. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. from Hillsborough Bridge,near what is known as the Centre, and embraces about160 acres of land, al-though a considerableamount of outlyingpasture and woodlandis owned in connec-tion therewith. Mr. Gay gave tothe cultivation and im-provement of this farm,the energy and devo-tion of a tireless, pur-poseful life, seekingthe best results throughthe application of themost approved meth-ods, dairying and fruit „, ,, ^ , . ^ . . William L. Gay. culture beino; his lead- ing specialties for many years. He kept from twentyto thirty cows, largely
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. from Hillsborough Bridge,near what is known as the Centre, and embraces about160 acres of land, al-though a considerableamount of outlyingpasture and woodlandis owned in connec-tion therewith. Mr. Gay gave tothe cultivation and im-provement of this farm,the energy and devo-tion of a tireless, pur-poseful life, seekingthe best results throughthe application of themost approved meth-ods, dairying and fruit „, ,, ^ , . ^ . . William L. Gay. culture beino; his lead- ing specialties for many years. He kept from twentyto thirty cows, largely Jerseys, and produced, for atime, upwards of 4,000 pounds of butter per annum,which commanded the highest market price, on accountof its superior quality. Some two or three vears previousto his decease, he changed from butter to milk produc-tion, finding his market in a milk route at HillsboroughBridge. Upon making this change, he gradually dis-posed of his Jerseys, substituting Ayrshires in their place,as the most desirable cows for milk PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. 285 Of fruit, in whose culture he took special delight, heraised all kinds in abundance, and numerous , pears, plums, peaches, apricots, and grapes weregrown in profusion, over thirty varieties of grapes beingincluded among his bearing vines. His peaches were ofspecial excellence, and in one season he sold upwards ofone hundred dollars worth of the same. He exercisedgreat care not only in the cultivation, but in the harvest-ing, storing, and marketing of his fruits, and was partic-ularlv successful in preserving apples in perfect conditionfor the late winter and spring markets. The annual hay crop on this farm amounts to someseventy-five tons, and this has been supplemented withcorn, of which several hundred bushels per annum havebeen raised, but the ensilage svstem has never beenadopted. Potatoes are raised in considerable quantities,and were at one time quite a specialty. In some years, f
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