Smyrna times., 1878-04-03

APENINsULAR MOVING DAY.-Monday, the
25th of March was moving day in New
Castle county, and being the most wintery
day We have had since mid-winter, has eX-
excised the minds of the Wilmingtonians
about finding better day, as if the 25th OF
March was always to be visited by such an
exceptional cold blast. The Ercry Ercniag
especially was impressed by the cold, and
wants the time deferred until the first day
of May, in which it is joined by majority
of the Real Estate Agents of that city.
One agent strongly opposed Il change to a
later day, as it would bring it into the usual
period of house cleaning, and this the
women would never give their consent to,
while another made the astonishing sugges-
ton to them, that Wilmington should con-
form to the custom elsewhere on the most
of ths Peninsula, and make New Years Day
moving day.
This much for Wilmington: it makes
little difference what people in the cities
do in this regard, and it is very immaterial
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moving or house cleaning. But with peo-
pie living in the country it is different
They should have day that would be so
adapted to their business, as not to inter
fere with their years work. This is not the
case with New Castle county. The whole
county moves on the 25th Of March. With
many seasons, and especially such an one as
this, the oat crop is in and much of the
spring work done by that time, and as the
farmer who changes his residence land they
are numerous) requires about week to get
moved and fixed for work, the first of April
is on him before he is able TO do thing
towards his prospective crops. OF coarse
an oat crop is out of the question with him.
The time is so short to prepare for his
staple crop-coIn, that the "Odds and
ends >: fencing, white washing, &c, go un-
cared for the whole season. Now the Ques-
ton is, would not an earlier day better suit
New Castle county; for instance. the first
day of March? As this spring demon
strates, there is little gained in the way of
temperature by later day, while the ad-
vantage to the farmer would be much
greater to have an earlier day.
1t has always struck US rs a strange
feature, that this Peninsula, covering a
comparatively small tract of territory.
should have three different moving periods
on it, viz: the Eastern Shore of Maryland
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day of the year; from there to the New
Castle line, including the Hundreds of
Little Creek, Kenton and Duck Creek, the
lst day of March; and New Castle county
as stated above, the 25th of March. If a
farmer move from below into New Castle
county or vice versa, there is nearly two
months he must quarter his family and stock
as best he can with cost, without any pro.
duction from either. The narrow belt Of
territory including our three approximate
Hundreds looks ridiculously small for a
time division, and yet, we believe it a wiser
choice of time than that adopted by either
of the other sections. The first of January
brings us in the most inclement season of
the year, with large quantities of provcnder
to move, while the last of March is so late
as to interfere, perhaps, with the seasons
work, and especially with the raising of
poultry, &c. There should be but one
fixed or legal day for moving for the whole
Peninsula. If the " Mountain would come
to the Mouse" we should say by all means
adopt our time-lst day of March. But, if
the Mouse must 90 to the Mountain" then
let January lst be fixed as the day The
lst of May as suggested by Eccry Eoening
may suit the residents of Wilmington, but
cannotthe rural interests, and if that journal
can by any means induce consolidation
of time for the whole Peninsula, it will
have accomplished good work.
The commissioners for the growth of