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AT PRIVATE SALE| -.4 A SPLENDID BODY OF LAND,JljjHgTcontaining in one tract, 655 Acres; 413 of which are Cleared Upland, having a fine rich clay soil, suitable for raising Corn, Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, c.; the balance of 242 acres, a Salt and Fresh Hay Meadow, especially adapted to grazing cattle; situated in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex county, Delaware. There areTHREE TENANT HOUSES, with all thenecessary Out-Buildings, on the premises; and, being occupied, the land is kept in excellent order for cultivation, and the fences in good repair.A tract of land, as large, handsome or valuable as this, is rarely offered for sale. Two Hundred lhad of Cattle and the same quantity of Sheep can be grazed during Spring and Summer on the meadow and then enough Hay can be cut and gathered to feed them the rest ol the year. Slaughter Creek, being navigable water for sloops and schooners, Hows on one side of the farm, so that lime and foreign manure can be landed immediately on the premises, and the produce of the land can be shipped direct to market. These are advantages which will compare favorably with the best farms on the Bay, and upon which too much stress cannot he laid.The subscriber is desirous of finding a purchaser for this Farm, that lie may better attend to the cultivation and improvement of otbei lands, more convenient to his residence, belonging to an estate of which this is a portion Possession and a clear title given whenevei desired.For furthex particulars, terms, or any otliei information, apply in person or by letter toaugl-tfOr, S. P. HOUSTON,Lewes, Delaware.
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Dover Delaware State Reporter
Dover, Delaware, US
Fri, Aug 18, 1854
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