The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23

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fulls came in through the door was a
caution. He got it unloaded just as
it started to rain. Then he jumped
down and unlocked the horses and
hurried them into the stable. He'd
rather get. wet through himself than
have that team stand in the rain.
e mo, he doesn't wear oyera1ls-jus
an old suit of clothes. He does all
kinds Of farm 4 work, pitches. hay
drives the mower, and so on.
Mr.. Bryan takes particular interest
in cattle. : His herd Is one Of extra
fine breed. and each animal was select
ed Mr.. Bryan himself. There are IA
short-horns and eight Jerseys, all thor
opghbreds.
Two shorthorns of extraordinary
beauty in the herd are Red Rose OF
Fairview" and Venus. The latter
was presented. to Mr. Bryan by A. G..
Shallenberger, Democratic nominee
for governor of Nebraska this year.
Among the thoroughbred poll Jerseys
"Bess Of Fairview" and her two-year-
old daughter are Mr.. Bryan's favor
ties. They are remarkably handsome
cattle and so tame that Mr.. Bryan
can feed them from his hand.
The cattle barn is built in accord
ance with modern scientific princi-
pies. 1t has q concrete floor and pat
ent rirOn partitions and chains at the
rear, SO that neither halters nor
stanchions are needed. Back of the
barn is roomy shed with feeding
racks, affording sheltered place for
winter.
Mr. Bryan's fayorite breed of hogs
Is the PolandSC China, of which he has
a herd Of fifteen specimens. Two of
the sows now have fine itters OF
lpigs, and not one has been lost from
either litter.
But the horses are the real pride
OF Fairview. There are six of them
This number includes the magnificent
work team. They are black and a
bay. Although large animals, they
are so proportioned that they are Of
ten used by Mr.. Bryan as carriage
horses in driving about the country
Governor" the riding horse present
ed to Mr.. Bryan by Governor Stone in
1898, is now getting old and spends
much of his time in the pasture with
the Jersey cattle. One of the latter
Mr.. Bryan calls Governors chum'
because of her evident preference for
the company of the famous horse.
you bet, Uncle Will keeps tab on
what's going on here" said Millson
as he showed me about the place. 'He
knows just how the crops stand, in
what condition the fences are and now
the stock is getting along. He's nc
great expert on judging stock, but he
knows a good animal when he sees it
and he's never been stuck" yet In
buying. You couldn't fool him on G.
horse trade either"
There was a mudhole about the wa
ltering tank where the water had over.
! flowed and been tramped by cattle.
"This is all going to be fixed up
explained Millson. Uncle Will wrote
me when he was in Manila to con-
crete the whole barnyard, but I've
been too busy
''You just wait till w: j. gets home
and he'll get around to it, III bet,
grinned the hired man.
The visitor to the Bryan farm is
impressed with one thing above al!
others That is stability. 1t is written
Oil OfSl luC pldSC. WI. ID Oh UuiiuS
nothing temporarily. The fence of tn:
| ffty-acre pasture is an example. The
stables, too, are floored in concrete
The farm machinery is all of the
best and the buildings are practically
fire-proof and waterproof.
Everything is convenient. There is
running water on all parts of the
farm. One windmill furnishes 1t un.
der the force pressure system and
there are hydrants on the lawns, in
the gardens, in the barns, in the pas.
lures, and faucets with hot and cold
water all over the house.
A hot house and ice house add much
| to the pleasure of life at Fairview
Mrs. Bryan is as prodigious work
er as her husband. She is endowed
/ with splendid health and remarkable
strength and endurance. When at
home she is a familiar figure in her
sunbonnet, working in the garden
among the flowers and the vegetables
experimenting the making of butter
and the general economies of the
home. Al