Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-02-04


plant in early spring in rows two and a half
feet apart, and one foot in the row; cult,
vate thoroughly; keep off the runners; and
If your land is rich, you may count on get
ting from 1900 to 5000 quarts per acre,
which will sell at an average price OF twen-
ty-five cents per quart in New York city.
Of raspberries, but little has as vet been
done in the way Of planting. What few
were shipped last season frUm here sold for |
seventy-five cents per quart in Philadelphia |
market. They were the Philadelphia varie- |
ty.
Of blackberries, but few have as yet been
planted. Owing to the great quantities OF
wild ones, many have not thought it worth
while to cultivate this fruit; but there is no
doubt that the Wilson's EARLY, planted here,
will pay as well as any small fruit crop
grown, from the fact that they are out OF
the way before Halo's Early peaches are
ready for market. Peas, grapes, early ap-
pies, cherries, ounces and hops have been
| planted, and so far promise to do well.
The Delaw re Railroad Company is doing
very muchito encourage new settlers. 1t
deducs one-third from the regular rates OF
fare and freight for one year to all new set
tiers and, so far as my experience goes,
have found 1t ever ready to accommodate
the public to the best Of its ability. We
have oysters and fish in abundance. The
price of oysters ranges from twenty-five to
fifty cents per bushel Our schools are pref
~ good, so far as they go; but the best we
can do at present in Sussex county is to give
a good common education. The old Sc tiers
are us good and kind-hearted peop'e rs any
one need wish to live among Most of their
ways seem old and strange 10 newcomers
and yet. after one has been here little while
he will be very likely to adopt some of them.
Al LII t1r1,. rrt
aud plums there are thousands OF bushels
shipped annually from this station alone.
Peaches are the great fruit crop of this
State, eight Car loads having been shipped
in single day from this station, or about
1000 baskets. Most farms have from five
hundred to 1000 trees and some have from
5000 to 10000 But few Of the very large
orchards are yet in bearing. Those who sell
: their peaches to the Spectators generally get
| when there is full crop, about fifty cents
per basket or one dollar per bushel, deiv-
eied at the station. This season the crop
was light, and they got from two dollars and
G fifty cents 10 five dollars per bushel From
+ one hundred to one hundred and seventy
Y trees is the number generally put on an acre
:, or from sixteen to twenty feet apart each
u way. The trees usually begin to fruit in
: three years after setting; and at five or six
Is years they will, with good care, produce from
d one to two bushels per tree
;, And now let me put a light or the rock
! that some split upon in comingto Delaware
; or, for that matter in settling in any othel
> place. They start cxpectngto find heaven
- on earth, thinking thev know it all and NJ
: one else anything With but little money
II they buy large tract of land, running il
l. debt for most Of it. and with their hands in
is their pockets expect TO live like nabobs
Who can succeed with such ideas in theil
heads in any place !! To all such we say
l. stay where you are; you will be no nearer
st heaven in Delaware than elsewhere; but tc
those that have brains, some capital and are
willing to work. we sa, there is room enough
in Delaware You shall be welcome Buy
y but little land, keep as near out of debt NJ
&c possibe-the nearer the better-and youl
l. road TO peace and plenty will be easily
% found b. REDFIELD.
. our Farm, Bridgevile, Del.