Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-12-08

man, receHtly paid visit to this State. about
which he writes long letter to the Railway
Advocate and Times. We quote the following
extracts:
"ln the fruit line we fonni a grea, variety.
although late in the season. and some yery 6ae
late peaches, ami to speak plainly we were de-
celved IN our estimate of Delaware lands and
have come to the conclusion that there is no
country better adapted for fruit growing or any
thing else than the section alluded TO- Cranes,
berries OF all kinds. sweet potatoes, and every
variety OF garden truck that can be named crow
In abundance, with market not far of either
We visited some of the canning and drying es.
adjustments, and ihi latter, | think, is the
greatest event of this eventful age. mean
the drying of fruit by the Alden process. The
fruit retains its natural flavor, and, to use the
terms of Mr.. Van Zandi,an old PIaniield man
who Is at Milford in charge of drying factory,
awe cannot begin to supply the demand and
yet we have factories in ssven States.' There
Is great number of both kinds of factories in
operation in thir section of the country, employ
ing from 100 10 1000 Ian Is, and we were sorry
| That TIME did not permit us to visit more.-
We brought home with us several vaiert q !
OF the fruit, aid in giving the peaches les. We
found that quarter OF pound would be equt
10 Two pound can of canned peaches, and of a
| much better davor. Apples, pears, blackberre, I,
| strawberries, raspbeires, AMI everything even to
she pumpkin and squash, can and do rece i've
the same treatment, so ii is very plain to see
that q market is mol very lar oil.
| "There is another branch of business that
seems to attract ones attention aud that is the
husk business person at this time of the
| year can see great many tons Of corn husk3
b.ing carted TO factory, where they are proI ei-
| ly Gle ined, dried and finally put where you aud
1, in the months of July Or Angus eau take a
good nights repose on no less ilg than !.
al md l,xrt
that nothing goes to waste"
of the people, climate, etc., he says
"I have never met with n more sociable peo
pile, and where living aud labor were so nearly
equal, with good society, churches, schools, Q C
aud where taxation Is very low. The climate
is one of the best, and, TO use the expression OF
another, ali Is the garden spot Of America"
"While at Mi!fo we attended a meeting
weekly OF the Central Delaware Fruit Grow
ers' Association, composed of some fifty mem
| bers, quite number of them '.Y aukees y
Samples of fruit, &C., were DISPLAYED, almos
equal to what we sac at "Our Waverly," and NJ
charge for admission. This body uf men are
doing great deal of 10 d III getting togethe
once week aud comparing notes and hayinl
an eye to every branch Of Agricultural industr.
such as few countries like theirs possess. The
have difleIen subject for debate each week
and by this means they keep up with the times
and if sweet potatoes don't grow "tghl smart
on sucl spot OF Grouud, they try somethin
else, and never fail iu haviig IL good result.
~ forgot to mention the fact that at the "Bu
ton Agricultural Fair" held this Fall, the fIu
from Milford carried off the Medal Diplom
! and $50 cash prize, ahead of every State IN III
Union. Bartlett pears, weighing III pound
were sent from Milford, one pear packed in
! segar box, Oudge Of the size,) ami the exam
= liners yankees too) could not believe they wer
\ Bartletts Till knife W rs brought and the ant
' Gle cut In twain. Land In this section of tn
! = country is being much sought after and at price
7 which vary from SIG to $500 per acre accordir
t to improvements, and it is my belief that in les
. than live years it will double il not thriple /
:. value.