The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11
". N. T0LLEY BUYS
j. B. MARTIN FARM
NEAR SPRING HILL
FAMOUS AND WELL IMPROVED
ESTATE GOES TO PROMINENT
MAURY COUNTY FARMER.
CONSIDERATION WAS $l25,OOO
Place Is Ideal in Every Respect-Has
Splendid Residence and Fields Are
Equipped in Special Plan for Water
and Pasturage.

w. M. T0lley, owner or the Tolley
Farm on the Hampshire pike, has
bought the J. B. Martin farm of SAT
acres near Spring Hill, paying $l25
600 for it and will take immediate
possession. The transaction was
completed Wednesday and will go on
record as the largest farm land deal
in Maury county in many years. Mr.
Tolley, 1t is understood, will continue
to operate his farm on the Hampshire
pike and also the one at Spring Hill,
with the probability that one of his
sons, either Captain Lee Tolley or
Sergt. Joe Tolley will have charge of
one of the places, when they return
from the army Mr.. Tolley is one of
the best known race horse breeders
in the South and ships to all parts of
the United States and Canada. He is
being congratulated upon adding the
Martin estate to his plant.
This is said to be the prettiest and
most highly developed farm in Maury
county. 1t is located three miles
south of Spring Hill and nine miles
north of Columbia on the Jackson
Highway. 1t is rectangular in shape
and has nearly three miles of road
front, one mile on the Nashville pike
with the Columbia road on the north
and the Carter's Creek road on the
south, and corners at Cleburne Sta
tion on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad.
The land lies almost level, gently
sloping so that in passing one can see
oil over the farm. In point of fertility
no farm in the state is richer. Mr..
Martin had farmed it for the past n
years with the single point in view
Of making it richer and better. No
cost has been spared in this respect.
To make the land better perfect sys-
tenn of rotation of crops has been fol
lowed, so that no field has ever been
run down or allowed to become
tired" A large portion of the land
has been in red clover and crimson
CLOVER every year and has been used
FOR live stock pasturage.
The farm is fenced into square fields
Of about so acres each, making possi
Bile to cultivate each one to the best
advantage. Mr.. Martin has spared no
expense in buying the best and most
improved machinery. He has also
been progressive in raising high grade
and pure bred live stock, producing
every year several hundred head of
hogs and the best bunch of about 100
head of feeding steers. These were.
handled in the most up-to-date way to
get the best results.
The water system on this farm is
said to be the most complete in the
state. Mr.. Martin did not depend en-
sirely upon the water supply in the
way of numerous running springs on
he place, Sbtit at every spring con-
,tracted3 aIiarge concrete vat that
holds $4,000 to 10000 gallons, and at
,ne spring a big gasoline engine was
installed, which pumps the water to- a
arge concrete reservoir with capa-
,ity of 10000 gallons. This reser-
yoir supplies all the barns and tenant
houses as we'll as the main residnece
md the hydrants about the vegetable
md flower gardens, lots, lawns, etc.
The grounds about the residence
we're laid off by Capt. Tom Gibson
ome thirty years ago, and the orch
lrds, shrubbery, flowers, gardens, ETC.,
ire among the prettiest in Tennessee.
rhe next owner was Tom Leneave.
Then Henry Pointer owned the place
or awhile, followed by Smith Bros,
II Birmingham, who made extensive
to use it for breeding |
ind training fancy harness horses.
they built a splendid one-mile track
IN the back side of the farm and con-
tructed special paddocks and barns.
The residence is one of the prettiest
md most complete homes in the
South. 1t is three-story building |
With about IL rooms finished in hard
wood and modern in every particular.
t has hot water heat, several baths, |
Jun parlor, sleeping porches, dance
lall. etc. Concrete walks throughout |
he yard and gardens and to the
Iriveways and garage.
This farm is located in the midst of |
Il some of the finest country homes
md farms in the South. other noted |
'laces adjoining it being: the John |
IcMeen place of 500 acres; the Gle
urn stock farm of $50 acres, owned
~ Allen Campbell: the Ewell Stock /
farm of 1000 acres owned by Percy
brown: the VIII Cheairs farm OF 300 |
cres, the Alex Peery farm Of 900