. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. nding a fine view of the bay and surroundingscenery. This farm contains about 100 acres of land, ofexceptionally strong soil ; while three other lots, con-taining 100 acres more, altogether, are owned in con-nection therewith. The annual hay crop is about sixtytons, secured from thirty acres of land ; while from 600to 800 bushels of ears of corn, and a considerable amountof oats are also produced. Fruit and poultry are alsoraised to a considerable extent. For many years. Shorthorn stock was bred here withmuch success, and Southdown shee
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. nding a fine view of the bay and surroundingscenery. This farm contains about 100 acres of land, ofexceptionally strong soil ; while three other lots, con-taining 100 acres more, altogether, are owned in con-nection therewith. The annual hay crop is about sixtytons, secured from thirty acres of land ; while from 600to 800 bushels of ears of corn, and a considerable amountof oats are also produced. Fruit and poultry are alsoraised to a considerable extent. For many years. Shorthorn stock was bred here withmuch success, and Southdown sheep were a prominentfeature ; but for twelve years past, Devon stock has beenthe leading specialty, though the sheep are still contin-ued to some extent. About thirty-five head of cattle arenow kept, including sixteen cows, the milk from whichis retailed in the village. The stock was originally fromthe celebrated herd of Harley Hall of Lyndonville, Vt.,and has been bred with great care. Some of the ani-mals are of superior value, and the premiums obtained. 2o8 NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE. at the different fairs have been almost surprising in ex-tent, amounting to over $500 in 1896 alone. William Neal married Mary E. Smith of Sanbornton,who died August 27, 1892, leaving two children, Wil-liam H., and Bertha M., another son having died at theage of eighteen years. Mr. Neal himself was killed bya railway train, while driving across the track, on hisreturn from the Grafton Count}^ fair, at Plymouth, Sep-tember 18, 1895. He was a prominent citizen of histown, a Democrat in politics, and had served as select-man, and in other town offices. William H. Neal, the surviving son, who had beenassociated with hisfather in the man-agement of the farm,and succeeds him inproprietorship, wasborn in Meredith, July5, 1871. He receiveda good, practical edu-cation, having gradu-ated at the Meredithhigh school, and atthe commercial col-lege at New Hamp-ton, in 1890, sincewhich time he hasbeen actively e
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