Interesting Chat with Mr, Evans Who Knew the Former in India on Their Traits It is doubtful if there lives a man who, city born or country bred, has not held the hidden notion that in days of retirement to come he should like to have a farm, perhaps: 'a glorified farm but nevertheless bearing the homely elements of poultry and pure milk, duck's eggs and a dearth of city sounds. If, however, such a man does exist who cannot thrill to this kind of a prospect he is advised forthwith to chat, for a short period with the man who has supplied Shanghai with much thick luscious milk and cream, fresh eggs and vegetables. He is Mr, A. M.A. Evans, owner of the Anshallah Dairy Farm, and a better way to become acquainted with the delights of stock-raising and farm-Jing would be difficult to imagine, 62 Years Ago in India Mr. Evans is an old China hand and has a record of intimate under. standing of animals such as it is given to few mon to possess. He should more rightly be called old Far Eastern hand, as it wa: in 1874 that he came out to India in Her British Majesty, Queen Victoria's army. He was' in In when the illustrious queen was proclaimed Empress of India and then several years after that he came to Shanghai, It is from India, perhaps, even model dairying excepted, that Mr. Evans draws most to talk about now to anyone who is fortunate enough to sit in the courtyard of his farm, have a glass of ice-cold milk and'listen to reminiscences,
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