Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-17
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mammoth farm of Messfs. Leslie e. and
Clayton 8. McIntire In East Waterford
Greenfelds is best known for Holsteiu
cattle. With King Lyons job, ss head
of the herd, his offspring Is q promising
lot, with great producing strains back oi
them. King Lyons job was sired by
King Job, by the $4,000 bull, King Sc
gis Pontiac Alcartra. The sire's dam is
q cow of great quality, being one of the
best producing daughters OF the famous
Johanna Mckinley Segis, son Of King
SegIs, among whose sons is the sire OF
the 30 pou I'D cow Segis Fsyne Johanna.
The dam. produced over 30 pounds OF
butter in seven days as four year old.
She was by King Lyons. In breeding,
King Lyons possesses q combination dif.
flcult to match. he was purchased at
the Meyer Farm, New York, by the Nc
Intires, who paid 1000 for him when Q
calf.
This richly bred animal is now being
crossed with the offspring of King Hen
gerveld Alcartra, former head of the
herd at Greenfields. he was sired by
King Segis Pontiac Aloartra, and as King
Lyons job was sired by q son of his line,
breeding of the highest type is being car
ried out. Like their sire, many of the
calves being produced by King Lyons
job are practically all white. There are
some 20 or more this year. These are
turned out daily In small enclosure for
exercise. Skim milk is their principal
diet, as nothing but cream is sold from
the dairy.
A young bull that will be crossed With
heifers Is q son of the great producing
COW developed by the McIntires. Her
record was trifle over 100 pounds OF
milk day. In seven days she produced
1882 pounds, and In IA as much as her
own total weight. Her butter record
was over pounds in single day. This
young bull runs to black In color, which
predominates in bis dam. He promises
to be large specimen of the breed when
matured. With O. dam-the first 100
pound milk cow to be raised in the state,
and daughters of King Lyon job to cross
with him, such herd will be hard to
duplicate.
Twenty or more cows are being MIXED
this summer, which include some very
fine specimens. To expedite this part
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just been installed in the modern Inter.
Much attention is paid to raising grass
at Greenf1elds, and clover Is considered
Of the most importance in the dairying
business. One big barn has been filled
to the brim with 1t, three and four tons
to the acre being cut on some of the
land. Acres of second crop is now COM
ing right along. Much of this will be
put into the silos. Herdsgrass OF nun.
usually heavy stand was also cut this
season, some of the land averaging three
tons to the acre. Rotation of crops has
brought the fields to that point of pro
ductiveness. That condition has evolved
much labor In the turning of the course
of small brook and undertaking other
sections Of the fields.
- Outside of hay the McIntires' best crop
is sweet corn. Nine acres were planted
this spring for the McWain Packing Co.,
whose factory is located down the valley
q short ways from Greenfields. Part of
the acreage is Clsrk's medium, which
has been developed to maturing point
two weeks earlier than the Clark's com
mon seed. By planting the different va
rieties the harvesting will not all come
at the same time. Three acres of yellow
corn will be cut for silsge purposes. To
hasten growth of the factory corn 1400
pounds of nitrate has been distributed
between the rows.
Another crop at Greenfields, not given
any consideration by many farmers, is
barley. Eight acres were sown last
spring.
A good catch was made in seeding
down the land which had previously
been planted to corn. As usual clover
seed was sown. In sowing barley the
land was fitted some time In June, when
the seed was put In. In four days Mr..
McIntire states 1t showed above the
ground, and in nine days from the time
OF sowing some of the shoots were 5
inches high. "It is the best piece I have
ever raised" said he. As succulent food
we also consider 1t very good and are
feeding it to our cows" A good stand
OF millet was also grown for the same
purpose.
Vegetables Is also another important
crop raised by the McIntires. They plan
to have several hundred bushels OF beets
every year. This spring the seed did not
come as we'll as usual and In places the
rows have been filed In with turnips.
All told, there are 80 acres of tillage land
at Greenflelds, with over 20 under cult.
walton this season.