THE LODGE FARM, CASTLETHORPE,

Equi-distant from Castlethorpe and Wolverton

Stations, on the London and North-Western

Railway

MR. GEORGE WIGLEY

I favoured with instructions from Mr. William

Grimes, who is giving up the occupation of the

Farm at Old Lady-day next,

To Sell by Auction,

ON MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1885

The whole of the highly valuable

LIVE AND DEAD FARMING STOCK

And Effects.

Further particulars will duly appear.

Winslow and Fenny Stratford, March 5, 1885

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Croydon’s Weekly Standard March 21, 1885

SALE BY AUCTION.

LOWER LODGE FARM

CASTLETHORPE,

1½ miles from Castlethorpe and Wolverton Stations

on the L. and N. W. Railway, 5 miles from

Newport Pagnell, and 11 miles from Northampton.

A Valuable Flock of 200 Half-bred and Lincoln SHEEP, comprising 102 very fresh tegs, 95 double and single couples and in-lamb ewes, and 3 tups; 35 head of well-bred Shorthorn CATTLE, comprising 4 prime fat steers, 1 fat cow, 10 dairy cows and heifers, 10 very fresh two-and-half-year-old heifers and steers, 4 yearling heifers, 2 nine-months ditto, and 4 weaning calves, three year-old shorthorn pedigree bull; 9 valuable working CART HORSES, 2 two-year-old Cart FILLIES, bay NAG HORSE, rising four, by Rowsham; 50 head of Poultry, 780 Fleeces of WOOL, a Seven-horse-power Portable STEAM ENGINE by Hornsby, Six-horse-power ditto by Alchin, and Steam Thrashing Machine, all in good condition; Hay and Straw Elevator by Roberts; a large collection of Agricultural IMPLEMENTS, comprising 4 wagons, 6 carts, iron water cart by Coleman and Moreton, 3 reaping and mowing machines, haymaker, fourteen-coulter drill by Hornsby, 3 iron land rolls, 2 capital circular iron corn staddles, 9 iron ploughs, 2 bouting ditto, 3 iron cultivators, 4 sets of iron harrows, 4 horse hoes, 2 iron horse racks, 3 grist mills and linseed crushers, for hand, horse, and steam power; 3 chaffcutting machines, 4 turnip cutters and pulpers, Bobey’s corn screen, 2 winnowing machines, turnip and mangold drills, clover barrows, 12 sets of harness, cow cribs, sheep troughs, sheep racks, 30 dozen new hurdles, 6 dozen gate hurdles, ladders, and a large variety of other implements; Dairy Vessels, Ale Casks, Four-wheel Pony Phaeton, Dog Cart, Pony Gig, and Effects:

To be Sold by Auction

BY MR. GEORGE WIGLEY,

On MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1885,

On the premises, Lower Lodge Farm, Castlethorpe,

By direction of Mr. William Grimes who is relinquishing the occupation of the farm at Old Lady-day next.

The whole of the Stock can be very highly recommended. The Sheep are in excellent condition, the cattle particularly well bred and very fresh, and the Horses honest and good workers.

The Implements include a large variety, and by the best makers.

Luncheon by ticket, 2s. each, to be returned to purchasers of £2 and upwards.

The Sale will commence with the Implements at Eleven o’clock.

Catalogues may be held at the inns in the district, and of Mr. George Wigley, Auctioneer and Land Agent, Winslow and Fenny Stratford.