Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

STRAWBERRY CULTURE.-SOme Opinions
from the PdperS-Here are some opinions
from some of our Peninsula exchanges relative
to the strawberry crop of the present season :
The results of last weeks sales of this fruit
were by no means enco uraging to our growers. |
The frequent aud heavy rains softened and
otherwise damaged the fruit, and the commits |
sion men had hard work, in many cases, to
make it cover expenses. This week, we are
glad to say, has been better, and we believe
! the growers are very generally satisfied with
their returns; indeed, not a few are quite
jubilant at the handsome margin of profits
which they have realized. Milford Ne,0s.
The present season has demonstrated that
the growing of small fruits in Sussex County is
not only expensive but unremunerative, which
may be ascribed directly to the fact that there
are too many engaged in the business. No
adequate conception can be formed OF the
magnitude Of the expense, labor and attention
it requires to grow strawberries, from the mo-
ment the fruit commences to germinate up to
the time of its arrival at maturity We know
that many growers will be disposed to doubt
our assertion, but we were told the other
day by grower of large experience who has
devoted much Of his time to raising fruits Of
all kinds, that the time and care expended
upon the patches in keeping them free from
weeds, grass, &c, rarely compensltes the
owners; and that even after practcing the
most rigid economy In all that pertains to the
management OF the fruit many growers have
lost heavily this season. Several growers have
. iudiciously concluded to abandon the raising of
berries and have plowed up their plnts and
intend planting corn and potatoes instead.
This is an example worthy OF imitation. Our
farmers depend too much upon the growing of
truit-many Of them have been ruined fnan-
caly in the peach busneSS-and if they con-
, tinue to engage in growing berries, until every
man who owns an acre Of land becomes a
fruit shipper, they will grow poorer every year
: -Sedtord Ctizen.
v The different stations along the line of our
. r. r. are crowded with empty crates, and the
. owners seem to be so Indifferent about taking
, them away that it appears as if they didn t
care whether school kept or not" Hardly
Il a grower in Sussex county has received more
q than enough to pay his plckers. The majority
e of them intend to try raising something else.
: Potatoes, onions, cabbage, beans, &c, which
will do to keep for a market, and for which our
a soil and climate is as we'll adapted as for the
$ delicate and uncertain strawberry !LetCes
Bredk,cdter Light.
WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE, Wilmington,
/, held its annual commencement exercises last
n week. Ga "Wednesday evening the former
e graduates, or Alumnae 5 Dciety, held their an-
# The officers this year are Miss Addie Y.
5. Cooke President; Mrs Emma l. L,ige ice
a President; Miss Emily ID. Bishop, Recording
Secretary; Miss Annie NJ. Waiter, CORES
$, ponding Secretary, aud Mrs f. Megaw Lewis,
e Treasurer.
IL The Vice President, Mrs Emma Lore Lodge,
presided
<, Rev. Thomas Guard, the eminent Irish
e Methodist preacher OF Baltimore delivered
is the annual address, and several members OF
Is the Society rendered some fne music vocal
} and instrumental
Mt The commencement exercises of the College
took place at the hall of the College Thursday
,e evening, in the presence OF a large audience
as of people from all parts of the State and PENN
es sula, with considerable number present from
other States.
The graduating class consisted Of twelve
10 young ladies' each Of whom re al Il brief essay
I'd Five Of the graduates, who had completed the
lr Classical course, had the degree OF \. b
lr Artium BiccalaureuS) conferred upon them
H. as follows:
Florence Bush, of Wilmington, Del Laur;
is A. Ciawav Of Lancaster, Pa; ANNE K
as Curtis, of North East, Md. Katherrrne
Y. Meyer, Of Spadra, Arkansas, and Ella G
* Mlckle, Of Fair IIil Nd.
in Mistress of English Literature on those VIII
OF had completed the English course, az follows
m FerOnce Bonsall nd 81, p Sclnti ~. "
MS Philadelphia, Pa. Kate f. Boa~, OF Read
ok ing, Pa Rebecca j.. Dampman, of isabella
is Pa, NJ. Annie lawson, Of Cri>ield, Nh.
lie Leila l. Lowe, of Wilmington, Del, an,
o. Angie Warren, Still Pond, Md
if President Wilson addressed the graduate
ng very feelingly
KENT COUNTY RAILROAD The engineer
or track supervisor and other hands engaged i
: running the trains on the Kent County Raj
is road stopped work last Thursday morning an
d, since that time travel has been entirely SUI,
nd pended between Chestertown and Massey's b
IS rail- Mr.. AldridGc, the route agent, has th
lis mail despatched by hani-car to Massey
~ whence it is conveyed by the Queen Anue'
lie train to Townsend. In the mrantine tn
MS Sheriff Of Chestertown had the rolling stoc
or under seizure. On Saturday President Sera
~ and Col. Bingham, from New York, arrive
ed in this town, and on Sunday, with Supt. Gale
IT, we'll, of the Md. 4 Del K. r., drove over
.ss CheStGrtown. On Monday the engine, car
ip, &c, of the Kent road We're sold by the Sheriff
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