. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. ditorial charse. There is to be found on the farm a good herd of theLarge Improved English Yorkshire hogs, some ofwhich were imported from Canada, and all trace to thebest herds in England. Plymouth Rocks are the onlyfowl kept. In one house are found pens of WhitePlymouth Rocks, and in the other those of the BarredPlymouth Rock. These pens have been carefullymated, and present a very fine appearance. Since his permanent location in his native state he hascome much in contact with our agricultural leaders, andis frequently heard, upon da
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. ditorial charse. There is to be found on the farm a good herd of theLarge Improved English Yorkshire hogs, some ofwhich were imported from Canada, and all trace to thebest herds in England. Plymouth Rocks are the onlyfowl kept. In one house are found pens of WhitePlymouth Rocks, and in the other those of the BarredPlymouth Rock. These pens have been carefullymated, and present a very fine appearance. Since his permanent location in his native state he hascome much in contact with our agricultural leaders, andis frequently heard, upon dairy and kindred topics, at 8o NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE. farmers institutes and other gatherings, while he is oftencalled abroad to participate in institute work. He is anactive and interested member of the Grange, havingbeen connected with the order since 1885. He hadoversight of the Grange headquarters at the Bay Statefair in Boston, in 1886. Professor Caldwell has also written extensively for theagricultural press, and the results of his experimental. Clover Ridge Farm. work have been reported in the bulletins of the Massa-chusetts and Pennsylvania experiment stations. He isa Mason and a member of the Golden Cross. December 25, 1888, he married Miss Jessie A. Rice,of North Hadley, Mass. The home is blessed by oneson, born in 1893. His wife sympathizes with his tastesand is his efficient aid and co-laborer in office and edito-rial work. PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. OI JOHN C. MORRISON, BOSCAWEN. Few men in Merrimack county are more widely orfavorably known in agricultural circles, or by the gen-eral public, than John C. Morrison, of Boscawen. is a native of the town in which he resides,born July i8, 1837. His educational advantages weresuch as the district school afforded. Possessing anambition to strike out for himself, at the age of nineteenhe bought his time of his father, who was a farmer andlumberman, for $300, and engaged, in company withJoseph Eastman, of We
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