The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER :

At my request the major domo had some of the bulls led out, that I might photograph them. The great animals waddled as they walked. None weighed much less than a ton and everyone was of royal blood. Among others were two sons of the bull that sold for s35,- 900. one of these was IS months old. It was twice as big as the better class Shorthorn of the same size in the states.
 Others of the stables were devoted to fine Hereford stock Altogether there are about 200 bulls, everyone of which has a pedigree longer than any geneal- ogy in the historical collections of Bos- ton.
 As I walked through the stables, l saw a little male calf sucking a cow The calf was only 10 days old 1t was not as big as a Newfoundland dog, but 1t was a perfect Durham in shape. When I asked as to his value, the major domo told me that it was worth at least $2oO0. It is the son Of the famous Americus, and 1t may turn out to be prize winner and bring as much or more than its father. Never theless today 1t Is so small that I could have lifted it up in my arms. It is probably the most valuable piece of veal upon record.
 As rode from herd ta herd through the great aeIds and looked at these ami mals l was Surprised at their tame ness. Both bulls and cows could be approached and handled without dan ger. and at one time l put my arms around the neck of a prize COW, and so standing, had my photograph taken. These cattle are never sworn at, nor in any way roughtly treated, and a child can go into the stall of any one of the bulls without danger.
 In one stable l was shown the can didates for the great show in 1916. These include both Herefords and Dur hams. There are perhaps 100 of them, ranging in age from two months up to two and one-half years. Later on I saw the dairy. It contains scores of cows which have been bred by crossing the Holsteins with certain other breeds. In this way MT. Pereyra has made milking strain of his own. It is safo to be superior to any other for Ar genuine use.
 I next saw some of the sheep. There are thousands of them on the farm and these include the finest of Lincolns Rambouillets and Black faces. All of the sheep are pedigreed and in the sheep stables we saw some of the prize animals. They are kept in great pens under roofs. Each pen Is about 15 feet square and there are about 20 sheep to the pen. There are also thor oughbred Angora goats
 During my visit I was driven out through the fields In which the fine breeding animals are kept. The fields are in squares and some of them are ITO acres in extent. They are so ar ranged that there is a well and wind mill for every four fields. The windmill is inside a ring and the gates from the field open into the ring so that the stock from each field can be kept sepa- rate when driven in for water. The ar engagements are such that the estate can be handled with comparatively few men. It now employs only 200, but a larger number of these are taken up in the care of the stables and of the park and gardens and the service of the family. On some of MT. Pereyra's other estancias, that have from 20. 900 to S0,000 cattle, only one- third as many men are employed. There the cattle run about as they please, and the only thing to be done is to see that the fences are kep up and that nothing happens to the stock.
 l asked to wages, and the major- domo told me that the ordinary peons get $40-Arg month. and the headmen $S0 In addition they have their homes, rent free on the estate, each family having from seven to ten acres of land for its own use, and some grain and corn for a few pigs and cows. Every family has two cows for milking, and 1t also receives an allowance of meat according to the size of the family. If the family is large this amount may be