Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-27
FARM AT PUBLIC sALE.-By vir-

tue of an order passed in the matter application
no m M r l e a
public auction on the premises on me 2s DAY o.
as the Laurel Farm" situated in Prince Georges county,
Maryland about equidsant between Baltimore and WASH
ington II contains above thousand of land general
ly stiff clay SOIL and grayey loan upon substraum OF
CLAW About hundred have been highly improved
with me ashes bone-dust, and other permanent
and where needed permanent French underdans of hard
burnt have been laid the tof from $4,000
feet all of which in complete order dschargng
the superuous freely and perfectly The fields
rsy from shrubs bushes and noxous weeds the great
pains having been taken to eradicate them at once upon
their appearance There are about seventy acres IN wheat
which, from present appearance bdsar to excel pre-
vous crop grown upon the farm and sixty seeded
OATS with timothy and In average there
may be two hundred tons or more OF hrsrate timo-
thy and clover hay hundred and eighty tons of well
hay every load actually weighed housed las.
year. besides 700 barrels corn bushels wheat 5000
bushels oats bee,s and the pasturng OF one hun
head Of horned cattle The crop OF hay last year from
one field averaged two half per of timothy hays
Weld Of the best being 40 lbs. The ran
from 9 bushels to l7 shelled per
field Of sixty acres The s bushels per acre,
Gas per acre The sales Of milk for the year reached
Sc Coo the whole sales 0O0 The farm is
divided into seventeen enclosures varying from ten to sixty
eac all amply supplied with pure spring water in The
all either plank wre built in the most substan-
and in the best order OF such fencing there
than five miles All the division fences are OF sub
s,ans chestnut rails There twelve enements differ
parts OF the rm Of them built in tage form, and
with all enclosures aud Offices, with water at all
and largest and best constructed buildings Of
the 40 ee ee hs Is M q Tim ine
is OF sone and the superrucure OF frame, the tmbers
being supported nterme dsely upon iron columns 1t
ans comnodous stalls Tor $50 head OF cattle fitted through
with the modern and convenient arrangements for
feeding and each stall is supplied with running There
is also milk cellar uader end the lower story provided
granite cool spring water, for cooling the milk
prepa atory sending il market The main part Of the
barn above the sables feet high furnished rooms
fort Ols a
foor Al by so feet aud will contan BESIDES 60 OF hay
and IS 600 bushels Of grain in the straw There is an adioin
ing shelter for horsepower and wRgonhouse capable OF
twelve aad ar besides farming Utensils
The barn yard enclosed with high and close board enee
and has suitable arrangements for making and saving
proportontd TO the Of the ar sbd the s.abng has
proper condus for leading the liquid There
is hand immense nifty of manure besides large
amount Of ashes deposited heaps in the different fds
Near the barn is house capable OF containing six
hundred barrels OF and farm Office for the TRANSACTION
Of business
The situation not BY any HEALTH the society
of the neighborhood excellent and in the village OF
Laurel, which sdoins the farm there four or hive we'll
sustained places religious worship that better eppo
tuniy could offer gentleman wishing to farm agreeab anu
to profit The Washing on Turnpike rda asses ne
farm and the Baltimore and Washington Railroad along one
side Of it sordng them opportunities every hsy OF visiting
either Washington Baltimore On the latter road there IS
demo, on the arm from which produce OF the farm
the dairy be sent twice day; anda qiek 70
be found in The thriving manufacturing village OF LAUREL
The farm will be sold in whole sub-divided may
to be best at the time OF sale pat Of Ie property can be
scribers ia Baltimore.
muedia,ey after the sale Of the farm will be sold ihs
Wagons Carts, Ploughs, Reapng Machnery, Sc and te
farming implements generally and aso the personal property,
houshod furnure aud other ehels in and sbont said farm
The terms Of sale for the farm will be fifth Of the pur-
chase money be paid cash. and the residue in equz
payments and two with interest from the day Of
and approved security he personal property will be
sold credit Of six mouths for all over $50 and
under that amount with interest upon The
credit payments and approved security.
THOMAS s. ALEXANDER
GEORGE w, DOBBIN,
ap s6-eots Trustees