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==Life and career==

==Life and career==

In 1898 at the age of thirty-0ne, he wed the former Charlotte "Lottie" Hunt (1879 &ndash; 1952). the daughter of [[Quaker]] pioneers George and Lina Hunt, who originally settled in Estacado. He and Lottie resided for a few weeks in the Nicolett Hotel while their farmhouse was constructed. [[Horse]]-drawn wagons from [[Amarillo]] delivered lumber, and at a cost of $600, he completed construction of the four-room frame structure, where four of the couple’s nine children were born. The house had a milk room in which water from a [[windmill]] was piped into the room, where it flowed through a trough in which jars of milk were placed. This cooling system was common on the Great Plains, as there was no ice available in the Lubbock area until about 1909. Visitors were welcomed at the Wolffarth farmstead for long stays. One visitor, Q. Bone, was a bachelor cattleman from [[Scotland]]. Bone enjoyed Lottie’s biscuits and fresh butter brought from the milk room and reciprocated for their hospitality by giving the Wolffarths a silver English tea service. Bone also taught George his vast knowledge of potato [ farming]]. In addition to his potato patch, Wolffarth planted a plum and peach orchard in the draw. He also grew corn, sorghum, rye, and other grains. He established a locust tree nursery that provided hundreds of the tall, fast-growing trees to area settlers in need of shade. Duck and plover were plentiful on the farm; Wolffarth organized large expeditions for plover hunts.<ref name=caprock/>

In 1898 at the age of thirty-0ne, he wed the former Charlotte "Lottie" Hunt (1879 &ndash; 1952). the daughter of [[Quaker]] pioneers George and Lina Hunt, who originally settled in Estacado. He and Lottie resided for a few weeks in the Nicolett Hotel while their farmhouse was constructed. [[Horse]]-drawn wagons from [[Amarillo]] delivered lumber, and at a cost of $600, he completed construction of the four-room frame structure, where four of the couple’s nine children were born. The house had a milk room in which water from a [[windmill]] was piped into the room, where it flowed through a trough in which jars of milk were placed. This cooling system was common on the Great Plains, as there was no ice available in the Lubbock area until about 1909. Visitors were welcomed at the Wolffarth farmstead for long stays. One visitor, Q. Bone, was a bachelor cattleman from [[Scotland]]. Bone enjoyed Lottie’s biscuits and fresh butter brought from the milk room and reciprocated for their hospitality by giving the Wolffarths a silver English tea service. Bone also taught George his vast knowledge of [[potato]] [[farming]]. In addition to his potato patch, Wolffarth planted a plum and peach orchard in the draw. He also grew corn, sorghum, rye, and other grains. He established a locust tree nursery that provided hundreds of the tall, fast-growing trees to area settlers in need of shade. Duck and plover were plentiful on the farm; Wolffarth organized large expeditions for plover hunts.<ref name=caprock/>

Wolffarth dammed Blackwater Draw which streamed through the farm, and fish thrived in the pond.  In minutes, Wolffarth would catch enough fish for the evening meal.  He was the first person in Lubbock County to produce successful alfalfa hay for livestock feed. For moe than two decades, Wolffarth reaped harvest after harvest of hay without re-seeding. Beginning about 1900, he was among the first to raise registered Hereford cattle on the South Plains; in 1902, he conducted the first public auction of registered Herefords in Lubbock.<ref name=caprock/>

Wolffarth dammed Blackwater Draw which streamed through the farm, and fish thrived in the pond.  In minutes, Wolffarth would catch enough fish for the evening meal.  He was the first person in Lubbock County to produce successful alfalfa hay for livestock feed. For moe than two decades, Wolffarth reaped his harvest of hay without re-seeding. Beginning about 1900, he was among the first to raise registered Hereford cattle on the South Plains; in 1902, he conducted the first public auction of registered Herefords in Lubbock.<ref name=caprock/>

Wolffarth was for a time a Lubbock city commissioner and the guiding force of Citizens National Bank, which became Texas Commerce Bank. The Lubbock County City of Wolfforth, though mistakenly spelled, is named in his. The correct spelling is reserved for  Lubbock’s Wolffarth Elementary School. In 1909, Wolffarth brought the railroad to Lubbock, which at the time had a tiny population. In 1921, George sold his 160-acre farm to the fledgling Lubbock Country Club, which developed the property into one of the finest golf courses and country clubs of the Texas Plains region.<ref name=caprock/>

Wolffarth was for a time a Lubbock city commissioner and the guiding force of Citizens National Bank, which became Texas Commerce Bank. The Lubbock County City of Wolfforth, though mistakenly spelled, is named in his. The correct spelling is reserved for  Lubbock’s Wolffarth Elementary School. In 1909, Wolffarth brought the railroad to Lubbock, which at the time had a tiny population. In 1921, Wolffarth sold his 160-acre farm to the fledgling Lubbock Country Club, which developed the property into one of the finest golf courses and country clubs of the Texas Plains region.<ref name=caprock/>

==Death==

==Death==