. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. Cristy H. Duncan was born, February 29,1856, receiving his education in the town schools. Mr. Duncan early developed a fondness for dealing incattle, and at twenty-one, and for five years after, wasextensively engaged in purchasing stock in the lowertowns in the spring, bringing the same to the rich pas-tures of Hancock and vicinity tor the summer, and sellingagain in the fall. December 11, 1878, he was united inmarriage with Miss Helen C. Walker, an educated andaccomplished young lady, and successful teacher, ofLeominster, Mass., who h
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. Cristy H. Duncan was born, February 29,1856, receiving his education in the town schools. Mr. Duncan early developed a fondness for dealing incattle, and at twenty-one, and for five years after, wasextensively engaged in purchasing stock in the lowertowns in the spring, bringing the same to the rich pas-tures of Hancock and vicinity tor the summer, and sellingagain in the fall. December 11, 1878, he was united inmarriage with Miss Helen C. Walker, an educated andaccomplished young lady, and successful teacher, ofLeominster, Mass., who has proved a most helpful andsympathetic companion. About sixteen 3ears ago hebought a small place of some fifteen acres in extent,adjacent to the home farm, and began active operationsIn agriculture, making thorough improvement of the soilhis object. He has continued on that line to the presenttime, adding to his possessions now and then, till hispresent holdings embrace two hundred acres of land in-cluding his original home which became his own resi-10. u PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. I47 dence after the death of his mother in 1894, his fathernow residinfj with him. He has extensively improved the buildings and has oneof the best appointed barns to be found in the state. Itis what is known as a double-decker, the hay andfodder going in on the upper floor and no pitching upbeing required. The stables are thoroughly arrangedfor the comfort of the animals, and furnished with theBuckley watering device. The hay production is aboutsixty tons per annum, secured from forty acres of mow-ing land. This is supplemented with oats and other crops. For a time Mr. Duncan took considerable interest instock breeding, devoting special attention to Swiss cattle,but dairying and the boarding of horses now commandhis principal attention. He keeps about twenty cows,selling milk to village customers, and the balance at thecars, to Whiting, and has fifteen or twenty horses usuallyin charge. The farm h
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