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turist in many languages, and government experts 

 and men from all over the country flocked to see the 

 place and the remarkable man who had accomplished 

 such marvelous results. As the issues of the Ameri- 

 can Agriculturist containing this series of articles 

 have long since been out of print, the entire descrip- 

 tion of this now world-famed dairy is reprinted here- 

 with by special request. In passing, however, it 

 should be said that Dr. Detrich is now general man- 

 ager and superintendent of " Harvest Home Farm/' 

 the property of C. S. Kates, of Chester County, Pa. 

 He is improving this old and sadly neglected place of 

 three hundred and forty acres, of which eighty-six 

 acres are in timber, and is putting into practice the 

 same lines of intensive culture, on a large scale, that 

 were followed on his diminutive place near Phila- 

 delphia. 



The following account of this model dairy farm is 

 reproduced herewith by courtesy of the American 

 Agriculturist: 



GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE FARM 



One of the most interesting dairy farms in America 

 is located in Montgomery County, Pa., near Philadel- 

 phia, and is owned and managed by the Rev. J. D. 

 Detrich. This farm is all the more remarkable in 

 that it represents perhaps one of the best illustrations 

 of intensive culture and management in this country. 

 On fifteen acres a herd of twenty-seven dairy cattle, 

 in addition to two horses, are now maintained. All 

 the roughage, litter, bedding, etc., necessary for these 

 animals is grown on this place. There has been no 

 attempt to make a big display in buildings and other 



