Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-28
Pleasant Call at Hon. G. e. Macon
ber's Farm on Western Ave. Road.

A Journal man recently enjoyed q
ride with Samuel Currier of this city,
who has charge of Senator George e
Macombers handsome property on the
Western Avenue road. On the way
just over the hill from Augusta, look
Ing westward towards the towns OF
Readfield and Winthrop, the rising
snow covered hills over which one :
eyes can reach for 20 miles or more is
OF itself scene that no artist can
paint.
| Just at this point, however, our host
| turned abruptly into the driveway
| leading to the home of the foreman on
| the Macomber farm, Bernard Testing,
who is ever on the lookout for every
| thing that will tend to keep the sur
roundings tidy and add to the attract
| iveness and beauty of the place, and
to the comfort, cleanliness and fruitful
ness of everything on the grounds. We
were driven into the large receiving
room of the barn from which place we
could take an almost complete sur
vey Of things in general without going
from under cover. The massive barns,
COW and chicken houses, sheds and hog
ranges, all newly built or completely
made over within the past Is months,
made us think of Edward Bellamy liz
his dream of the worlds progress dur
ing his long sleep.
First, we entered the COW house
we saw herd of IA as fine cows as
anyM here can be found in one bunch;
4 are Jerseys; two Holstein and one
Durham. So clean We're they and theis
iiJ1 u f1na no,
anything that would contaminate, thai
we We're not surprised to learn that
one Holstein gave "A quarts of milk
per day, and that from such herd the
guests at the Augusta House, on ii
average per day, consumed rs quarts
Of cream and 81 quarts of milk. By
arrangement, through 200 feet of pip
ing, pure water is conveyed from d
pond and the cattle are supplied witt.
fresh water which they can drink at
will.
In the chicken houses over 200 chick
ems are sheltered from the cold and
storm; kept perfectly healthful, at work
all the year around producing eggs fit
fer queen and happy as larks OF the
meadow in June.
Then the hog range! forty! fifty.
what scene! fat and lazy always tea
and gruNting for more, and their fooL
Is the best from the markets, of its
Nlnd, the swill gathered from the Au-
gusla hotels, and recooked in large
uvon Oh the premises. Very much OF
tie best roast pork either or the nearby
cities use is from these porkers.
This description would not be full
without mentioning the once FAMOUS
Old orchard which has been made over
-,uder the skilled surgery OF the
Turner's knife; also the unsightly,
tGmbleu down stone wall along the
roadside. which has been removed,
the stone buried in trenches over when
the products of the soil now grow
Shade trees will next summer marx
the place of the demolished fence. FIJI
teen acres OF land has been ploughed
and ready from the coming seasons
seed. Many cords of dressing has been
used and much more will follow as
the aim is to make this one of the fin
of hay was cut last season, MI. Cur
rier says 100 tons must grow within
two years.
Surely Mr. Macomber the busy man
that he is, has been fortunate in Sc
curing our fellow townsman to look
after the farm that has been trans
formed under his skill. His knowledge
OF cattle and horses is valuable in tho
he knows a good thing when he sees IT,