The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-05
Probable No.
Totals
100000

These constitute only few of the names
of the peach growers of the county, and
there are many growers having orchards
numbering from 1000 to 10000 trees, and
from off these two short roads alone we
can estimate on fully 1000, 900 baskets Of
peaches as the country is one of the finest
natural soils for peaches on the Peninsula,
and the orchards are well cultivated and
fertilized. The trees are large and Of Wig
orous growth, and more than an average
crop is expected from them.
Besides peach orchards, other fruits are
largely planted. Mr.. Samuel I. Earle, be-
sides his 20, 900 peach-trees, has in bearing
5000 pear trees, and about ten acres each
of blackberries, Strawberries, and raspber-
ries. Mr.. James Tilghman has ten acres
each of strawberries and raspberries; large
quantities of gooseberries, currants, and
grapes, besides an asparagus bed of over
five acres, and pear orchard of / 200 trees
and one of 1000 early Richmond cherry
trees, in full bearing this season. James
T. Earle, Esq, has fifteen acres of raspber-
ries in bearing, and has planted out this
spring quite as many more.
From Smyrna, ten miles below Town
send, there is another branch of the Della
ware Railroad, called the Maryland and
Delaware Railroad This road runs in
nearly an airline to Easton, in Talbot
county, Maryland, and is sixty miles in
length. 1t passes through highly i'm
proved country, and one in which consider
able attention is paid to fruit culture
Along the line OF this road there are sit
uated many orch ards of from 10, 200 to co.
900 trees. One Of the pioneer peach-grow
ers of the section through which this road
passes is DR.. Alexander Hardcastle. More
than ten years ago, when the Maryland
and Delaware Railroad was yet thing of
the future, DR.. Hardcastle planted and had
iii bearing large peach orchards, and to
find market for his fruit was compelled
to haul with horses to Camden, distance
of thirteen miles. 1t is estimated that he
will ship fully 10000 baskets this year.
plete, but should think an estimate for
400, 900 baskets over that road would be
rather under than over the mark.
From Harrington there is another branch
of the main road, running in anything but
an air line to Lewis. This road passes
through some very fine country, and some
that is far from fine. 1t is about ten miles
from Harrington to Milford, the second
town in extent of population in the State;
from there to Georgetown is sixteen miles,
and from Georgetown to Lewis is fifteen
miles, making the road forty-one miles
long. The distance from Milford to Lewis
in an airline is about seventeen miles:
but to reach Georgetown, the county town
of Sussex county, the "Junction and
Brakewater Railroad" as this road is
called, was almost made worthless by max
ing it one third longer than necessary, and
building more than one third of it through
a country so poor as to be totally unable
to extend any aid in operating railroad.
All along this road there are many small
orchards planted, and, with few excep;
tions, no large ones. The largest are the
Curry" orchards, the property of the
wife of Major. Gen. Torbert, United States
Consul General to Cuba. l think it highly
probable that these may yield forty Or fifty
thousands baskets, and perhaps, 100000
baskets may bo shipped over this road.
Twenty-four miles south of Harrington
is situated Seaford, on the Nantcoke river.
For years past this town has dene a fine
business during the winter in packing oys-
mouth of the Choptank river, in Mary
land, runs the Delaware and Dorchester
| railroad. Along this road five orchard,