The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-08
Day Spent on a Farm.

In order that they might forget their
cares for a short time, party OF Mount
Holly business men spent Sunday al
i Green Valley, the beautiful farm of G.
Craig Tallman in Springfield township,
containing 1856 acres. The day was beau
tiful, the scenery grand and the daily
routine of farm life most interesting to
| the guests, who were members of the
Masonic order.
This was especially true because of the
extensive dairy operations conducted by
Mr.. TalIman. For this purpose he has
a magnificent barn costing nearly $4,000.
! It has concrete floors and capacity for stor-
| ing 1876 tons of hay. Every appointment
of the building is up-to-date. The sani-
tary conditions are perfect and the dairy
department was found sweet and clean.
A herd of forty Jersey and Guernsey COWS
have quarters in this barn, in addition
to which there are eight other outbuild-
ings. The cows all have name and each
will respond to its name. They were
MIXED in seventy minutes. An hour later
the milk and cream had all been separat-
ed. Then it was placed in tank on ice
that came from the Pocono mountains
and was ready for shipment to Philadel-
phia. Every utensil used in connection
with this dairy is sterilized daily, steam
being used for that purpose. Calves and
heifers increase the stock in this line to
eighty head. An automatic arrangement
is used to quench their thirst, each COW
drinking from a porcelain-lined basin.
Water is raised from we'll either by the
aid of steam power, gasoline engine or
wind mill. 1t is carried to all parts of
several barns and the brick residence.
Mr.. Tallman is scientific farmer and a
successful one During the past two
weeks he set out "a, 900 cabbage plants
Two silos give him capacity for storing
225 tons of green feed. His fields of hay,I
grain and other products are looking
beautiful. Next fall another large barn
Is to be improved and concrete floors |
added. Mr.. Tallman believes that the |
best is none too good for him, and to this |
he attributes his success. He was the
first in that section to demonstrate the !
value of manure spreader, and another |
similar machine arrived at his farm on |
Saturday. The inspection of the stock |
was complete with one exception, as 1t |
became necessary to view vicious bull
at long range. The animal made dirt fly !
trying to dig hole in the ground to get
under the fence, and while this operation |
was going on some members of the party /
had visions of climbing the tall cedars
rOr seven years MI altman, WIZ has
six children, was a member of the Board
of Freeholders. Last year he was de- |
feated for reelection by six votes. He
does not regret this, however, as his de- |
feat was accomplished by those who took
issue with him In his zealousness for the
erection ola larger public school build
ing for the benefit of his own children
and the children of other residents of that
township. Education. he believes, is of
more Importance to him than any politi-
cal Office in the gift of his township.
With an excellent dinner and supper,
composed of the freshest and best pro-
ducts of the land, the guests have occa-
sion to long remember the generous hos
pitality extended by Mr.. Tallman and his
estimable wife.