The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-30
KNEE DEEP
in JUNE
The Poets Idea Realized BY a
Local Cincinnatus who Re-
turned to the Land.
4 PROFITABLE IDEAL FARM

Wnen ClnclnnabuS, AFTER faithfully
serving his country. returned to his
pillow and there found q1ietude and
rest, he set an example that has been
followed by many an iiltlstrious man.
while thousands Of others would fain
do so. Among the prominent men OF
this State who, like the sternSold Ro-
man, have never lost their love for
the soil is former Vice Chancellor Pit
ney. Through his long career as jur.
ist, equity judge, bank president, etc..
Mr. Pitney has two leading diversions,
the Morris Aqueduct and his farm.
The former is too much an integral
part Of Morristown to need more than
mention, but the latter, dearer, per-
haps to the owner, has some features
worthy of mention. -
The farm, located short distance
from the village of Mendham, has
been in the Pitney family for more
than century. 1t might well be
called Mount Zion,n as it is beauti-
full for situation, stretching for con-
siderable distance along the old turn
pike and for a longer distance along
the cross road to Brookside, the.
ground of rolling character with high
knoll and undulating field and pasture,
abundantly watered with pure spring
water. The manor house, portions of
which have outlasted century. is To-
Gated about hundred yards from the
cross road, while quarter of a mile
across the field the main thoroughfare
is in view for more than mile. Like
the Lady of Shalott the owner can sit
on his porch and view the ever chang
ing tide of travel and spin yarns if not
as ideal as the lady's certainly more
interesting. s
From his father, the late Mahlon
Pitney, the Vice Chancellor has in
herited a hatred of weeds, and it is his
pride that his farm is remarkably
clear Of them. This is due to eternal
vigilance and the use Of home made
fertilizers. For believing that it is
contrary to The laws OF nature to get
son, 81 l,i,o for j q, Z
Seis Iand liharaiiv and ~ g,rv 1WheI leeos
keens a herd of thirty NJ, fortP pu op puse
from which several thoi,S ~ " s oUms,
are raceived for nil an1 Ss, HDiiars
nrodncts IF the farm are ~ ra NJ ~ y. olle
4, a, S nc forr,, ~ ,,,a,,,,sS ncu W
sS,a 90 q "a r. the oict',ro a nock, Oh
of the ,,iace and Tinc;SnstnI features
,,rot;t IN tbeSa ,,oSors, W us
,,aw ;deas for banSl;n uays, WIN
n,;,L M p ~ - 5nu curing
noiih rnethodS aItbo,,rb T w. e. n ms
;s ~. over h1n5raS roaxs III mix mouse
= 4 s Visit r. ms fs Tras oi4.
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~ T,,,,a ~ !, TUo.s4i iuoa " knee ueep
- = - If I,,xn,.;o'tsi9y o-iillg was growing
groSS wh;st y',as - "a ylcuiaIiy Une
g. 80 - a,'+iaI,, IaS e. Ullick ana neavy
n ~ ~ ba;,,o ~ tiiuS Ine ground. ~ is
burden that, the @ farr, ~ n;eayy y lne
the hav in w viz rallner Is no5 raKlng
s S,u nc 10y Al II w mllrows ano COCKS, but
i oad ~ .t rtaaSS Usel une nelo with
EaanO a aug sni1a " zig wagon ana IT
nrop po wv NJ Ira,o"S nuSoilng 20 LOAD
hay ~ fha aa .ulI IVY ny W InIee IONS OF
SEASON. sy N o''0 "oA0 . Diie rue IA q go0u
'oI n',t 1850,
is his new Sa,S I harn lug - u MT rlCney
aighsv fast o h, Il ~ y some thirty by
0;y;ngg le0D b; DIilo ~ n'gn IounuaGlon.
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