The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-04-16
Saturday, AprU 10th, 1870.
LOC1L TTERS.

FIRST CLASS FARMING. The .American Erme,
tor April has an Interesting account OF the farm
of the late George Patterson OF Carroll county
Mr. Patterson 5 death occurred in November last
His valuable property both real and personal
have been advertise, and sGld. The EdrmeJ
says This estate is perhaps, beyond COMPARE
son the most admirable and complete farming
establishment in Mar, land and is hardly sur
passed, We suppose, in the United States Il
is a short distance from Sykesville station, on
the B. & o. L. r., contains about two thousand
acres of land Fifteen hundred of which is uu-
der cultivation, adorned with hour mill, saw
mil, and a comfortable country house, with
room enough tor uses OF h0me aud the claims OF
= generous hospitality, with lawns, orchards,
uuthouses OF every description aud variety
There is nothing tor the attraction Of fancy "but
all for comfort aud use" II Is high, healthy,
rich, we'll waiered and wooded
Mote than forty years OF Mr.. Pa,itrsOus life
had been spent in changing this excellent home
stead from "a naked surface incapable almost
OF cultivation TO "A rich. highly cultivated
farm Lime aud grsss were at the bottom Of
all bis achievements in this respect. Every
field has had two hundred bushels OF lime TO the
acre, and every one passed SIX years OF nine IN
grass. The great pasture, in iuil view from
the trout door Of the dwelling, bias not been
paslured hv the beautiful Devious has, however
hardly fed grown richer and richer, aud grasses
native and exotic strive there FOR the mastery,
and the dainty DevOns picked, AS they faBcicd
their various food.
His system Of farming mad been frSt--coru.
mannrtd on sod broken deeply aud yielding
au average OF twelve barrels to the acre
This WAS followed by II crop of oats, then IA two
years of clover sod. Next crop OF wheat, on
which ammonialed phosphate WAS used for the
purpose OF rpening the crop. AT the time the
wheat was sown the field set To grass for
hay, and was for three years after the wheat crop
was taken off mowu and the next year graZed.
Manure WAS applied during the last ear, the sod
again broken torcorn, be2inuing the regular nine
wears course.
Mr. Patterson preferred the Devon to the
''lordly Durham they making ''Ihe les, beet
and the most active oxen aud such milk aud
butter thai could not be excrlled, it equaled.
His stock was one hundred head of pure blood,
with rich, red hair. The proceeds OF this stock
WAS the sale of butter to Bdrnum's Hotel, Bali-
more. 1t high prices, and Of young stock for
breeding None was more favurahly known
than Mr.. Patterson's Devious. he raised Berk-
shire hogs instead of Chester South Down and
Shropshire Down sheep, and game chickens in
preference to fancy stock
His stock in the horse line was unsurpassed
Of lis kind Those who saw Mr. Patierson's
stout, yell proportional, noble looking. power
tHl and active horses at our State fair OF last
year, need no comment upon the ideas he had OF
good stock.
Al the sale on March 10Th, the following prop
eTty sold the annexed prices The i'm
ported bull President was bought for S220.-
Twenty three cows were sold ut prices ranging
iro,n $50 to $3.50, only three, however, having
brought less than Sl0O The average price was
about 1873. Twenry-fOur yearling hei.ers were
sold at prices ranging from S35 10 500, and
averaging about $50. Two steers sold for
$50 and sos. respectively There was much in
terest manifested for the half PercherOn colts,
two years old, and the bidding spirited
Five were sold at S2l5, $3.50, $3.50, $3.50 and
$3.50, respectively. A lot of half shropshire
down and Soulhdown sheep We're sold at prices
ranging from 81 to SIS each, and lot of South
down sheep at prices ranging from s. to Sl4
each, except a buck, which brought $40. The
Berkshire hogs were then sold, and pigs from
six To nine months old sold at $40 each. Hogs
sold from Sl4 up TO S25 each sows at S35 TO
SAC each, and boar for S34