Middletown transcript., 1872-06-22
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DslAwAau ClrY, juno lOth, 1872

Dear Trasscrip In my last l gave
you an sccount Of tho formal commence
mens Of laying tho track on tho Delaware
esd Pennsylvania Railroad, which 10 ex-
pecscd to be finished iu August and ready
Tor tho cars. Then Delaware City 10 cx-
pecsed to roll up her sleeves and ''go In"
10 win wealth and distinction - port Of
great commcrcial importance. tho outlet Of
q most profitable commerce.
Il 10 now my purpose to give you some
account Of the very Gnc farms in this VI
cinity. and Of their crops and products.
But 6rst let the mention my visit 10 the
Steam Pump Of the St. Georges Massh Co.
a description Of which you published in
your issue af the 10th inst. The Pump
was in operation when I arrived. aud l
had the satisfaction Of witnessing the won.
dcrful facility with which il performed its
work. 1t is intended TO drain 1000 acres
Of marsh land. is the largest pump of the
kind in the United States. and with one
ton Of coal per day is expected to throw
out % 200 gallons af water per minute,
which is 10, ,000. 900 gallons Of water in a
day Of ten hours. This important i'm
provement Is an evidence OF the enterprise
and public .piri, Of the land owners in this
vicinity, aud is likely to prove great sue
cess.
The wheat crop here is tho best have
seen. Mcssrs. Wm. Beck, Arthur Col
burn. james Carpenter. Henry Price,
Thomas Dlworib, aud others. have very
fair fields. but not as good MS 10 more fa-
yorablc scnsons. The corn has been cut
BY the grnb-worm aud is infested by the
wire worm. but it is improving rapidly
under the genial influences Of the recent
warm sunny days and fertilizing showers.
The largest crop Of corn ever produced in
this neighborhood, was that raised Jas,
year by James Clark, Esq near Delaware
Ci,y--70 bushels per acre on 50 acres,
making $500 bushels.
But the subject Of greatest interest to
yorr correspondent was the fine dairy
farms. in this vicinity. several of which he
had the pleasure Of visiting yesterday
The first was that of Mr.. Arthur Colburn.
south Of the Canal. This gentleman has two
dairics, Of GftS cows each, aud produces
32S pounds OF butter per week. in each
dairy, or about 65G pounds per week, lie
h.s 1900 acres Of land in one body aud
is building fine mansion which will cost
about sig 900 or Sl5, 900 II is to have
all the modern improvements, to be light
ed with gas aud furnished with water in
all its rooms. lie has fnr pear orchard
aud an apple orchard, aud raises large
crops of hay and grain. Mr.. VIM. Beck
also, has fine pear orchard of 3. 800
trees NJ. Anthony NJ. Higgins, near s.,
Georges. has several fine farms. aud very
hourisbing young peach orchards. The
four years old trees have much more fruit
upon them than trees which are older
NJ George +. Brady has n very fine farm,
near Delaware City, and raises large crops
of hay which he feeds to bis miles KEEP,
for towing on the canal! His wheat looks
we'll compared with many fields | saw in
the upper part Of the county. On the
cn,. bu, from St, Georges to Townsend
the wheat crop is better than it is higher
up or lower down the State.
The three brothers. Anthony, William
; and Barney Rcy bold. have very fine es.
ta,es in this vicinity. To the courtesy
aud polite attention OF the first. named o
Z. these gentlemen am indebted for Il vor,
pleasant ride to each OF their farms Tn,
n inc mansion Of Mr.. Anthony Reybold il
! perhaps the bcs. 10 the neighb"rhood.
= contains eighteen rooms. large and airy
. and is heated by registers from furnac
+ below. having both hot aud cod water
!, aud plunge aud shower baths. Water i
IS forced up TO an iron tank in the third sto
!. ry by wind-power pump. The building
c cost Sl5. 900, and Is one OF the most com
!; modious and convenient in the State. Tn
d carriage house aud stable combined, i
u. very ornate, and was built 1T cost d
81 900. The barn is 90 feet long and u
~ ~ vide, and was built at cost Of 81, 900
b I, ia Of brick. the walls being eightcc
a. inches thick. II has n cistern for waite
h under the wagon-way. capable of holdin
:, three hundred hogshcads. Pipes convc
ID the water to u trough in the basement an
n stock yard. The farm contains $50 acre.
ne and is appropriately uamed ''niver View,
commanding one Of the most bcautiil
vievs Of the Delaware Riyer. with Fol
" Dclayare. New Castle, Dclayare City
!, aud Salem, N. j. all in sight. The dair
$. is one Of the completcst and best arranged
a, and has one Of the finest springs in III
NJ State. Il is under the management
ir Mr.. George Rue. aud has ordinarily ahot
so cows. bpt at tho present has but 43 /,
nc the pail. The largest yield Of butter pc
week. from this number Of cows. last yea,
:. was 3l5 pounds, Tbis year the yield
a not 30 good as last, in any Of the dairic,
Il. on account Of the drought snd conseqser
r. sho5tncss of the grass. The whole amour
Be Of butter made last year, IN this duir,
:, =, was q. 240 pounds, which sold for the su
D. Of 81, ,S45. 52, an average Of A cents p,
pound. The butter madc in tho dairies
this neighborhood is Of the very tirs. qua
8 ity. and is known in Baltimore as ''Del
II. ware Butter" yhcrs il commapds Il
= highest price. II also finds salc in Phil
il, delphis. and at Cape May. during Il
season. The churning is done BY hors
II.