The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-26
CON THE EASTERN SHORE.

Lippincott's Magazine for September
contains Rev. Robert Wilson's third paper
"On the Eastern Shore" 1t is descriptive
of fruits berries, birds, lumber and other
products of the Shore, fruits being mark
ed and peculiar characteristic, the peach
taking precedence. After devoting
considerable portion of the article to this
fruit, its culture, preservation, &C., he
writes as follows upon other topics:
Pears-the Bartlett especially-are at
tracing much attention, the Eastern Shore
being specially adapted to their cultivation,
and its flavor being superior to the famous
California, variety. One grower in Queen
Anne's county has two thousand trees of
them, covering twenty acres of land
From them he sold last season l 900 three
peck boxes at an average profit of nearly
one dollar per box. The same gentleman
sold from vineyard of four acres of sandy
soil 20, 900 pounds of grapes at four cents
per pound. Three gallons of juice can be
extracted from each bushel of grapes, and
this as wine readily commands two dollars
per gallon, and barrel of wine is as easily
made as barrel of cider. 1t is said that
most of this pure juice of the grape is
ANONYMOUSLY taken to the cities and made
the basis of "imported :" sherry, port and
Madeira. The grapes grown whereabouts
are exclusively the Concord and Catawba
varieties.
The lumber product of the Eastern
Shore is gigantic. The forest growth is
wonderful, and attracts much attention
from lumber producers. In the nine East
ern Shore counties there are 1873 steam and
As water mills, besides 8 planning mills,
and sash factories, nearly all of them
having attachments for grinding grain
The principal centre of this industry is at
Salisbury. The lumber shipments of 1878
reached $4,000, 900 feet of pine, of which
Salisbury shipped 100000 feet, and
about II 900, 900 feet of oak and other hard
woods went to market.
There is a wooden mill at Millington,
Queen Anne's CO., which was established
in 1852 by the brothers Mallalieu two
practical English wool spinners, and it has
an annual capacity of $4,000 yards. Its
product in kerseys, blankets, fannels, cas-
among dealers in those articles. Its con-
sumption of wool is about 100 pounds
per annum.
The population of the Eastern Shore is be-
coming diversified, and embraces people of
almost all nationalities. Welsh, Germans,
Swedes, French and others have been at
tracted thither, and all are thrifty. A
land agent in Talbot county recently pub
lished pamphlet in the Welsh language
for circulation in Wales setting forth the
values and excellencies of the farms he
has on sale.
The fur trade is stated as very large unit
of Eastern Shore productions. One firm
sold last year over $70,0 worth of SKINS
Red and gray fox, raccoon and possum,
squirrel, rabbit, otter, mink, muskrat,
ground squirrel, and woodchuck furnish
the peltry. Of these the muskrat is not
only irrepressibly fecund as to furnishing
valuable skins, but he is deemed by epicures
and gourmands delicacy not surpassed
by the canvass back duck and the terrapin
The paper concludes with harmonious
eulogy of the birds of the Eastern Shore.
Woodcock and cartridges, black ducks and
mallard, gadwal and pintail, doves and
goldfinches, oriole and catbird, are set
forth as attractions to sportsmen. And
the glorious mocking bird is deservedly
made prince of feathered songsters.