The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-22

Pinehurst Took Prize for
Stock and Poultry.
1t Has Been Demonstrated That Sandy
Land in Moore County. Can be Made
Very PrOduntive. Some Proofs of
What is Done.

Probably one of the most surpris-
ing exhibits, at the State Fair dur
ing the past week was that of the
Pinehurst Farms that is located in the
sand hill district of Moore county.
That section of the State is just begin
ming to realize that it has poSsibili-
ties and is beginning to forget the past
when the thoughts of the people dwelt
solely on the long leaf pine and tur-
pentine interests.
1t is becoming we'll known that
Pinehurst offers a climate unsurpassed
by any other section of the country
and it is most encouraging that the
village is also diverting some atten-
ton to the possibilities in the way of
other development in Moore county.
Delicious hams are obtained from the
pine rooters' but when it comes to a
matter of profit that class of hogs cam
not be considered. The statement of
the Pinehurst people in this regard is
very interesting. 1t had been their
custom to buy from 100 to $50 shoateS
each season from some of the local
farmers, from to 6 months old and
in price from two to four dollars each.
The large hotels and cottages furnish
great deal of Swll but it was inn
possible to get the hogs above weight
exhibit of BerkshireS the PinehdrSt
people made showed some hogs run
ming from s to months in age that
would weigh 200 or more. Now these
hogs can be taken at the same age.
fed in identically the same way and
when ready for market would weigh
gross from three to four hundred
pounds.
The exhibit of hogs at the Fair is
Ba II, la fnp XynQ r
and yet these new comers carried off
the first prize for each that they made
entry for the best Jersey bull, for
the Berkshire boar in the two years
and under for the best Berkshire boar
one year old and under and for the
! best Berkshire sow one year old and
under. They also secured seven blue
ribbons for their exhibit of poultry.
The poultry yard is most impor-
tant feature of the village as the con-
sumption during the winter is up
wards of 1000; the experience of the
| past two or three years suggests To
| the Pinehurst people that they con-
| fine their attention to White Wyan-
dottes although they will have few
| breeding fowl of other strains.
They have also demonstrated that
the sandy land can by attention be
made very productive; this year about
$50 to 800 tons of COW pea vine hay.
From the trucking department of the
farms they have been shipping toma-
toes lettuce, beans, irish and sweet
potatoes to the Northern markets dur
ing the past two years. The crop OF
onions this year was exceptionally hne
and their hot house 0ucumberS that
were grown primaril, -nply their
own wants have becol '-"oWn
that the large hotels
and the produce de
and Boston markets al -.'..
ious to have them for sale.
The farming was started in Ha..
way some three years ago and the
farm now has 1872 head of stock in the
dairy, about 800 hogs of different de-
scription, though after this year their
entire efforts will be confined to the
Berkshire strains; 80 head of horses
and mules for the farm work ana
about 1000 of different kind of poul-
try at the poultry yard,