The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-15
FARMS OF CARROLL.
Written for the Democratic Advocate.
PLYMOUTH.
The Residence of Francis Warner

PLYMOUTH, the residence Of Mr.. Francis
Warner, is part of large tract of land
originally settled by the Korlingers, about
the year 1740, and the whole tract con-
tanned about 1000 acres. Afterwards it
became divided and subdivided into smaller
parcels. 1t is situated in Manchester dis
trict near the Pennsylvania line. Mr..
Warner bought the homestead on which
he now lives from Jacob Wolfgang, for
$4,000 cash.
In 1877, when the Baltimore and Han
over Railroad was built through his farm,
he sold nine acres to the Railroad Company
for 5000, on which land the railroad sta
ton and village of Lineboro' is now built
The village has eight dwelling houses,
two stores, one warehouse, postofice,
shoemaker's shop, a cigar mandatory, two
blacksmith shops and grist and saw mill,
all of which have been built since 1877,
except one dwelling and the grist and saw
mills. Since then Mr.. Warner has sold off
three acres at S125 per acre, so that he now
has only 60 acres, of which eight acres are
timber land, and the balance all arabic and
under cultivation. That section of the
county is thickly settled, land generally
well improved, with good buildings and
well enclosed.
The dwelling house is about five hundred
yards from Lazarus Church, which was
built in 1853, at which the Reformed con-
gregation and the Ev. Lutheran cOngrega-
ton worship, served by Rev. Mr.. Rupp
and Rev. Mr.. Eyster, respectively. Mr..
Warner has never farmed the place him.
self, but has lived on it and kept the stock,
while it has been farmed, on shares, by
others.
PLYMOUTH is situated, as above stated,
in Manchester district, at the village Of
Lineboro, on the Baltimore and Hanover
Railroad 1t came into the possession of
the present owner in 1870, by purchase
from Jacob Wolfgang, as previously stated.
The farm contained y acres before the
sale of the twelve acres above mentioned,
and is divided into six fields.
The dwelling house is Of brick, 20 by
40 feet, and contains nine rooms and abase-
ment, with back building 16 by 16 feet.
1t was erected in 1910, and an addition
was built in 1870 The dwelling is sur
rounded by a lawn and shade trees.
The barn was builtin 1851 It's frame
structure, 40 by rs feet, commonly called
bank barn. The outbuildings are sum-
mer house, dairy, wagon shed, car
rage house, &c. There is a good orchard
on the farm, consisting of apples, pears
and cherries.
The chief crops are wheat, corn, oats
and hay, grown in rotation as follows
corn, oats, wheat, and grass. The yield,
per acre, is 25 to 80 bushels of wheat, and
about II barrels of corn. When Mr..
Warner first came into possession of Ply
MOUTH, the yield was IL bushels of wheat
per acre, and about eight barrels of corn.
The fertilizers used in cropping were lime
and barnyard manure principally.
The number of cattle kept upon the
farm is about twelve head in winter, and
six mich COWS in summer.
The farm is well enclosed by post and
rail fencing, and is very conveniently 10
Gated as to schools, mills, churches, rail
roads and postoffice.
1t is of a convenient size for thorough
tillage and complete oversight of the farm
ing operations without large outlay of
labor or expense the net profits Of such
farms being frequently greater than those
of larger area, while the wear and tear of
mind and body, labor and capital, are
much less than is necessary for farms of
larger area.
The tendency of the times is to smaller
farms, and as our population increases
farms will be divided and subdivided, until
very many of them will be less than half
their present size This will be matter
of necessity, and matter of convenience
also, if not of profit. As farms become
smaller, they will be made much more fer
tile, and of course will be greatly enhanced
in value. A fifty acre farm will cost as
much as hundred acre farm does now,
and the net profits will be probably as
great, if not greater This will arise from
the superior fertility of the land and from
more intelligent and thorough system of
culture. These results will be the natural
outcome of increased population. This
state Of things may be gradual, but it will
be not the less sure.
Mr.. Warner takes an active interest in
public affairs, and has borne his share of
the burdens of the public service. The
public service is literally and truly bur
den to him who fulfils its duties faithfully
and conscientiously for the good of the
public That he has done, and it consti-
tutes his highest need of praise. Called
from the retirement of his home by the
suffrage of his fellow citizens, to fill the
important Office of County Commissioner,
he discharged the responsible duties of his
post TO the satisfaction of the tax payers
Of the county. 1t is no disparagement to
others to say that he made one of the best
Commissioners the county ever had At
ter brief retirement from that office, he
was called again to the public service by
being appointed to the responsible position
of School Commissioner. In this office,
which he now fills he has been quite as sue
cessful as he was In the former Office. dis