Ono hundred head of grade Leicester and
Houthdown sheep ate kept for table use, and
200 head of grade Angora goats for browsers
to keep the pastures cleared of briers and
weeds, m the deer in tho park keep tbe land
there clear of ebruba. The wool of these goats
brings a gixxl price, and the young make good
food. Sufficient hogs are raised for home use
100 t« 125 being necessary. When killed they
average 250 to 800 pounds each
Tbe 425 acres devoted io the doer park is
covered with a natural growth of timber in
which tbe grass grows and cattle run. The deer
number about 356, and may be seen at any
time leaping and running over tho vast tract
They represent their own incroaoo from a few
animals since tbe war. Tho herd was etarted
with one animal, oaught on tho place in its
original wild state, gradually increasing the
number bv catching three or four each year,
until at tbe beginning es the war, there were
300 or 400. Ho also had about llftv buffaloes,
some elk. aud water ox. All but the deer were
destroyed during the war, and moot of these
also They were driven off by the soldiers of
both armies, the estate frequently being need
as a camping ground. Occasionally a deer
hnnt is enjoyed by visitors to the place, but
tho intention is to preserve and increase the
herd.
