The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-04-10
FARMS OF CARROLL.
Written for the Democratic Advocate.
CLOVER BROOK.
The Residence of Mr.. Lewis Cash.

The Residence of Mr.. Lewis Cash.
The farm known as CLOVER Brook is
located on the Western Maryland Railroad,
about one-fourth of mile east Of Double
Pipe Greek, village and station on the
Western Maryland Railroad. 1t contains
239 acres, about fifty acres of which are
timber land. 1t lies between Big and Little
Pipe Creeks, at their junction, which forms
Double Pipe Creek. twas bought by the
present owner of Mr.. Robert Landers, at
$40 per acre, in the year 1873, and was
conveyed to Robert Landers by John Car
mack, in 1920. On the 18th of April,
1880, the house took fire, and, a strong
south wind prevailing at the time, the
buildings were all consumed in an incred-
IDLY short time Nothing was left standing
of all the buildings but stone spring
house, which was out of the range of the
wind and the devouring flames.
Middleburg district contains many val
liable and notable estates. Its enterprising
farmers seem determined not to fall behind
in the march of improvement, but to keep
pace with the most advanced in the ranks
of progressive agriculture. The soil is
capable of the highest improvement, and
those who possess and till it seem resolved
to test its capabilities to the utmost. Not
the soil only, but the buildings, the machi-
merry, the stock, the enclosures, the fruit,
the seed sown or planted, and all that re-
lates to the farm, is of the very best that
can be procured. The past twenty-five
years have witnessed great advances in all
that relates to the business of agriculture,
and the prospect is good for the next TWEEN
ty-fve years to witness far greater.
The present house is of brick, AZ feet
front, running back 46 feet, two story, with
basement and cellar under the whole house,
containing eight rooms and an eight feet
hall on each floor. The dwelling is sur
rounded by medium sized lawn, set with
shade trees of several varieties. There is a
well of excellent water at the door, and a
cistern at the basement The barn is n
commodious Switzer building, AZ by 20
feet, with cattle shed attached sufficient
for twelve head of cattle, with large hay
loft. There is a wagon shed % by 80 feet,
with corn cribs, and there is carriage
house attached thereto. The other out
buildings are poultry house, hog house
with corn crib attached, meat house, wood
house, ice house, and all other Necessary
outbuildings, nearly new. There is young
orchard of fifty apple trees just coming
into bearing. Also young orchard of
peach trees, and various other varieties of
fruit upon the farm. The farm is divided
into eight fields The principal crops are
wheat, corn, oats, and a small portion of
rye. Mr. Cash gives special attention to
the making of manure. 1t is hauled in
early spring on clover sod and turned
down for corn, from which, under this
method of management, he has been raising
from ten to fourteen barrels of corn per
acre, or, in other words, from fifty to sew
enty bushels of shelled corn. Then, in the
fall he takes off the corn and seeds the
ground to wheat, with dressing of $50 to
200 pounds of Mornings Dissolved Bone,
or his No. Phosphate. There is usually
a portion that has had no manure, on which
he puts 800 pounds of the phosphate men
toned, and he raises from twenty to thirty
bushels of wheat per acre. Then the field
is broken up, and if needing lime, that is,
If not lined within the last eight or ten
years, he puts about sixty bushels of lime
to the acre on the ploughed ground and
seeds to wheat and clover. Ten to twelve
years ago he raised but eight barrels of corn
to the acre, and often less, and from twelve
to fifteen bushels of wheat, and was satisfied
with the yield. But he finds that if the
corn and provender are not sold off the farm,
or in other words, if the produce of the
farm is fed to the stock, the amount of the
crop can be nearly or quite doubled, besides
lessening the bills for lime and phosphate.
Mr. Cash usually keeps six head of work
horses and two or three colts. He also
keeps from fifteen to twenty head of cattle
in summer, and from ten to fifteen more in
winter, which are fattened for beef. About
twelve head of cattle are kept for dairy
purposes, no special breeds preferred. He
always tries to keep the best, and weed out
the worst, or less profitable of the herd.
He keeps from fifteen to twenty-five head Of
hogs, the Chester Whites, crossed with
some other good breed, preferred.
1t will thus be seen, from the foregoing
sketch, that Mr. Cash may be ranked among
the successful husbandmen of Carroll coun-
ty. An intelligent system of culture,
thorough manuring, and judicious manage
ment in all that relates to the details of
farming, entitle him to the honorable distinc-
ton. It is the sturdy yeomen who build
up the fortunes Of every community, and
lay broad and deep the foundations Of the
general prosperity-the honest yeomanry
Of the Countrywide till the soil and pro-
duce the fleece, thus giving food and raj
ment to the masses. Cultivation requires
and will gather population, and population
is the true wealth and strength of nations.
Rooted to the soil, filling their own broad
acres, independent as the air that blows
over their green hills and fertile valleys,
the husbandnien are the hopeand strength
of the State, and the factors of the glory
and the prosperity of the nation.
The ranks of labor contain the true
nobility, the true lords of creation. The
men who till the soil, who build the
houses, the ships, the implements Of agri-
.,,lt,,re tho fhreshers the locomotives. the