. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. , old-style farm mansion, a modern cottage,two large barns, and all necessary outbuildings, alladmirably arranged and supplied with the requisite con-veniences. There isalso a full supply ofthe best of modern farmmachinerv, includingthe Keystone hay load-er, economy in laborbeing a strong pointin Mr. Kelleys farmsystem. About TOO acres ofthe farm are devotedto mowing and tillage,of which some fortyacres are generallykept under the plow,one half of this being [OHN L. KeLLEV. 1 4. J i. „ ., ^ ? planted to corn, the product of which is
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. , old-style farm mansion, a modern cottage,two large barns, and all necessary outbuildings, alladmirably arranged and supplied with the requisite con-veniences. There isalso a full supply ofthe best of modern farmmachinerv, includingthe Keystone hay load-er, economy in laborbeing a strong pointin Mr. Kelleys farmsystem. About TOO acres ofthe farm are devotedto mowing and tillage,of which some fortyacres are generallykept under the plow,one half of this being [OHN L. KeLLEV. 1 4. J i. „ ., ^ ? planted to corn, the product of which is largely ensilaged. The potato cropreaches from 500 to 1,500 bushels, and has sometimesexceeded the latter figure. Market gardening is quiteextensively pursued, Franklin Falls furnishing a readydaily market, whose wants have been carefully notedand promptly met. The hay crop is quite heavy, thetwo cuttings amounting to about 200 tons per production is the leading industry, and has grad-ually increased in extent, until now about sixty cows.
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