The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-06
T|LLS HIS ACRES
AND RAISES CROPS
BY ELECTRIC LIGHT
Edwin H. Hatch Has Twentieth
Century Farming Plant
in Maplew00d.

When he was a boy Edwin II. Hatch,
now a New York banker. repeatedly
told his parents that some day he
would be the owner of an ideal farm.
He nov has one in the Maplewood
section of South Orange Township, j
Cottonwood" and it is probably the 8
most up-to-date in the State, If not
in the country.
Mr.. Hatch's home is on the premises,
and he goes to and from New York E
daily. This, however, does not prevent
him from enjoying his hobby as he at
first believed, for he has now equipped
the grounds with electric lights, fam
ing arcs, exactly the same as those
used in Broad and Market streets,
which enables his men to work at night.
Saturday night was the first time
Mr.. Hatch put the farming at night
scheme" into operation. and it worked s
so well that he will continue 1t until
real cold weather sets in. .
The force of twenty men cut down
corn and rye and stored 1t away as
though in broad daylight, and many
friends and n%eighbors gathered about
and witnessed what Mr. Hatch claims
is the first time that farming by elec-
trio light has ever been worked sue
cessfully.
Mr.. Hatch moved from the metropolis
to Maplewood six years ago, and two
years later purchased his present home
in Ridgewood road. Every year since
he has added property, until he is now
the wner of SIS acres. 80
Eleven buildings are in the course OF
construction. A feature of the building
operations is that Mr.. Hatch's own
farm employees are doing the work.
The property is being cut up into
roads which are to be macadamized-
The COW yards and paths. when COM
pleted, are to be of concrete and ce-
ment. The new COW barn, Mr.. Hatch
claims, is the best fitted in the State.
There are nearly 100 windows in it, and
1t is lighted throughout with cleo
tricity.
The dairy. when completed, will be
unsurpassed anywhere declared Mr..
Hatch yesterday, land after an in
spection by the health board If the milk
does not get a percentage mark of 100
for cleanliness. it will not get any
thing, or in other words. 1t will not be
a possibility. The dairy now serves
customers with 400 quarts of milk
daily Nse
Mr.. Hatch has at present 11S cows.
one-half of which are Jerseys and the
others Guernseys n Jersey grays-
The lowest price paid for any one OF
them was $500. He has three high
priced bulls. He also has thirty
Clydesdale mares. which he and DIR.
7. Earle Budd. of East Orange. paid
$1,000 a team for and imported from
Scotland. together with three stations.
which he values at So. 500 each. One
of the animals weighs 1000 pounds,
and according to the owner, is the
greatest of its kind in America.
Mr.. Hatch expects eight imported
heifers and a bull from quarantine to-
day. He received an order yesterday
from Frank a. Vanderlip, president OF
the National City Ban of New York,
for four of his mares.
A silo has been erected on the farm.
A silo is a combination corn-cutter and
preserver. II holds $40 tons and pre-
serves the corn so that the animals viii
be fed On green food just as good and
productive in the winter as the green
grass they procure in the fields in the
summer.
The guard of the farm is "BiIl Taft"
The Presidents namesake is a brown
and white dog, which keeps the cows
within the bounds of the farm while
out to pasture. steve a big white
turkey, is also one of the guards. and
Keeps the ducks and chickens in tow.
Despite the sum of money already
expended, Mr.. Hatch declares the farm
is paying for itself.