The  Home  of  the  Guernseys. 
THE  FARM  OF  THE  VICE-PRESIDENT. 
Guernsey*  saved  from  lightning ;  cows  that  will  live  in  a 
palace;  lots  of  hack  work  saved  ;  a  “ composite  test;" 
how  the  lire  frightened  the  milk  away  ;  revolutionary 
ideas  about  churning  ;  sweet  cream  butter  wanted ; 
a  fertilizer  problem ;  great  ensilage  corn  ;  a  brigade 
of  poultry  ;  White  Minorca s  wanted  :  incubators, 
food  and  care. 
stock  was  saved.  It  would  have  been  little  short  of  a 
national  calamity  had  the  magnificent  Guernsey 
herd  been  destroyed.  The  loss  incurred  by  the 
burning  of  the  barn  is  looked  upon  by  Mr.  Morton 
with  resignation — he  is  able  to  replace  it,  but  it 
would  have  taken  very  many  years  to  have  got 
together  a  herd  such  as  now  adorns  this  model 
farm.  Mr.  H.  M.  Cottrell,  the  superintendent,  says 
the  barn  now  in  process  of  construction  he  hopes 
silos  and  machinery  are  located  will  have  a  width  of 
89  feet.  There  will  be  cattle  accommodations  on  two 
floors — a  basement  and  the  main  floor.  The  basement 
will  be  lighted  and  ventilated  and  by  a  perfect  system 
of  drainage,  as  free  from  dampness  as  the  upper  story. 
To  get  light  and  air  on  the  up-hill  side,  a  second  wall 
has  been  built  a  few  feet  from  the  foundation  wall, 
making  a  small  area  through  which  light  and  air  are 
introduced  on  that  side.  There  will  be  stalls  for  330 
Margo  3086. 
Rosetie  5th,  3696. 
Ruddy  I,assle  2d,  3699 
Good  Morning  3674 
Bretonne  3660. 
Roseline  3d,  3697.  Midas  2053 
Olga  2605. 
Lady  Antoinette  2d,  3680. 
May  Blossom  3687. 
Chamolnesse  2d,  3661. 
MEMBERS  OF  THE  ELLERSLIE  GUERNSEY  HERD,  SHOWN  AT  TIIE  COLUMBIAN  FOOD  EXHIBIT,  1892.  Fig.  262. 
(EDITORIAL  CORRESPONDENCE. 
The  Best  Barn  in  the  World. 
Ellerslie,  the  summer  home  of  Vice-President  Mor¬ 
ton  at  Rhinecliff,  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Hudson, 
is  at  the  present  time  a.very  bustling  and  active  place. 
Early  the  past  season  the  barn  was  destroyed  by  fire, 
started  by  a  lightning  stroke.  Fortunately  the  valuable 
will  be  the  best  and  most  convenient  in  the  country, 
as  well  as  among  the  largest  and  finest.  It  will  be 
some  time  yet  before  it  is  finished,  but  the  work  is 
being  crowded  forward  as  fast  as  possible.  A  few 
figures  in  relation  to  it  will  prove  interesting.  The 
building  will  be  300  feet  in  length.  The  main  part 
will  be  65  feet  in  width,  while  the  part  where  the 
cattle,  beside  room  for  calves.  Of  these,  92  will  be 
box  stalls.  The  silos  hold  1,500  tons  and  are  now 
filled  with  ensilage.  There  is  also  storage  room  for 
20  carloads  of  feed,  5,000  bushels  of  roots,  500  tons  of 
hay  and  the  unthrashed  grain  from  150  acres.  In  the 
machine  end  is  a  Giant  Ross  ensilage  cutter,  a  carrier 
which  puts  the  ensilage  into  the  silo,  a  25  horse-power 
