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and fodder having been shredded the shreds are shot up into 

 the barn by an arrangement Hke the round tube which picks 

 up the seed cotton from the wagons at the modern gins. The 

 ears are carried into the crib by an endless chain. 



The vakie of labor saving machinery is given its true esti- 

 mate on the Vaughan place. The traction engine and the corn 

 shredder are interesting because of their novelty, but mowers, 

 reapers and binders and other modern farm conveniences are 

 called upon there to do the work in their separate spheres. 



The machinery and the business correspondence on Mr. 

 Vaughan's place has reached so high a degree of importance 

 that they demand the time of one man. Thomas Jones, well 

 known in Montgomery, has the responsibility of these impor- 

 tant charges. 



AS TO STOCK RAISING. 



The Hagan stock farm was originally a part of the Vaughan 

 place. It was sold off early last year to Francis J. Hagan, one 

 of the best known stockmen of Kentucky, and who was a num- 

 ber of years upon the staff of The Breeder's Gazette. Mr. 

 Hagan was greatly impressed with Montgomery County as a 

 stock raising section. He had bought fifty-nine head of pure 

 breed short horns to put on his Montgomery County place and 

 was' going extensively into stock raising here, but on a visit 

 to Kentucky he fell a victim to the hatred of a violent man who 

 was his enemy because of a business transaction. Since his 

 death the place has been ably managed by Mrs. Hagan. who 

 was reared in the blue grass regions of Kentucky and who is 

 familiar with the care and the raising of stock. Of her it is 

 said that the stock and cattle upon her place receive better care 

 and attention than any stock upon any farm or plantation in 

 Montgomery County. 



There are now on the Hagan place thirty-three head of the 

 finest short horn cattle in the country. These cattle were 

 bought by Mr. Hagan from the best stock farms in the country 

 and they are registered as the best of their class. It is said 

 that there is not a cow upon the place that cost less than $ioo 

 and some of them were bought for double the money. 



The cattle on the Hagan place are not to be sold for beef to 

 butchers. The stock is too valuable for that purpose. Thev 



