Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-02-16
A VISIT TO
SUNNYSIDE FARM

though an out-of-town resident he
fills an important niche in Trinity NJ.
e. church and takes an active part in
the social life of our town. If any one
should accompany MIR. Suter to his
home at Sunnyside farm, Riverside
Heights, he will find evidence of
whole lot of enterprise; he will be
charmed with the order and arrange
ment of things and will see in the de-
velopment that is proceeding along
clearly defined lines infinite possibil-
ties for the future. Indeed taking in
to account the owners grit and enter
prise he will be apt to wonder how
long it will be before Sunnyside and
its companion farm, Rosemont, will
blossom forth into one of the most
beautiful private domains in the coun-
try.
On Saturday afternoon the writer
accompanied Mr.. Suter on a drive ov.
er his two farms. Sunnyside although
out of sight from South Danville and
Riverside lies only short distance be-
yond and is very easy of access. A
long lane OF roadway branching off
from the main highway a short dist
ince beyond the Terrence homestead
leads in south -easterly direction up
to the summit of mound-like eleva-
tion clothed with timber, on the "sun-
nyside" of which reposes Mr.. Suter's
little farm of eighteen acres.
From the summit of the heights
down to the buildings the road on the
left is siirtcd by timber; on the right
is an unbroken line of fruit trees, of
all descriptions, many still young, but
some old enough to yield fruit. On
every side are evidences of thrift and
wise forethought-a foundation on
which greater things may be built.
The cozy residence is the central
figure. Near by is u large windmill
accompanied by an immense tank. In
the picturesque ravine below the build
ings is failing stream of wat
CT, which feeds large ice pond and
in which a hydraulic ram is installed
to -enforce.the windmill in its work
Of keeping up the water supply.
One of the first things to attract the
visitor is large apiary the next is
system of cold frames where under the
warm sun of the protected hillside
many thousand plants of lettuce, re-
Gently set out, are beginning to grow
nicely.
Last year Mr.. Suter's bees produced
one and one-half tons of honey, which
in the market netted him some four
hundred dollars. This year his apiary
is somewhat reduced, there being but
'orty hives and the product has fallen
probably to nearly ton, a quantity,
which will nevertheless net the owner
some three hundred dollars.
feature of Mr.. Suter's gardening,
which is n real novelty in this section,
is the establishment of rhubarb cell
lar, which is in most fourishing con-
iition. Here in n green house artifi-
cially heated, which instead of being
protected by glass is wholly covered
over by earth and in which it is as
dark as the darkest night, many thou
sands of stalks of rhubarb are grow
ing. The cellar conditions are such
rs to cause the rank fleshy leafstalks to
grow with twice the rapidity attained
when cultivated in season out of DOORS
The rhubarb bears the appearance of
growing in the dark, but it lacks moth
ing in flavor and is better product in
many respects.
Mr.. Suter's fine Holstein cattle are
the real charm of Sunnyside. There
are ten head of them in all, four being
mich cows. A visit to Mr.. Suter's
larry would be profitable object les
son for many other dairymen, who
might wish to learn how much could
be done for the welfare of cattle and
to keep the milk produced clean and
pure. The cattle in Mr.. Suter's stable
IRE curried and they looked as sleek
and well kept as the horses. What is
more-and is an example that every
dairyman might follow with advant-
age-before being MIXED each cows
udder is thoroughly washed with warm
water. The rich milk, thoroughly
clean, is taken to the cellar where a
Cooley Creamery-a scientific and mod
ern invention-aids in its preserva-
tion until it is brought over, to town
and dispensed at our curb stone mark
ct.
Among the fine Holstein COWS at
Sunnyside are two great granddaugh-
ters of DeKol II, whose record was
thirty-three pound, six ounces of but
ter in seven days. The two grand
daughters at Sunnyside are sustaining
the family record very nicely, one hav-
ing record of eighteen quarts and
the other twenty quarts of milk, daily.