Cambridge Independent Press 29 Sep 1860: Edleston farm sale

260 SHEEP and LAMBS, 23 head of Fine COW STOCK, 7 Excellent HORSES, Agricultural Implements, Harness, capital Dressing Machine, Dairy Utensils, nearly new Baker’s Patent Mangle, and other Effects.

TRUMPINGTON, near CAMBRIDGE,

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY

Messrs. WENTWORTH and SWAN,

(Who are jointly concerned on this occasion),

Upon the Premises, Trumpington Road, adjoining Brewer’s Nursery Grounds, by direction of the proprietor, Mr. L. Eddlestone (who is leaving the farm), on WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10th, 1860, at eleven o’clock.

The Live Stock

Comprises a strong useful chesnut cart mare, 4 years old; excellent black filley, well-bred cart foal, powerful bay cart mare, in foal; useful five year old pony, quiet to ride or drive; capital chesnut nag horse, quiet to ride, five years old,

A Thoroughbred ALDERNEY COW, in calf;

Half-bred Ayrshire ditto, in ditto, two excellent milch cows, eight well-bred heifers, and eleven fine steers; also

260 SHEEP and LAMBS,

consisting of 132 prime white-faced stock ewes, 123 capital lambs, and two well-bred tups.

The Agricultural Implements and Miscellaneous Effects

Include Ransom’s and other ploughs, Maynard’s barley and bean hand-mill, capital dressing machine, by Rackham; Gardiner’s turnip cutter, tumbril carts, scarifier, harness, sheep troughs, 20 dozen nearly new hurdles, with iron shackles and stakes;

Dairy Utensils, Baker’s Patent Mangle, Two Large Coppers, &c., &c.

Catalogues may be had at the public-house in the neighbouring villages, and of WENTWORTH and SWAN, auctioneers, valuers, and estate-agents, Cambridge.