. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. s educa-tion at the district schools and at the New HamptonInstitution. Being the only son, he was associated with his fatherin the management of the farm, and thus continued afterhis marriage, January25, 1876, with MissCinda W. Heath ofBristol, and upon histathers death, somesix years later, theproperty passed intohis hands. The farm,which is located onemile from SanborntonSquare and five milesfrom Tilton, on thestage road to NewHampton, containsabout 300 acres ofland, of which 50 acresis mowing and tillage,the amount of hay crop being
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. s educa-tion at the district schools and at the New HamptonInstitution. Being the only son, he was associated with his fatherin the management of the farm, and thus continued afterhis marriage, January25, 1876, with MissCinda W. Heath ofBristol, and upon histathers death, somesix years later, theproperty passed intohis hands. The farm,which is located onemile from SanborntonSquare and five milesfrom Tilton, on thestage road to NewHampton, containsabout 300 acres ofland, of which 50 acresis mowing and tillage,the amount of hay crop being about 50 tons. Mr. Tay-lor has a silo, but in recent years has raised Hungarianinstead of ensilage, as a supplementary feeding many years Mr. Taylor and his father made theraising of oxen and steers a specialty, producing manypremium cattle of the Hereford strain. Of late, dairy-ing has been the leading feature of his farm operations,the number of cows ranging from 15 to 20. He uses theDe Laval separator, being the first in the county to adopt. Thomas O. Taylor. PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. I9I it, and markets his butter at Franklin. He is an enthu-siastic Hereford breeder, and his fine lierd took firstmoney at the last Tilton and Rochester fairs, thoughcoming in competition at the latter with cattle from dif-erent parts of New England. He also produces a con-siderable amount of maple syrup, being among the firstto adopt improved methods in its manufacture, as he isprompt to utilize advanced ideas in all lines of agricul-tural work. Mr. Taylor was a charter member of HarmonyGrange, Sanbornton, and its first secretary, serving fiveyears. He has since been two years master, and alsofor two years master of Belknap County PomonaGrange. He was active in the organization of theState Grange Fair association, and has served as super-intendent of the forage and cattle departments, and alsoas general superintendent for several years, until Janu-ary, 1896, when he was elected tre
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