The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-12
VALUABLE FARM IN ORANGE COUl
TY FOR SALE AT AUCTION.-As my hu

VALUABLE FARM IN ORANGE COUN.
TY FOR SALE AT AUCTION.-As my bust
engagements in Richmond are such as to prevent
me from giving that attention to my farming opera
tons that they require, have determined to sell my
Farm in Orange county at auction on THURSDAY,
HAWFIELD is situated in one of the most healthy.
FERTILE and in all respects desirable sections of Vr.
ginia being immediately at the foot of the South
west MountanE and less than five miles from the Ra-
pid Ann Station, on the Orange and Alexandra Rail
roads also, within few miles of the Plank Road from
Orange Court House to Fredericksburg. 1t contains
by recent survey, $50 acres of which 600 cleared
and in a high state of improvement The whole of it
is set beautifully in orchard grass timothy and clover
large portion OF the tract is branch meadow land;
and az both bottom and high land is very productive
of grass there can be raised very large quantity of
hay and stock.
It is well watered, having seven constantly running
streams it, and is capable of being divided into
fourteen fields of 40 50 EACH with water in ell
of them.
There is no waste land on the tract. All that is not
cleared 10 in original growth of timber and much of
it might be cleared with much profit by tobacco
grower. As the railroad from Fredericksburg now
being constructed will pass within mile of the wood
land, the timber could be turned to good account.
The buildings are commodious and in excellent or
der. They consist of large framed dwelling house,
with basement, which. if finished of, would give ten
good rooms. few years ago it was painted and put
in complete repair. Large stable, barn, house
and negro cabins IN good order, to which have added
recently shelter covered with shingles 1OOx50 feet
with large hay lott above, and cattle shelter 100 feet
long, affordnE every convenience for the protection
of stock provender, implements &c.
My operations at HAWFIELD for the past seven
years have been with view to steady and perma-
nentimprovement of the land and think its present
condition will show that have not been unsuccess
full Besides having over two hundred bushels OF
wheat seeded, / have had on the farm for the past
year nearly 1000 head of sheep and good stock OF
cattle, which show that it is well adapted grazing
1tisrarely that farm in such condition, and having
such rare advantages as HAWFIELD, 10 offered in
market. The fences in excellent repair. The
land is entirely clean and in fine heart clear of BUSH
and rock and be cultivated with as little labor
and large profit as any other tract of its size 1t is
therefore, in condition pay profit at once; and
am determined to sell, invite all who wish to
profit, to examine it previous to the day of sale
TERMs-One- fouI tn cash; balance in equal install.
ments of l, and years, with interest from the
day of SALE Or if more desirable to the purchaser
other terms might be agreed upon.
Mr.. John s. Graves res!ties at HAWFIELD, and
will take pleasure in showing the farm to any one
who will visit him. VIM. G.. CRENSHAW
my 9-1awt7thJ yt2awtds Richmond Va