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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



January, 1908 



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New England 

 Stock Farm 



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By Mary H. Northend 



With Photographs by the Author 



,ORLD'S END FARM," the summer home 

 of Mrs. General W. W. Blackmar, has the 



distinction of being one of the best stock 

 farms in New England. It lies on the shore 

 of Hingham Bay, about a mile from the 

 little town of Hingham, and directly op- 

 posite the home of the Hon. John D. Long. 

 When it was only a huckelberry pasture, more than fifty 

 years ago, this es- 

 tate was purchased 

 by Mrs. Black- 

 mar's father, who 

 was Mr. John R. 

 Brewer, of Boston. 

 He started the pres- 

 ent herd of regis- 

 tered Jersey cattle 

 in the early eighties 

 with several regis- 

 tered cows and the 

 bull Decatur, 2421, 

 from stock im- 

 ported by Thomas 

 Motley, of Boston. 

 This herd is the 

 more noticeable 

 from the fact that 

 for half a century it 

 has not run down 

 in the least, but 

 maintains to-day a 

 higher standing 

 among the stock 

 farms of New Eng- 

 land than ever be- 

 fore. 



The grounds ex- 

 tend over an area 

 of two hundred and 

 seventy acres, and 

 include four hills 

 with the level land 

 between. Thev are 

 Planter's Hill, Pine 

 Hill, and the two 

 World's End Hills, 



Avenue of Apple Trees 



from whose heights are obtained magnificent views of sea 

 and land. Beyond the summer home are seen the farm 

 buildings, spacious and up to date in every respect. The 

 barn for cattle and hay is what is called a "bank" barn of 

 three stories, which affords quarters for cattle on the second 

 floor, and storage for hay above. An inclined driveway at 

 each end gives approach to the third story directly from the 

 ground. Rotary ventilation, daily spraying with disinfect- 

 ants, frequent white- 

 washing, and strict 

 attention to sanitary 

 principles, make 

 this an ideal home 

 for the cattle. On 

 each side of the 

 barn are winter 

 yards in which to 

 exercise the cattle, 

 for it is a feature of 

 this estate that 

 every animal must 

 have vigorous daily 

 exercise all the year 

 round. This policy 

 has contributed 

 much toward the 

 success of this herd, 

 which is claimed to 

 comprise the larg- 

 e s t and strongest 

 Jerseys in all New 

 England. A cov- 

 ered exercising yard 

 at the rear is used 

 exclusively for the 

 bulls. It is circular 

 in form, and has an 

 inner wall built 

 about six feet from 

 the outer wall, so 

 that the attendant 

 can, without danger 

 of harm to himself, 

 put his leading stick 

 through the ring in 

 the bull's nose. 



