The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-24

ton with all points; fish, oysters and game
abundant, and everything else that can
make life enjOyable. A friend sends us
the Wilmington, Del, Daily Nsles, con
tanning an article setting forth Delaware's
advantages over the West, all Of which VIC
fully endorse, adding that all therein said
of Delaware is equally true Of the Mary
land and other portions of the peninsula.
Citizens Of Carroll county who want to
buy land could not do better than 10 turn
their attention to the peninsula. Letters
addressed to ]. 7. Budd, Esq, Whining
ton, Del, recognized Land Agent of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company, will receive prompt
attention, and Mr.. Budd viii direct pur-
chasOrs to the best and most available pro
perties and locations in the market.
The article referred to above is subjoined
and we invite the attention of all our
readers TO it,
There is no reason why the thousands Of
people Of Europe, who are annually seeking
new homes in this country, should pass by the
Delaware Peninsula and settle in the far West.
These new settlers cannot afford to stop in
the longer settled Western States where land
is high in price and where they would find
some Of the comforts of civilization, but they
must seek the cheap lands Of the Kansas aud
Nebraska frontier. The difficulties, dangers
and discomiorts that the man who begins life
anew upon the western plains must put up
with can only be fully appreciated by actual
experience. The distance from the market
renders it almost impossible to sell his crops
at price that will remunerate him for his
toll On the verge Of civilization he is sub
ject at any time TO attacks from the Indians,
and farther East he suffers from the deprede-
tons of white men, who are quite rs bad as
the Indians. Cyclones make wreck Of his
buildings, aud when his crops are spared by
the grasshOppers they are destroyed By the
drought The soil Of his farm bakes and pull
verizes until the high winds take il up, till
space is filled with the dust, as With snow, and
the settlers life becomes a burden. That we
have have not overdrawn the picture at all
may be seen by the accounts of the number Of
settlers in the West who, within the last year,
have fought losing fight in the vain endeav-
or to overcome just such difficulties, and who,
out of heart and broken in fortune, have de
serted their new homes within the last few
weeks aud are now seeking aid in the East.
The advantages OF the West are that the
land is cheap, level and easily cultivated.
Besides all OF these advantages Of the West,
there are to be found on the Delaware PENN
sula numerous aud good schools, the society
Of an hospitable people, entitled to the charms
Of culture by the right OF inheritance, and the
facilities of reaching near markets IN two Of
the largest cities Of the continent. II is true
that, for feS seasons, good crops may be
raised on the western soil without the aid Of
fertilizers, but that is a system, or lack Of sys-
TEN Of farming, which must soon exhaust the
soil, and, after a season or so, the farmer in
Kansas will find that he must follow the ex,
ample Of the Illinois farmer and give bach to
the land portion OF whatityields. This one
advantage Of the West is certain TO be lost,
and il holds no compensation for It's disadvan-
tages, which are permanent, or the changes
Of which are At most largely dependent npon
chance.
The land Of Delaware is cheap; its soil is
easily worked. and if the immigrants who ar.
rive al New York or Philadelphia had any
huONltQEt VI tue thAhauAa hNAAtAe
would gladly settle here 10 preference TO 60
ing to a rougher and more thinly populated
State or Territory,
Some Of the returns Of the Peninsula crops
for the present season show that, in addition
TO tho berries and fruit, for which the State
is famous, the more important and less per
ishable crops, such as wheat and corn, can be
raised here with great success On the farm
Of John A. Bewley, near Smyrna, 2, 200 bush.
els Of wheat were tins year grown upon 100
acres Of land, and on 90 acres the Eultz
variety Yielded % bushels per acre. Henry
Slaughter, on the "Redman Landing farm,
raised 1900 bushels Of wheat on ! IA acres, or
nearly "a bushels to the acre. Thomas +.
Bailey, near Kenton, raised ;, 100 bushels on
100 acres.
Last year in the West District ofSt. Georges
hundred, there were 3,l65 acres in wheat.
Welding 81. l05 bushels, or an average OF over
l6 Bushels to the acre, and IN the same dis.
triet there we're 1881 acres ia corn, yielding
%, $40 bushels, or over 81 bushels TO the acre.
The wheat yield last year was much below
the average crop. But, making allowance for
the indifferent or unscienthc farming on
portion Of the farms, the returns from which
are included in these statistics, the figures
show that Delaware soil can produce abund-
antly other crops besides peaches and berries.
The census returns show that the popula.
ton Of the State outside Of Wilmington has
increased, since the last census, ouly e,l09,
or little over is per cent, and it is evident,
while there are thousands Of Europeans anx.
iously seeking cheap homes in this country,
and thousands Of Americans who haye been
driven from our large cities within the last
six years, few have thought Of the Delaware
Peninsula as place OF settlement.
The promptncss Of immigrants upon land
ing in this country to start ct once for the
West, is due partly 70 the extraordinary in.
dpcements offered them by the railway com
panies, and partly to the energetic efforts
made by Western laud owners 70 attract new
settlers. II means can be taken TO set before
immigrants the advantages which Delaware
undoubtedly possesses over the West and
the owners Of larga tracts Of land, which now
lie in comparatively idle and uncultivated
condition, would cooperate with the railroads
and offer such inducements rs will prove at
tractiye to immigrants, it will be easy 70 turn
portion Of this tide Of immigration towards
The Peninsula,
sTha teunre of Office should be stable.