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front of his farm, which runs in a gentle slope back from the 

 river, upon the highest portion of the well-known "Palisades." 

 The face of the perpendicular rocks that form the extreme 

 frontage of this point on the Hudson is so squarely upright 

 that a stone dropped from the extended hand, over the railing 

 before his summer-house, will fall in a direct line to the gravelly 

 margin of the river below, a distance of five hundred and 

 sixteen feet. 



The premises are comparatively new. That is to say, Mr. 

 Baker had selected this tract of land for the purpose to which 

 he has devoted it, some years ago. But it was then the " prim- 

 itive forest," almost. It is now cleared up, and handsomely 

 ornamented — his fowl-houses, incubating-house and chicken- 

 breeding arrangements being located at quite a distance from 

 the residence, the pretty artificial lake, the tree-dotted lawn, 

 gravelled walks, etc. 



The hen-houses, incubating-house, stables, forcing-house, 

 &c., are aU severely plain in their style of architecture, but are 

 costly, extensive and well-built, throughout ; and the modes 

 adopted by Mr. Baker to render the interior of the fowl and 

 chicken-rearing premises, cool and airy in summer, or warm, 

 healthy and comfortable for his vast potiltry-families in winter, 

 are in all respects the most economical, the most practical, and 

 the most substantial for these ranges of buildings that we have 

 ever seen devoted to this business. And thus, while there is no 

 glitter, no unnecessary show, no lavish expenditure for tinsel or 

 ornament, everything is durable, comely, and good, for the uses 

 the proprietor intends it. 



The upper lines of sashes^ shown upon our engravings on pages 

 42 and 43, along the tops of both the long ranges of glass houses, 

 are so contrived as to be easily raised upright, or to any lesser 

 height, over each section or pen where the chicks or fowls are 

 confined. This affords ample ventilation at all seasons. The 

 sashes are raised and lowered by automatic contrivance, and the 

 entire buildings, iii which both old and young stock pass their 

 days, can thus be quickly and effectually aired, at any hour in 

 the year. 



We might add pages of description to what we have herein 

 clearly set down regarding the minor details of this colossal 

 fowl-breeding establishment. But sufficient is now recorded to 

 give the reader a clear idea of Mr. Baker's plans and the general 

 workings of his marvelously well-constructed scheme in whole- 

 sale chicken-raising. As a stride in modern improvement 



