The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-28
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jou 100, Dana's Hovey 2. Total 237.

shore range near tho southern boundary
of the town and putting out into the lake
for two or three miles forms Shelburn |
Pout, famous for its fruit orchards The
highest OF these hills are some two hun
dred feet above the lake, aud are cover. |
ed with woods OF beech aud maple To- |
ward the end Of the Point the elevation !
becomes much less. aud the width Of the |
Point, which at its beginning is more than
a mile, here narrows to about one-fourth
that distan e. From the head of the
Point, Shelburn Bay flows southwark
some miles. and its average with is about
one mile These elevated lands Of the
western part OF Shelburn possess the high.
est value for all agricultural purposes
Uuderlaid for the most part with slate
rock, which in some places shows on the
surface, they are often from this cause
wei. drained naturally; aud by reason OF
the decomposition Of the slate their com
plete exhaustion Is hardly possible. They
may be described as strong, slaty aud
claycy loans. The generous returns they
have made to their rosses,ors, ever since
the settlement OF the country. /, seen in
the substantial aud well appointed farm.
steadings and stylish mansions, which
spread out over the hlltops or adorn the
slopes Of this part Of the town. The pros.
perity Of their owners is displayed in well.
kept fields. substantial fences. ard gray.
elled road-ways, in their free use of drain
tile, and in all their ability to keep pace
with the improvements Of modern agri-
culture
Every one has heard Of the fruit Of
Sheburn Point for in this culture its
farmers have taken the lead. and now
hold the pre-eminence over Ill our val
ley. And the adaptation Of their loca-
ton to this enterprise is hardly to he sur
passed anywhere in this region. Added
to the superior character of the soil, its
peninsular situation, its elevation above
low. frosty lands, and the protection a.
gainst strong winds, afforded by its wood.
ed hill-tops, the circumstance that il lies
in the lee Of the broadest part of the lake
completes a combination of ADVANTAGES
w. W NC 'oenI ELSEWHERE In any great
extent SO it happens that the tendcrest
varieties of apples and pears thrive oonal.
ly as well as the more hardy sorts So
, ~" c'. 49, wen i oe',"'h 10 'al' at
this vicinity, is pronounced perfectly har-
dy, aud so, variety of the peach is as
hardy as the plum, and scarcely ever fails
Tbo ,a.son ' o.VF Il, :,
Rurl;na,on p p Iaa,;. we hn''an' ana
tho ,,,,;on =, Ct",, westward rom
Iovol maodom m;n over m',e o,
coyor;nr sI,no i , "oae' a large orchard
tow,ra ,ho ons, '' T MY" incl'n's gently
n;od hr a y WV W P,ace is now orrn-
nIdor Yor,ion r. ",'' ,h'q' mt inc
bm In,a, ,'J ti.u ne ~ orenard was planted
tHo cyedit or sn'. ~, 10 whom he'ongs
x,ons;ua .h, H''ng an lmnetus tn
In1sIo 7 ,h;li' ,1n',ne IN this town.
dr,J an,, .a W. ''a', sot SIX hun.
Groon;n,,a ,.aueS "".'y hh'Hw'ns ana
numhor ~ ,n.,S n" NJ rs, 'nr.md'd LARGO
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4 trnnS ,ko,,. 10nA
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cnny;rn ,bo s,:. u" ''a wcs', ana o.
rns,orn sIa,a ."'' o' me mn and ITS
Tr,cov e. NJ '"r orcnhrds OF Lee
with ION ~. racev oommenreh
oronsoa H. '0f3' ana ms s,nre IN.
noors 70 ahou.1o oo OF ,reeS. ann'"s IND
amounted 80 .i -oo Tvs sales w 1871
,n,;nIr ,ho "'ou' S?.oo". rms Wa
,roes a.. u ms o'charn ~ ~"
have haraI., az MS 'a'er nl'n''ng'
Ao.oss - 0,.", "'o nearing
At. WI. runway 70 me s'ntH 'rom
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,o-1 "PP,' r,o' of W" mace IN.
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d ,,n' was S"'o
.1a,,o1 zoo r'q mas some '"' 'roo'
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