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-19
Visit to Governor Hoard's Farm.

know that the dairymen of Maine
will be glad to know about my visit to
Fort Atkinson and what saw there as
it is the home of Hoard'S Dairyman and
its distinguished editor.
| left Madison yesterday morning
coming to Lake Mills, where some of the
finest herds of Holsteins in the West are
to be found, and the writer had the
opportunity of inspecting the herds and
stables of Frank Fargo and E. j. Fargo,
the once famous McGeoch place where a
silo 90 feet in diameter is to be found,
also the stable of Everson Il Son. This
is a community where everybody inter-
ested in breeding is working along the
same line as his neighbor and all work
ing in harmony.
| saw in the four herds $50 Holsteins,
majority of which are pure bred and
many have made the advanced registry
with records of from 10 to 2l pounds
butter per week, one of which was re-
Gently bought for Sl400 and holds the
worlds record as two-year-old. Every
man has a silo and considers it the most
profitable of his buildings, though the
one go feet in diameter is not practical,
and in connection with the dairy all are
keeping from 40 to l25 hogs, mostly
Poland Chinas, which are apparently
one of the great sources of revenue.
There has been sold and shipped from
the station of Lake Mills over 100000
worth of HolStein cattle during the past
wear. going to Mexico and Arizona. The
people at this place are very cordial and
seem to take pleasure in showing their
herds and discussing the fine points of
their favorite breed. We left Lake Mills
at 7:30 Z. NJ for Fort Atkinson and this
morning called up Gov. Hoard over the
telephone and found that he had just
show us great deal of attention, for he
came to the hotel and from there he
took us through the different depart
ments of the Dairyman building, then
ordered team and drove to the famous
Hoard's Creamery, which is model of
cleanliness and arrangement. The plant
contains porcelain lined vats and nickel
plated pipes, in the power house cleo
tricity is generated which is the motive
power in the factory, and the output is
from 1000 to 1900 pounds butter per day,
which is comparatively large for this
state.
We then drove to his dairy farm about
two miles from town where we found 40
head of grade and pure bred Guernseys
and of course the stable is fitted with
Hoard stalls and ventilated with the
King system, which is very popular in
this state This is the creamery portion
of the state and is known as the Hoard
district and dairying is very successful.
Gov. Hoard wishes to be remembered
to all of his many friends in Maine and
hopes to see them again before he gives
up his lecture work.
This trip has been a source of a great
deal of pleasure and hope profit for
one cannot visit such places without
being impressed with the possibilities
of the business both as regards pleasure
and profit and when we compare con-
ditions in Wisconsin and Maine, it does
seem that Maine has no cause to be dis
cOuraged but rather to feel that she may
some time hold an enviable reputation
in the dairy world, which she seems
destined to do. l am enjoying my work
very much and too much praise cannot
be given the efforts of the Wisconsin
Dairy School TO make successful dairy
men and factory operators.-Madison
Wis, letter from Dairy Instructor S. c.
Thompson, in Turf, Farm and Home.