. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. ents per acre. He subsequentlybought at the same price one hundred acres lying at thenortheast corner of liis first purchase. This he gave tohis son Tristram, who in turn gave it to his son Reuben,who, at his death, gave it to his 3^oungest son, Frank This land, therefore, has never been deeded, buthas remained in the Cram family for more than one hun-dred and twenty-five years. Frank E. Crams motherwas Miss Polly Berry, a daughter of Lieut. ThomasBerry, who made the famous ride in 1813 from this townto Portsmouth and return in
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. ents per acre. He subsequentlybought at the same price one hundred acres lying at thenortheast corner of liis first purchase. This he gave tohis son Tristram, who in turn gave it to his son Reuben,who, at his death, gave it to his 3^oungest son, Frank This land, therefore, has never been deeded, buthas remained in the Cram family for more than one hun-dred and twenty-five years. Frank E. Crams motherwas Miss Polly Berry, a daughter of Lieut. ThomasBerry, who made the famous ride in 1813 from this townto Portsmouth and return in seven and one half hours. The subject of this sketch was born on the old home-stead, January 7, 1847, and has always made it his married Ida A. Young, November 24, 1870. Theyhave had three children, all boys,—Natt A. Cram ofManchester, F. Guy, and Alroy B. who remain athome with their parents. When Mr. Cram succeeded to the ancestral homesteadit was in the condition of many of our New Hampshirefarms. His aged father had done what he could with. Frank E. Cram. 156 NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE. Franks help on the farm, but the result was that the fieldshad run out. Ere long the most casual observer couldat once see that a new hand had taken the managementof affairs. Fields that had been untouched for yearswere plowed, stones and bushes removed, walls rebuilt,and the buildings thoroughly repaired, and shade andfruit trees planted. Nothing was done for show, buteverything that was done was to improve the farm—tomake it more productive and more attractive. The resultwas that Mr. Cram was obliged to enlarge his barn andbuild several out-buildings until now he has one of thelargest and most productive farms in this section of thestate. Of course a man with such energy and good judgment,could not remain unnoticed by his townsmen, and manytimes he has been called upon to fill public offices. Thishe has done not only with credit to himself, but to theentire satisfaction of his c
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