The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-12-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
CeciFOa District.

III front Of bachelor friends residence.
situated at the confluence of the Bohemia
"hd Elk rivers, and commanding Il beautiful
river view of both streams We halted for the
night. There are many fine sites occupied
lry the turmers' residences in the First Dis
irict. but few commanding more charming
view than that Of our bachelor friend. All
that is needed to complete the picture and
correct that out, Of Joint condition peculiar
to all bachelor.kept establishments, is the
presence Of the gentle hand.''
Partaking Of his inequalities for the night,
We started at an early hour in the morning,
on an expedition through the District, in
quest Of carriages and such like small game.
which Uncle Sam has been induced to take
cosnizance of, on account of the stress from
heavy weather ON the south side. Our suv-
cess IN this particular, however, was not
remarkably fattering, the good people of
that section, like those of most others We
have visited, have fallen into the economi.
cal mode, OF riding in the old carriage, in
place IF exchanging it for q new one
The farmers everywhere appeared to be busy
huskiug out their corn, which was nearly all
housed. The crop is but half a one the
present season, having beru injured by
adverse seasons and the insect. Wheat. the
farmers say, was below an average crop, and
oats they put at well nigh an entire failure
In truth no crop, unless it is hay. has been
rcmuncrativc III any portion Of the county
this season.
Peaches were rearly an entire failure,
which causes great agricultural blank in
the Cccilton district for that most charm
ing portion OF our county, to speak some.
what iisurativcly, might he termed one vast
peach orchard. Every farm has its peach
orchard or orchards, ranging from u small
field to hundreds Of acres. Every farmer is
planting peach trees, and all have entered
into the cultivation of that delicious fruit
80 extensively, that many are beginning to
doubt the policy which has appropriated 50
much of their land to trees, aud are bccom-
pected to grow out Of that heretofore Edo
RADIO Of the husbandman. \ few Years
since to have an extensive peach orchard Oh
a farm, was equal TO having gold mine ut
the landlords disposal. But times have
changed. The peach is being extensively cul-
tivated in Delaware and i'll the nrighburing
Eastern Shore counties of Mary land the
fruit, from all these sources being throw.
into competition in the markets Of Pl4ila-
clphia and New York. has had IL damaging
effect upon the profits of the growers, and
although the crop III Cccil, the past season.
amoutcd, like other crops, to almost fail.
ure, yet the price was So low caused
by abundant crops elsewhere, that the
pccunlary compensation was such as to
scarcely reward the owners for getting it to
market. Notwithstanding this discouraeing
aspect of affairs, the farmers who cultivate
those fine, large fields which undulate on
every hand, inviting tillagc by their rich
present Fall, and are in preparation to con
tinuc the work the coming Spring. thou
sands, nay, tens Of thousands Of Young
trees. Anthony Rcyboll. perhaps the
greatest peach grower on the Peninsula
the Re! bold fam ly. with Cassedly. original
owner Of the Peach Blossom farm
being, we believe the pioneers in the bust
ness-haS planted out the past Fall about
$4,000 trees and has ground appropriated
for 4,GoJ more in the Spring. Mr.. Rcy.
holds orchards will then contain 10000
trees, II pretty extensive forest OF stone
fruit, the reader will doubles conclude.
The farmers in the Cecilton District have
many advantages over those Of most other
Districts ia the county. Their farms are
like gardens. 80 smooth and fertile are they.
and as a general thing well cultivated and
kept in fine order. The land is u sandy
loan, easily improved and kept in good con-
diion. y good deal Of attention is paid to
hedging, and We saw many well trimmed
hedges, some Of the Usage Orange, which
added much of ornament and rural beauty
to their localities. Those about the ca,hU-
lie church arc nicely clipped and kept in the
hnest order, adding much to the appearance
OF the Chapel and its surroundings.
Lands in tins part of the county-which is
true, however, OF every other part Of it
have improved very much within the last
twelve or fifteen years. An instance Of this
we will cite in the farm of Mr. J. IIuslelt.
situated in Grove Neck, containing 357
acres. Twelve years ago it sold at public
sale for n little over five dollars per acre.
Mr.. Husiclt purchased it at small advance.
and by judclous husbandry has converted it
into almost model farm, worth at the pres
ent time eighty. dollars per acre. 1t contain,
one Of those richest stores of grass, Il fine
meadow, comprising some sixty acres,
away in a crescent, with u gentle dcclivitv,
till lost behind the point Of ncighboring
swell. All that is required to make Mr..
llusfelt the proprietor Of one of the most
desirable farms in the District in which he
resides is Il mansion, and grounds properly
laid out and planted with shrubs and trees,
to match the fertile fields that roll away
under the view from the site Of the present
building, which has been well selected by
the original owner: whoever he may have
been.
Mr.. llusirlt was one OF the first nursery
men OF our county who gave the rearing Of