Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-03-17
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CHANGE YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

4 LII wanting FRUIT FARMS, especiaI-
Hly adapted 10 the growth OF the VINE.
where /. is an established Success and nnvs
LARGE PROFIT. The land Is also atiaD-
ted to the growth Of Peaches, Pears. An
pies and small fruits; also, Grain, Grass
and Vegetables.
YARDS, ORCHARDS AND FARMS. can
now be seen.
THE LOCATION is only 81 miles south
Philadelphia, by Railroad, in mild. de-
lightful climate, and at the very doors az
the New York aud Philadelphia Markets.
Another Railroad runs direct TO New
York.
FIREPLACE Is already LARGE, SIC
CESSFUI. and PROSPEROUS. Churches
Schools, aud other privileges are already
established. Also manufactures OF Shoes.
Clothing, Glass, Straw Goods, and Other
things, at which different members OF "A
family can procure employment.
1t has been a
HEALTH RESORT
for some years past for people suffering
from pulmonary affections. Asthma. O..
tarrh, Ague and debility ;many thousands
have entirely recovered.
A new Brick Hotel has Just been COM
pleted, 100 feet front, with back buildings.
tour stories high, including French ROOF,
aud all modern improvements for tile ac-
| commodation Of visitors.
Price OF Fam LAND $500 PER
! ACRE payable by iLstallincnts, within
the period OF four years. In this climate.
| planted out 10 vines, 20 acres OF land will
count fully as much as 100 acres further
north.
Persons unacquainted with Fruit Crow
| ing, eau become familiar with Il I'm a shors
| tune oil account or the surroundings.
/ FIVE ACRE, ONE ACRE, aud Town
| LOTS, in the towns OF Landisyille and
! Vineland, also for sale.
Whilst visiting the Centennial Exhibit
ton, Yineland can be visited at small ex-
psuse.
A paper containing full information,
will be sent upon application 10
CHARLES X. LANDS,
yineland, n. j.,
free Of cost.
The following isan extract from descrip-
ton nj Vinelaiid, published In the Nkw
YoRx TnIBrxY, by the well known Agri-
culturist, SCION Robinson.
All 49,. farmers were Of the swell 10 do"
! sorf and some Ofthem, who have turned
| ,heip .tteution 10 fruits and market gar
dening. have gown rich. Tie soil ia
loan, varying from sandy and clayey and
surface gently urdul4ting, intcrsected
| with small streams aud occasional wet
| meadows, in which deposits Of peat or
muck are stored, sufficient to fertilize the
whole upland surface, after IL has been
exhausted OF its natural fertility.
It's certainly one OF the most extensive
tracts, in al almost level pasition, and sui
table condition for pleasant farming, that
we know of oil this side OF the Western
| prairies. We found some Of the oldest
armsapparently just as proftably produc-
tive as when first cleared OF forest fifty or
abundred years ago.
The geolOgist would soon discover tho
cause Of this continued fertility. The
whole country isa marine deposit, and all
through the soil We found evidences OF
cslcareods substances, generally in the
form Of indurated calcareous mari, show
ing many distinct forms Of ancient shells,
Of the tertiary formation; and this marty
substance Is scattered all through the so1,
in very comminuted form, aud iu the
exact condition most easily assinilated
! by such plants as the farmer desires to
cultivate. naat yiff ~
Aug. o, 1879. ~ Is itel i..i Sun