THE FOLLOWING WAS TRANSCRIBED IN 1984:
FASHION STUD FARM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1881
The Fashion Stud Farm, owned by H. N. Smith, Esq., and lying about a mile and a quarter above Trenton, embraces at the present time over 400 acres of land. The money value of this property is not less than $150,000, while the stock is estimated to be worth $500,000. The establishment is a model one for the breeding and raising of blooded horses. Numerous improvements have of late been introduced about the place and the arrangements are now as nearly perfect as they can be made. The buildings are quite numerous and all are well adapted for their purposes. There are offices, carriage-houses, barns, and even dwellings for some of the employees. Surmounting the main building is a cupola. and in this rests the water tank, which holds over 3,800 gallons. The water comes from a deep well on the premises, and the tank is kept filled by a steam pump in the cellar of the building. From the tank pipes run through the building and by those the water is conducted to various points, both for ordinary uses and for service in case of fire.FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1881
On the farm also is a splendid track upon which the horses are exercised. Among the finest horses on the farm are four "service stallions," eighteen or twenty yearling colts, about forty brood mares and a number of animals sent there to board. About one hundred and fifty horses are kept all the time. The most noted animal on the place is Goldsmith Maid, the famous trotter.
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