The daily gazette., 1879-06-10

In pears, of Mr.. Emory, and those OF Mr..
BlakistOn, and Others, which We should
have been glad to visit had they not been
outside of our prescribed route. Com
paratiyely little of the fruit from this dis
trict goes to New York ard other north
ern markets, the bulk Of IL being taken
by the canning Establishments at Balti-
more. The operations of Col. Wilkins
were on 90 large a scale that he ran bis
own steamer from the wharf at his or
here, claim that 1t is one of the garden
spots Of the Peninsula. Considering the
fact that the inhabitants are confined, in
their season, to Oysters, Sof-Shelled
Crabs, Terrapin, Canvas back, Red
heads, and other Ducks, with no end Of
fish while there is . profusion of fruit,
we must say that they manage to survive
in spite Of their surroundings.
DOVER.
Passing Brsnford and Mort m we rea
ched Dover, ~ miles from Wilmington
and the capital OF the State. Itis very
pretty place, of some 2,O0O inhabitants
having post-office which cost $7O,OOO
and several other fine public buildings.
Not far from the town are seen the hand
some grounds of the Fairview Park, An
agricultural society which gave its first
exhibition last yeat. Among other In
dustries we visited here were the can
ming works Of Messrs. Richardson T.
Robbins. Theyi hava about $175,OOO
capital invested, aud put up fruits and
meats to the value Of about $3.50, 900
annually. A, many as $4,000 pounds
Of poultry have been consum In the
canning operations here within three
months time. Twenty-ftur years ago
Mr.. Richardson, who Is Massachusetts
man, started the enterprise In q small
way by canning peache, with tho aid
Of q cooking stove. The tomb of John
II. Clayton is pointed out to visitors In
the Presbyterian Church yard. Dover
Is the residence of Judge James Alexan-
der Fulton, whose "Peach C,ilturist"
is the standard work on the cultivation
OF the peach.
AN OLD sUBsCRIRER
Near Wyoming Station, a few mills
from Dover, We visited the farm Of Mr..
A. ii. Carey who hes been q subscriber
to the Anler.caa Agriculturist for score
years. MIR. Carey went from New York
| obhtC w 6-ubtt8ihs hutl hlt0I T6Iu1luluK
there thirteen years among the mines,
came to this spot some thirteen years
ago. He now hvs most hOurishing
farm Uf ever 400acres, which embraces
about 75 acres in pea ;hes and apples, 10
acres In pears, 80 acres III black berries,
10 acrt S in strawberries, and II 2acrss ih
raspberries, mainly "The Queen of the
Market" He has also several head of
Jersey cattle on his place. The adjacent
/ frI.it 70 Of n T al.
OF PennSylvania, will likewise repay q
visit. 1t consists of 400 acres, of which
200 are laid out in peach trees. Fifty
acres are devoted to the new rasberry,
"The Queen of the Market" This var
iety is found found TO be specially adapt
cd TO this region Of country, and prom
ises to snpersede all other varieties. Wy.
oming is mostly settlement Of North
eru farmers.
THE ROSS FARM.
From Woodside, large shipments oil
fruit are made - Western buyers. Al
FELTON,, we passed another settlement OF
large shipping point, being the center OF
an extensive fruit district. A few miles
further on, we visited the large farm OF
Ex-Governor VIM. Ross; it is now man.
aged by his son, Mr.. Jas. A. Ross, who,
after being educated abroad, has become
practical farmer aud frultgrower. This
Is one of the model farms of Dels ware,
numbering over 200 acres. 1t embraces,
among other things, $50 acres oi peaches
70 acres OF black berries, 4O
acres Of pears and apples, % acres OF
Strawberries. etc There is very stock
OF CUtswOld sheep on this farm. Al
Seaford there are number OF oyster
packing houses. After crossing Nanti.
coke River, which Is generally regarded
as The dividing line between the peach
and small iruit distIi sts, we passed. or
beyond the Delaware boundary to the
quaint pld city of Salisbury, Maryland
Proceeding eastward we tarried short
time Vt Berlin, which is also an interes.
ing old place; in this portion of tht
Peninsula many Ofthe former large plan
tations remain undivided. Lemut
Showell IA popular farmer), owns 10 ,OOl
acres. HIS father-iD-law, Col. Jacobs
has 1900 acres. Land ranges Ia pric.
from $40 to 800 an aero.
NEW WATERING PLAcR.
From Berlin, we rode a fe " miles fur
ther eastward To Ocean City, new
watering place on the Atlantic Oc, Al
beach; IL las started five years ago, anG
, now embraces five hotels and three
boarding houses. After spending the
night here, we returned through Berlil
to Salisbury, and taking the railroad
South, proceeded to Cristield. Herr
large numbers OF people are engaged II
the oyster BUSH uess, aud there are man,
acres of new land made entirely OF oys
tar shells, extending into the Tanglel
Sound. On our way, We were shown tht
farm of Elk. u. s. Senator Deunis, lyint
near Kingston, and comprising some
,6UO acres. DIR. Dennis IL a practica
farmer and his broad acres present We
handsome appearance. Close by, il III.
old Washington Ac. ID nay, which ha,
educated many of the leading men of the
South; the building, however, is now IL
,ulus aud is occupied by negroes.
, THE wEsTovER ESTATE.
Leaving Crisheld, we proceeded north
ward to Westover, On one OF the iuleis oil
Taugler Sound in the Chesapeake Bay
The old WestOver estate, numbering
over 900 acres, WAS, few years ago
one of the leading plantations of Mary.
land. After the war 1t changed hands
and came nto the possession of a gen
tleman 4, ON New jersey. -Four year,
ago Mr.. l. N. Mill, the General Agent
Of the Delaware Division OF the Pnila.
aelpnla, Wilmington and Baltimore
Kailroad, came down here from VIII
. minpton, and bought 800 acres OF The last
purchaser. This Mills farm il now uu.
der high state Of cultivatlon, and pays
\ very handsome investment on the pur.
cuase money. The splendid peach and
berry crops which iJ produces shows
what can he done by energetic manage
menl in this part OF the Peninsula. What