. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. ^grade Guernseys,many of which aregood for 300 poundsof butter each per an-num. He keeps swineas the natural accom-paniment of the dairy,and sells from a ton toa ton and a half ofpork annually. Hecuts forty tons of hay,or more, and raises aconsiderable amount ofcorn, both as a com-plete crop and for en-silage, having a silo of sixty tons capacity. His farmproduces also a good amount of excellent fruit. He wasawarded by the Chicago Worlds Fair management twomedals and diplomas tor superior exhibits of butter andcorn. Mr. Connor was activ
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. ^grade Guernseys,many of which aregood for 300 poundsof butter each per an-num. He keeps swineas the natural accom-paniment of the dairy,and sells from a ton toa ton and a half ofpork annually. Hecuts forty tons of hay,or more, and raises aconsiderable amount ofcorn, both as a com-plete crop and for en-silage, having a silo of sixty tons capacity. His farmproduces also a good amount of excellent fruit. He wasawarded by the Chicago Worlds Fair management twomedals and diplomas tor superior exhibits of butter andcorn. Mr. Connor was activelv instrumental in the organiza-. James M. Connor. PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. 63 tion of the Granite State Dairymens association, estab-lished in 1884, having long advocated the same in thepublic prints, has been its president from the start, andhas devoted much thought and labor to the promotion ofits work, which has given New Hampshire a place in thefront rank of dairy states as regards the superiority of itsbutter product. In the order, Patrons of Husbandry,Mr. Connor has long been prominent. He was a chartermember and secretary of Union grange, organized inMay, 1875, has filled most of its offices including that ofmaster for three terms, was the first master of the Merri-mack County council, and master of Merrimack CountyPomona grange for 1896. He was for six years a memberof the executive committee of the State grange, and hasbeen chairman of other important committees of that body,notably those on taxation and the Agricultural college,taking deep interest in the work of the latter many years Mr.
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