. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. er line, buying lots and clearing the same, the logsgoing down the Merrimack in the annual spring his experience in this direction he has acquireda high reputation as a judge of the value of wood andtimber lots, his accuracy in estimates being this fact was due, largely, his selection by the gov-ernor and council, in 1893, as a commissioner for theappraisement of unincorporated and other lands for taxa-ble purposes—a selection amply justified by faithful andconscientious discharge of duty. The farm upon whic
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. er line, buying lots and clearing the same, the logsgoing down the Merrimack in the annual spring his experience in this direction he has acquireda high reputation as a judge of the value of wood andtimber lots, his accuracy in estimates being this fact was due, largely, his selection by the gov-ernor and council, in 1893, as a commissioner for theappraisement of unincorporated and other lands for taxa-ble purposes—a selection amply justified by faithful andconscientious discharge of duty. The farm upon which Mr. Morrison resides, which isfinely located upon the Merrimack river, was purchasedby him, in company with an uncle, Joseph Wilson ofLowell, in 1870, the price being $10,500. It included250 acres of land, easy of cultivation, and natural cornland. He has raised over 1,600 bushels of corn in asingle season. He has two silos, of 180 tons farming is of the mixed order ; though in companywith a brother he has engaged quite extensively and6. John C. Morrison. PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. 8^ successfully in horse-breeding, which is still contin-ued. In the order of Patrons of Husbandry Mr. Morrisonhas taken strong interest, and has been active in promot-ing its growth and prosperity. He has been three yearsmaster of Ezekiel Webster Grange, of Boscavven, andtwo years master of Merrimack County PomonaGrange. He was also for six years a district deputyfor the State Grange. He has been actively interestedfrom the start in the New Hampshire Grange FairAssociation, of which he has been vice-president andalso for several years a member of its executive com-mittee, and chairman of the same, and superintendentof the horse department at the annual exhibitions ofthe association, and has now been two years president. In religion, Mr. Morrison is of the Baptist faith, andin politics he has been active as a Republican, havingbeen for six years president of the town club. He hasser
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