. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. The Bulletin. 11 Hog Houses.—Four hog houses were built in the runs for the hogs at a cost of $69. During the year considerable work was done in terracing and ditching to prevent washing and a special scale was put down under the cattle shed for weighing the cattle. 1906. Clearing Land.—23 acres of land were cleared of stumps during the winter, at a cost of $19 per acre. Orchards.—Two trees each of the leading varieties of pecans were put out to determine their suitability to the soil and climate of
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. The Bulletin. 11 Hog Houses.—Four hog houses were built in the runs for the hogs at a cost of $69. During the year considerable work was done in terracing and ditching to prevent washing and a special scale was put down under the cattle shed for weighing the cattle. 1906. Clearing Land.—23 acres of land were cleared of stumps during the winter, at a cost of $19 per acre. Orchards.—Two trees each of the leading varieties of pecans were put out to determine their suitability to the soil and climate of the section. The trees were planted 40x40 feet, peach trees being set between the pecan trees to fill extra space until the pecan trees be- came of sufficient size to make their presence undesirable. Cattle.—A small herd of Short Horn cattle was obtained for the farm and pasturage put out for them. They were kept three years on the farm. With the farm in its condition at that time the pas- turage was not sufficient to give them the gi-owth and size necessary. Figure 5—Percheron Stallion. for good cattle. It was found necessary to feed them some through- out the year. These cattle were later transferred to the mountain farm. Percheron Stallion.—An iron gray Percheron stallion, coming 4 years old, and weighing 1,500 pounds, was bought for the ; A Percheron mare, which proved not to be a satisfactory breeder or very satisfactory animal, was obtained with him, the cost of the two, delivered, being $1,530. The mare was afterwards disposed of. The stallion was broken to harness and made a good work horse on the farm, especially for plowing. He was worked regularly dur- ing the season when plowing was to be Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original North Carolina. Dept. of Agricul
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