Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-06-16
COMMUNICATED.
HoRAcE's Gar, jeff Co., W. Va,
Nav 81, 1877.

may Of, loii.
The prospect for full crop of fruit,
is quite flattering in this vicinity, but
there will not be enough apples to salts
fly the home demand, simply because
there is not enough trees in bearing,
to supply the desired quantity. and the
lack Of trees is due to the past neglect
of land-holders to plant fruit-trees, con-
sequently some of US will have to wait
for our apples of home growth, until
We can get the trees raised up to bear.
ing condition. Those who have tried
fruit raising hereabouts have been gen
orally successful, and now others are
making efforts in that direction. Mr.:
E. c. Tabb, of Leetown, has transplant
ed about seven hundred trees, within
two years. Nearly all of Mr.. Tvs. trees
are choice varieties Of apples from the
nurseries of Mr.. Rsichard, in Washing
tor County, Maryland. Mr.. Isaac ID;
Strider has an orchard of about two and
a-half acres, at "Rose HILL which is
just coming into bearing, and has just
planted small orchard this spring, on
the Quarter Farm" Mr.. David l..
Jones has small orchard growing, lit
is about two years old), on his''Cubbins
Farm" which place, by the way, has
been SO transformed under his skillful
hand, as to be scarcely recognizable as
the wild looking tract of land which he
purchased about three or four years ago.
The "Cub5in's Farm" is tenanted by
Mr.. Joseph Kisner, who is doing his
"level best" to bring it up to high
state of cultivation. Mr.. Jacob V.
Evans has about two acres in orchard,
about half the trees are about eight
years old and are bearing well, Mr.. L. s
farm is another sample Of what can be
done by perseverance and liberal ap-
plication of "elbow grease" and OF the
latter article he has not been chary.
TO persons who have not seen the farm
in question for several years, it would
not be recognized by its present ap-
pearance. "Templar" is also trying to
raise some fruit and now has about
ninety fruit trees growing on his ''acre. "
A few days ago, Git was last Saturday,
and while the air was yet agreeable
cool from the frost of the Thursday
night previous), party OF us, seven In
all, counting large and small, made a
little excursion into Berkeley County,
! going by way of "Dandridge's Ford, y
thence to Darkesville. We were quite
pleasantly surprised at the improve
ments being made by some of the 'Pine
IIillers," as the jewellers in the strip OF
slate land boarding the creek, are called.
We especially noticed the little place OF
Mr. Fletcher, which at this season Of
the year is pretty sight, indeed, and
when the natural poverty Of the soil
with which MIR. +. has had to contend,
is taken into consideration, the result
is, to say the least, astonishing.
The drive through Darkesville show
ed that village to have good prospect
for beautiful and profuse crop Of roses,
the "Queen of the Prairie" seeming TO
be most generally cultivated. The only
incident that occurred on our route
thence to Geardstown was the capture
of pretty black snake, about three feet
in length and Of smooth, greasy appear
ance. After dsposing OF the reptile,
whose Immediate remains were LETT III
the road for the benefit of future trave-
lers, We drove on and without accident,
crossed the mountain, having fine
view of the valley to the east, from the
summit of the pass, or "Gap, as 1t is
usually termed, and at length drew
rein at Liberty Hall" where we made
our headquarters, durind our three
days sojourn i'll Back Creek Valley"
We didn't try hunting this time but
we undertook to "make it hot for the
fish in Back Greek, on Monday after
noon, bat only succeeded in eoaxing
out three little fellows, who were not
old enough to know how to take care
of themselves The fish were there for
we saw them, but they wouldn't bite
worth cent, and 80 we determined to
have some of them if possible. Accord
ingly we made preparations for night
fishing, but there was too much moon
light, or not enough skill in handling
the gigs" by our party, and when we
counted mp" we had only six small
suckers, and some fragments OF fish
sticking to the prongs OF Capt Yeamans
gig, but We hope for better luck next
time.
The Captain had taken turn at fish
inc in The morning and had succeeded
in persuading a few of the fnny crea-
lures to come on shore, including one
big sucker. But none of our fishing
was near 80 successful as that OF Mr..
John Stewart, a resident of Back Creek
Valley, who discovered shoal of suck
ers one day last week, and by firing
into the crowd with shot, he got four,
averaging about two pounds each.
On Tuesday we returned, making a
detour to the north after crossing the
mountain, and hating for dinner at the
home of Mr.. Tillotson f. Evans, not
far from Pliers Chapel, and while at
Mr.. Els we got our first installment OF
ripe cherries, for this season.
The part of the Valley lying just east
of North Mountain, including the neigh
borEoods of Gerardstown and Pliers
Chapel, presented to us novel sight OF
! fields of luxuriant clover, in full bloom,
showing conclusively that the grasshop-
pers had not been there in such force
as they have been in this locality.
We noticed some good fields ofwheat
aud rye, during the trip, but the best
stand of the latter that we have seen