Smyrna times., 1878-04-10
SNsSeX ConnAr

ciyas correspondent thl Of the Erry Erca:o,
ware: 0S't'oH OF Della
WITHIN the limits of Sussex cop,t,.
lour OF the most important towns ~ 81,
'.'te' Lewes, the home Of the DaIo,,.,-e
plots' contain l,200 inhabitants. Co.
Ic"h' |hlch an old tradition saws was b;iIt
I"ieS from everywhore, with 0O0 i,
H"ol'"hiS; S"aiord, the large oyster ,looii
a"G port with 1000, which in 1861 had h,'t
Ie" over 800 people within its Iin,i,s.
t '.'S laurel paradise Of sand, but overgro,v,
nv nv growing with a popolation of ! zoo
il''liNSoIiiest t portion OF Milford. con.
~ -. WI 0Uo inhabltants, known usually
So, ou'h ~ 1tIiIord IS within the limits Of
Is nearly $4,000. '"o county
ihe soil, though not always ro,,u,I,..
rich or fertile, is canabIa Of naturally
very prottably, and there are narts a''t.'Aea 81
sussex as valuable for arricpltnrai ,,,y ~
poses as any in the State. tn - |
Quantities ot valuable timber thronahas,t
Tue county Is being brought to notice n,'J
becoming source OF wealth. Witb;n ~
'"9t Ie" years saw mills have been eroctad
- "i' P"t.S oi the county, and one pantIo,
ulah on the line of the Junction G HnasI(
wafer railroad has now contract 70 f,r',;if
Il llmlngton firm with n million 81 rlH4
OF gum lumber, wood which has -
ceei = regarded rs valuable at all. Factor;o
or the Utilization of lumber bova baa,1
't"L'eu at Franktord within the vaor o,I
-ti"I "I Town has been wonderfully advonoaJ
.nIouSh It's lumber interests. More nonItry,
'nu i eggs are produced in Sussex probably
nah IN any other county of the Peninsula i
nil boots v amount sent to market by steamer,
I al ooHIS ana rall, is very large, realixing . f
noIt gratifying and considerable rovenne s
Il, the farmers of the county. '-"0 v
The value of the real 1rono.t,, -, a
on more than that of Kent "d n mi, ulli' ~
all as valuable as in New Castle Tbo nu' b.
.ssessed value of personal pronsrt,, = ca el
JO,OOO, about $l50,00O more than K.nt 80 re
X. times less than in. New Castle tn W
V''lated true value of the real and mar, yc
hai property is S2l 100000. which i CO
'arly S@,OUO,OOO more than in Kent opJ
out third as valuable as the estimotaJ
lu1 lai vi reai ana personal property in New e.,
sue county. SO that in point of C,ot i"i
SSeX county out-ranks Kent in voIno os
~ as she does IN some other things. whiIa -,
e value OF her property does not make n rel
comparison with the metronoliton ~
Inty OF New Castle. The county has Pu
9C OF about $4,000, $4,000 of which is
lded' There are 3,5l9 farms in the hoe
lnty. The cash value of these farms is bee
mated at $S,972,03l and the value Of VIII
ming implements and machinery ot cul
o'Ooo. In 1870, 100000 were paid bv b pris
farmers for labor and the (estimated2 piol
ie OF products that year was $l,S44.. inn
] tne irult products being $lO3,O92:
nuots OF market gardens, Sl2,922. The r
at. ~ n0o b,"L, iisS year were lestimated) beef
!. I 40O O0o' natH rye, y 0'0OO bushels; The
buclfwboot ,,zo D'tS, I',9OO; barley, $50, thro
lsb ;s h,.t,. oIsnels' i thin
is erow;nrond ,,!ii SI"uce at old Sussex. crop
nh and ;n9oii;'. IN con1lhue TO grow in ever
h TO lcarn hms Thce. nee. Inc people have injul
IS TO education and Improvement with Tba
assldulty as promises much for the local
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