Farm echoes . purchaser sees his moneys worth on the canvas, andgladly rewards the clever artist. A few years ago, Igreatly enjoyed looking at a large exhibition of valuablepaintings imported from Europe. Among them was oneof a few sheep so admirably executed that you could al-most imagine them to be clothed in real. wool. Somefarmers who saw this picture inquired the price. Uponbeing informed that it was two thousand dollars, theyexpressed surprise, and could not be convinced that itwas worth so much money, though told by its owner that*there was two thousand dollars worth of avo
Farm echoes . purchaser sees his moneys worth on the canvas, andgladly rewards the clever artist. A few years ago, Igreatly enjoyed looking at a large exhibition of valuablepaintings imported from Europe. Among them was oneof a few sheep so admirably executed that you could al-most imagine them to be clothed in real. wool. Somefarmers who saw this picture inquired the price. Uponbeing informed that it was two thousand dollars, theyexpressed surprise, and could not be convinced that itwas worth so much money, though told by its owner that*there was two thousand dollars worth of avooI alone inthe picture. While alludmg to the different breeds of cattle, it willnot be out of place to acknowledge my ignorance of anysuch breed as was referred to by the clergyman who, mdwelling upon the Prodigal Son, became much excitedover the young mans happy return to his home, andpictured in graphic terms, the fatted calf which heassured his hearers the fond father had been fattening for FARM ECHOES. 73. 74 FARM ECHOES. many years in anticipation of the joyous event thencelebrated. Calves^, nowadays, cease to be such whenthey become yearHngs. A school commissioner asked the scholars during anoflBcial visit, What is Kentucky famous for, and wasanswered For its mammoth calves. My herd consists of over one hundred and ninety Jer-seys, and two superior prize cows of the Ayrshire breedwith which I am experimenting in order to test theirvalue as compared with Jerseys. Litchfield stillproudly heads the herd, and is the admiration of all whosee him. He appears to as great advantage as when hestood the severe test at the Centennial Exhibition at Phil-adelphia, where he won the Centennial award, also thespecial first prize offered by the American Jersey CattleClub for the best Jersey bull. For quite a number ofyears excellent judges of cattle have been making ex-tensive selections of the best to be found on the Islandof Jersey, and it stands to reason that this must long agohave dr
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