The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-07-18
THE PASTURES.
THE MODEL DAIRY FARM OF MR.. HOR
ACE CHENERY OF BELFAST.


In 1908 Mr.. Horace Chenery bought
the Lamb farm of 100 acres in Bel
mont, bordering on Tilden's pond, with
a view to establishing fancy dairy
farm. As the undertaking was some
what experimental he began with
small farm, knowing that he could IN
crease his holdings in that vicinity II
desired. Later he bought the Fred
Farwell farm of IS acres, the Crockett
farm of 12O acres, the James Bicknell
farm of 1876 acres-all in Belmont-and
the Elmbrook farm of 1875 acres in Bel
fast; a total of 6s5 acres. There are 235
acres in fields and orchards, about 200
in pastures and the remainder in old
growth lumber. These farms are con-
solidated under the name of The Pas
lures and while there are many side
issues of more or less Importance the
chief end in view is dairying by the
most improved methods.
The dairy is on the Lamb farm. The
buildings here when MI Chenery bought
the place consisted of comfortable
farm house, with L, and a large barn
connected. The house has been mod
ernized and improved and is occupied
by the resident superintendent, Mr..
Walter E. Quimby, graduate of the
New Hampshire College OF Agrlcul-
ture. and who after leaving college was
engaged in important dairying work in
New Hampshire. B. Walker Mcheen
of Fryeburg, who visited this farm
short time ago, said in an article in the
Tribune Farmer: "Mr. Quimby seemed
imbued with enthusiasm and at~the
same time possesses the practical quail
fications which go to form successful
farm manager. This is abundantly
proved by the fact that butter of his
making scored 81 l-2 points at the late
Maine dairy meeting, which was with
in half a point of the highest shown,
and that one specimen which beat him
was made by Names veteran and most
successful creamery man, W. K. Ham
lin"
The barn, 40 by so feet, contains dres-
sing rooms for the men, which have all
the modern CONFERENCE.-The and cold
water, toilets, etc.-closets, harness and
grain rooms and two silos with capac-
ity of 14o tons. A few stalls formerly
used for horses will be removed, as the
horses are now stabbed on the Farwell
farm, the buildings of which are nearly
opposite. In this barn is also found an
apparatus for mixing feed, a large SOL
idly constructed woodeneylinder, which
by means of betting operated by steam
power is made to revolve rapidly. The
basement has a concrete floor, which
was completed last week.
The COW barn, at right angles and
connected with this barn, is 81 by 1o2
feet. The calves are kept in the base
ment and in separate enclosure was a
young jersey bull, recently received,
and which later will take the place OF
Doras Prince, now the head of the
herd of high class pure bred Jerseys
Dora's Prince was bred at Billings
Farm, Woodstock, Vt, and unites with
in himself the blood of some of the best
COWS of this noted herd. The founda-
ton stock of this herd, including Dora 5
Prince, was selected by Edward Bur
nett. who is said to know more about
Jersey cattle than any man in this
country. At one end of the basement,
separated from the stock department
by concrete wall, is manure pit con-
tanning a tank for the drainage from
the cutters behind the cattle. The ma
nure from the cow barn above, collected
by carrier run on overhead gear, is
landed directly through shutes on the
carts. Above is what might we'll be
called a COW palace. The floor is OF
cement and the troughs in front of the
cattle are also of cement and so ar
ranged as to permit Of feeding and
watering in the same trough, the water
for this purpose being warmed to some
what over 10 degrees. The platforms
on which the COWS stand are laid upon
the cement. The arrangement for tying
the cows is such as to permit perfect
freedom of action in standing or lying
down. All the stock is dehorned. This
room is lofty, with no posts between
he walls, has two veptilatorS at the
top and continuous windows on each
side overhead, operated from the floor;
and these, with registers in the floor,
keep up a constant circulation of fresh
air, while the arrangement of the side
windows is such that the cows stand in
bath of sunshine the entire day.
The COWS are fed on scientific prin-
ciples. The ration of each COW is va
AIRED according to the appetite and Ca
pacity and the amount of milk given.
The cows are numbered, and each COW
has feed box bearing the same num-
Der. The boxes are filed from the cylin-
der in which the feed is mixed, as be-
fore described, and loaded ON a truck,
from which they are placed before the
cows in turn.
Herman Cross has the care of the COW