New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-14
CHEAP LANDS IN DELAWARE.


LBWES, DEL, Mafcn rs lcoVs
10 that migratory body Of sgrouursts in the North
en- and Middle Safes who ever on the lookout for
places Of settlement, and for new fields for the
dsvay Of that characteristic indonitable will and en-
erxy which are manifested in the telling of forests
clearing hand, improving the EARTH and avaing them
psyss Of its wealth, constituting them beneacors OF
fbeir race by causing two BLADES of grass to grow
where only one was produced before, Sussex County
offers inducements home, and presents her claims
los consideration with surprise thst those claims have
rot been more generally admitted in the past.
Sussex IL noble old county, and as worthy OF the
tamnendstion of those who judge her at present. as
she wa when her first settlers in their transmitted &C
counts &c the mother States of Europe spoke of it as
,e,isl cline, with soil fair and fruitful, and with
which they were well pleased. These traits she has
sves selained, and this physiOgnomy which 80 i'm
pressed be pioneers Of the seventeenth century yet
distinguishes her a county.
With an area Of territory exceeding six hundred
thouaspd acres one-fourth Of which j. Is estimated is
uuimproved most Of which is comparatively cheap, il
An readily be seen that the chance for profitable invest
nenis good. With the bay and ocean laysg the shores
IF enc entire SIDE, with three rivers and number Of
sreels cousng through its domains it viii be observed
s sntion relative TO navigation is rather favorable,
rave n the interior and with two railroads piercing
very distant date through the interior and the entire
length from the northern 10 the southern extremity
nlas Be supposed that there will eventually be DO
hack 81 facilities for transportation to northern mar
kets.
Lasds generally speaking, are cheap in most sec
tions especially If Unimproved; their cottis depend
eDt in great measure upon location with respect TO
tOwne nAvgat rail ways, and TO their contguty
10 iEnSFoved farnls. Land situated near town. WILL
~ matter Of course sell for than one more re-
mote ia the eountfy and again, farm on nsvigsble
water, a railroad, will be more valuable than
one not possessed of these advantages. IL is partcu
larry n the interior Of the county where there 10 no
v1gaton AND yet railroad has extended, that
lands say be purehssed ehesplyi but there the price
s advancing, IN view Of the railroad which will be ad-
Eaneef fOn she north the present year. The contem-
stion Of this enterprise has had quite an effect upon
the vsue Of land throughout the projected course OF
the YOed 7 ne advance has been gradual and steady
in most sections not pere y isolated during the past
few yssn. In some quarters the advance has been
from ffty TO hundred per cent, snch an impetus
bas sgrcfu received. But lands Id large and small
guarantees may vet be bought up, and at such advan-
sgecns rates 70 leave the purchaser quite eonsid-
cradle margin for profits. Partially improved tracts
1870 9,ofc01s. A few weeks ago q sale was efS
eted 40 pich eighteen hundred acres changed hAnds
far ne eo.5deraaion 6ftocn THOUSAND DOLLARS Inns
Ind xas snased ia the southern part and much OF 1t
b excsIleat swamp land and raising fine crops OF corn
Nearly every Tuesday, Office day IN Georgetown,
trsctsof iaEd are offered at puohe Sale Oy te oneLn
At tins court-HoHse door, which bring sums varying
from three 10 twenty dollars an acre, and some OF
fhsse lsnds eleiblv situated. Tmbered lands Of the
GAsss character, liz which steam saw-nilis have re-
esuy heen erected have been purchased 81 from ten
70 twenty dollars per acre, from which timber excel
1eT material s furnished every year for the consiruc
ton Of many vessels. 1t would be impossible TO CIV
N shie paper tue average prices OF lands as there
inch a wide range While there are some exhausted
lands that sell for not more than two or three doIs
an acre. IN Others situated near thriving towns
and highly improved, that could not be purchased
for ffy dollars an acre. The most va liable farm Ii
the county, and embracing eight hundred acres ana
from khe cultivated portion Of which the proprietor has
sold eight thousand dollars worth OF produce In one
year Is estimated at sixty dollars the acre. From she
land learn that the present owner expects tne pres
ent year 10 rase thousand bushels OF corn II the
reason shOuld be favorable, in addition 10 large
amount VI wheat aud other grain There are many
ether ins farms occupied By farmers who produce
from saJee 10 i've thousand bushels OF corn year,
nd WaSh could not be bought for any reasonable
'sum. One Of our swamp farmers who year before
hast ressd upon his farms eight thousand bushels Of
corn has higb-prsed land. These instances are ad-
dueed merely 70 chow that there are some energetic
AND profitable farmers IN the county. Many OF our
farmers have become Tcb, adding farm after farm TO
their already extensive possessions, until their landed
nropszty may be estimated by thousands OF acres
There aroNseversl who own two and three thous mo
eres each while there who possesses more than
.ix fhoueaad acres. Most Of these lands have been
bought low and their increasing value has rendered
their propfistors rich.
TIE swamp lands as they are termed here, cOnsti-
tr1e one fifth OF the county, aud are peculiarly reh IN
vegetable natter consisting OF alluval products from
ne vashSgs from rains and email streams, brought
down from the neighbOring slight elevations and up
lands. These swaInps are our most productive lands,
and as such Of late years have received much atten-
sspyl Many thousand acres have been brought into
eulveo and IN favorable years, when the rains are
not imnoderate pay handsomely tue hrst year shey
kied. Rity bUsheis Of corn, with the AID OF shgnt
sprnkl8g Of lime, ottentimes gathered from the
hcre. They especially adapted 10 the growth OF
Germ. Obe reason why agriculture has Jagged u tee
e5unty for aw years past was the plan OF constantly
HtBg the uplands, thus exhautting them and leaving
tie sWampe 10 their natural condition, II being rather
kboyious 70 clear some Of these low Lands; bat DOW
sst our farniers have become thoroughly assured OF
Sc natural fertility Of these sHanps, they have be-
s,e she main reliance Of the county for us oorn aud
ne ecHDiy now produces more OF this staple thhn
ibsr Of is two ssteTs. There are yet many OF these
snGs " se drained and cleared up and although the
zpsnse of preparing them for cultivation is e0nsIdera
5s II varying nom ten 10 twenty dollars per acre. II
eailee but one or two seasoBsbs years TO repay the
shnser 1oT bis toll and outlay The SOL 10 generous
srsogh q remuDeIate the farmer or al the labor ne
expeDds upon is. The land s easily worked. STU
kea ae The county ie with regard 70 the necessary
topf. even facility s afforded TOR drainage Table
lana Hih dividing ridge in the middle extending
np1 se1m 70 sonth, whose altitude is hfty-hye fees
xVoss - OCEAN with geute slope 70 either SIDE OF
We c9nn mere eyery chance for successfully dram
me tie how gfOunds, 81 POURING their waters into
Lslphborirk streams. 80
Wlep tbsss isnos are properly drained and some OF
she fresliets Won on tney become excellent for the
pedaetion Of the grasses. Many Of our farmers are
n9w tnUng their attention 70 this branch which nm
ai @ lae, has been sadly neglected. They find shst
SSgs 81 clover, timothy, and other grasses pay equal.
y ~ we'll II 800 better than the corn eioo he lime
Hb - wren these swamp tracts viii receive tnsir dae
stfLfon a. gazing lands, and when the business OF
8IbFug soek vii BE- an important vita ne Buck
~Ssat on these grUnnds has become quite common
w. quarry when tie season has been too wet
tcf RantDg corn In hem and il il found 10 yield very
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