The Republican journal., 1909-09-09
THE Pastures"
The Model Farm Of Horace Chenery In
Belmont.

one Of the most interesting places in
the vicinity of Belfast to visit is The
Pastures, the model farm in Belmont
owned by Horace Chenery of Belfast
and Boston. 1t is an ideal ride, either
by automobile or carriage, about z miles
from the city. The roads are in fine
condition and woodsy and shady. Arrived
at the Pastures one hardly knows which
department to visit first, so interesting is
each. Perhaps the greatest novelty is
the plggery, which is situated across the
road from the other buildings. This COW
ers several acres and from the big pork
ers down to the tiny ones, just big enough
TO roast, they run at will among the trees
and bushes and are as clean as can be.
The large house in which are their Sleep
ing quarters is perfectly sanitary in the
most approved style. There are several
breeds of swine. One cannot fail to
keep themselves clearly when these are
viewed and one sees what they will do
when the conditions are right
The big COW barn, with its two rows of
full blooded de horned Jerseys, is a
never failing source of interest to visi-
tors and the white-robed men milking,
weighing the milk of each COW, and the
spotlessness of the interior of the great
white buildings, are good to see. Then
there are the dog kennels, where at the
present time there are 80 beauties of
three breeds, the Irish setter, the beagles
and the English fox hounds. The din
and uproar caused by these dogs as the
visitor appears is almost deafening, and
many of them jump high in the air and
throw themselves against the netting in
their frantic endeavors to make them
selves understood that they are giving
one royal welcome. The other depart
ments are equally interesting and absorb
ing.
A drive to the pond is also pleasure, and
here is found a unique little log cabin used
by the owner for weekend parties and in
the winter as clubhouse for the Chem
clique ice yacht club Everything about
the place is primeval, aided by only such
modern innovations as are absolutely
necessary. The huge stone fireplace has
hearthstone some five feet by three of
solid stone, which the owner found on
tramp through the woods and had taken
to the spot several years before the fire.
place was built. The latest addition is a
lily pond nearby, dug about four feet
deep and cemented. It is about 10 feet
square and has several species of lilies
growing in it. A huge piece of quartz,
recently found by Mr.. Chenery, was
brought from the woods several miles
away, it requiring four horses to haul it.
1t is the largest piece of quartz ever
seen in this vicinity. An open air dining
room is quaint affair Under a canva
fly stands rustic table made of the
natural limbs, and on either side are
benches to seat the guests. Near at
hand is crane for outdoor cooking and
"bean-hole' provides the good old
fashioned ''baked-in- the-ground'' beans,
which have no equal. The camp is locat-
ed on Tilden's pond, where the fishing
is excellent. The drive through the
pine woods from the camp to the high
way, is one of the prettiest drives in this
vicinity. The road is about half mile
long and is through a thick growth of
pine and spruce, in many places the trees
arching overhead. The entire farm and
camp are supplied with running water
from big reservoir tank on the hill, and
the latest addition at the camp is show
er bath tent, which was installed recent
( ly. Another novel idea is a sort of foun-
tain, attached to which is a wire scoop in
which ping-pong balls are placed, and
when the water carries them a few feet
in the air they are used as targets for
rifle practice. Bangor News,