. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. production lias been hisspecialty for nearly forty years, though he was also formany years quite extensively engaged in market garden-ing. For more thantwenty years he soldmilk in the Manches-ter retail market; butnow sells at home toother dealers. Formany winters he wasalso quite extensivelyengaged in lumber-ing. His farm pro-duces about 80 tons ofhay per annum, andhe has silos of 80 tonscapacity. His stockconsists of some thirtvcows and three or fourhorses. The buildingsare substantial and convenient, two tine barns, ninety andforty-t
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. production lias been hisspecialty for nearly forty years, though he was also formany years quite extensively engaged in market garden-ing. For more thantwenty years he soldmilk in the Manches-ter retail market; butnow sells at home toother dealers. Formany winters he wasalso quite extensivelyengaged in lumber-ing. His farm pro-duces about 80 tons ofhay per annum, andhe has silos of 80 tonscapacity. His stockconsists of some thirtvcows and three or fourhorses. The buildingsare substantial and convenient, two tine barns, ninety andforty-tour feet in length, connecting at right angles. Mr. Manning has been twice married—first to HannahM. Jones of Andover, Mass., Nov. 29, 1855. Theirchildren were Frank E. and Mary E. Manning. Theformer is settled on an adjoining farm ; the latter, edu-cated at the Framingham, Mass., Normal school, waslor several years a teacher in Massachusetts, but hasbeen for some time past at home, and a member of theBedford school board. On December 17, 1863, he was. MANMXf,. 334 NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE. married to his present wife, Miss Anstress P. Flint ofBedford. Their children are Harriett F., William S.,Julia L., and Margie A. The son is married and residesat home in a new house near the family residence. Juliaand Margie, educated at McGaw Institute and the Man-chester Business college, are filling desirable positionsin business life, while Harriett is a dressmaker.
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