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TIIK LAM) AND THE HOME 



from one hundred to one hundred and 

 fifty baskets are disposed of in this way. 

 It is a wonderful sight to see rows upon 

 rows of the rosy cheeked fruit on the 

 floor of the barn. 



Air. Case lives in the Brown Home- 

 stead, where Mr. John A. Brown, of the 

 Stamford Trust Co. was born. The old 

 farmhouse sits back from the road and 

 is surrounded by century-old elms. The 

 view of Long Island Sound from its 

 piazzas is superb. Opposite the house is 

 a winding lane, leading to a large barn, 

 of ancient date, which has been con- 

 verted into a fruit house. It is arranged 

 so that the air circulates through the 



building. A watchman sleeps here, and 

 in case of trouble in the night, from 

 prowlers, a large bell, in the tower over- 

 head, can be rung, and a telephone is 

 also at hand. 



During the busiest part of the season, 

 Mr. Case and his daughters remain in 

 the barn every night until midnight, and 

 oftentimes until two o'clock in the morn- 

 ing, to see that the three big wagons are 

 properly loaded and started off to reach 

 the markets of Portchester in time for 

 the early shoppers. Two of these wagons 

 carry one hundred baskets each, while 

 another one, which is a double decker, 

 holds one hundred and fifty baskets. 



THIS FLOCK OF FLAMINGOES IS ATTRACTING MANY VISITORS AND PURCHASKRS. 



Country Estates Stocked with Rare Ornamental 

 Land and Water Birds from All Parts of the World 



G. D. TILLEY, Naturalist 



Darien, Conn. 



