The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-30

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er Native or Foreign-Land Cheap an
Good-Chmate Healthy-People Kind
Markets Convenient-Schools and Church
es Abundant.
I The Easton Ledger and the Centrevill
( Record have both done good service to tbei
respective counties, by interviewing person
who have come from distant States and coun
7 tries. bought farms in Talbot and Queer
Anue's counties and cast their lot with tn,
people of Eastern Maryland. thus elcitin:
I their opinions as to the soil. climate and pro
ductions of that part of Maryland, and the
great inducements offered to settlers by ths
region of country situate between the Chesa
peake and Delaware bays. These new set
tiers all testify that the soil and climate are
good the people hospitable and kind, land
cheap. transportation unsurpassed and mark
cts good and readily accessible. These 0pin-
ions are from Englishmen, Scotchmen, Ger
mans, Canadians, New Workers, Pennsylva,
mans. and many other northern States. We
transfer some Of them to our columns to show
the people of this section of the State that
there is no need of going west; that they can
do far better in Maryland than they can in
the western States; they can bay land as cheap;
1--we easier, happier, enjoy better health, and
make IS mach money. Let the people here
aho want to bay land turn their attention TO
that part OF Maryland, and they will find II
eyeryway preferable 10 the west. We annex
FIVE or SIX of these letters addressed TO the
CeafreriNs Record, Published by W. Scott
Roberts, who formerly resided in Westmiu-
ster. Ikey will be found full OF interest as
the unbiased opinions Of Intelligent farm ers
who have settled Ia that region from distant
States and countries.
Mr.. WASHINGTON BISHOP.
who has recently purchased the Russell farm
near Price, Station, Queen Aune's Il Kent
railroad, in letter to ihe Record says
came to this county from Delaware
county, Pennsylvania, four years ago. l
sal particularly pleased With the climate
The soil will produce any kind of vegeta-
bles aud fruit, ard Is very productive in
corn. wheat, and grass We have al en-
joysd good health siuee cur residence here
The public schools are good, aud are kept
open ten months Of the year. The people
are kind and hospitablc. There Is no ne
cessi,y for Pennsylvania farmers to 60
West. The inducements here are equal
20 those offered ia The West. aud the com
forts aud convenicuegs are far superior.
EE'. THOMAS $. pEUINa,
a native Of DsCheSs c1auiy, New YORK, nos
osns farm in Spaniard's Neck. Qgsru
Auue's county, snd has lived for many years
10 Peunsy ivsna and New Jersey, gises his
yiews a. follows:
\ residence of eighteen months has not
been long enough 10 qualify me to make
an extensive reply to your requests. The
climate Is agreeable 10 a northern man.
being less trying than that Of southern
New Jersey where lived for six years.
The soil j. easily titled. anl when restored
10 is proper character by jadieious cul-
iaTc, viii probably Weld satisfactory rc-
'urus The Kind Of husbaudry which will
perhaps succeed best Is the mi1ed-ia
which variety % crops are raisod--ra,h
ar than . make a specially Of oae--sach
As grain. or fruit, or truck The facilities
ior transportation especially by water are
great, and the markets are generally good. (
This county Is well adapted to honey pro (
laciiou. aud in proper hands the dairying
sierust viii prove remuneratiTe. This Is
.lso 40 excellent Geld for sheep hnsbaniry 4
fhe iyaii produclioR IL this region is mar .
'eiious For myself, the change Of resi- .
lense has bccu agreeable. although in .
aaay respects the whole Surroundings (
tsike northern MAJ as greatly in con .
rast with the tbri1 and enterprise Of his I
ar.ieT home
}. w. ArrtEguap,
rho came from Miidiesex coauty. New Jer.
ry, ab5al three years ago, gives In detail bis
jssst
Whea leave the plough handles and
axe up the pen | feel something Ike a
sd gu, of water, still | will try to gran,
cur reqaes, % she bes; Of ms ability. |
oasidsr tbg soil aud climate WeIl adapted
. all kinds Of fruit AID yegetables-iu
act, have never seen 10 all ny expert.
nee a daer section Of couBlry THAI We
ave from here 10 the Chester river for
gTieuliural purposes. There is branch
farming, | ,hink, sadly neglected. aud
bat Is growing bay. speak from expc-
encc ia this matter Three years ago
seeded two bushels Of clover seed on
Seuiy acres Of land il was thea 10 wheat
hich turned cut nineteen bushels Of
heat to the acre. The next season cut
ny tons Of hay From the second crop
the same season | lhrcshcd fifty Eve
ashe.s Of clover seed. This farm had
cen rented out for = number Of years be
,Fe bought il; what ii would DO under
coed state Of cultivation | will not at. Z
.mpt 70 predict
We want increased population here Ii
e could turu the tide Of emigration this
ay 50 THAI these lands could be better
lliiyated, raise more hay aud fruit, less
heat aad corn, We should be IN a fair way
making this Peninsula one of the best
aces in the Union.
l am an Englishman by birth, and came
this country when a lad Nv father
ought small farm 10 New jersey, which
still in the family, situated within mile
Jamesburg, Middlescx county. where
ilroads and factories have made it quite !
j important place, and land that could
I'VE been bought for five dollars an acre c
nee | can remember, Is now held at a I
)llaT a square foot. Good farm lands in !
ew Jersey, with good buildings, eau be a
ought for seventy five 10 one hundred a
,ilars per acre. We have lauds kere that 7
u be bought for fifteen or twenty dollars L
acre that, with :he same cultivation aud q
auurins, would double the products Of c
e lands Of Aliddlesex county. y. j. | 7
'ught the farm that | now reside on from
l. Earle for little over three thousand
HAIRS, containing one hundred and fifty
res. Il is situated near Prices Station, u
\. x H. railroad My wheat averaged c
yhteen bushels to the acre, corn forty 0
Do not speak Of this as a large crop, but i
give you an idea Of what can be done Is
what they call worn out lands Is
sANuEL EyEsITT, II
gentleman who owns two farms in this h
unity, and who came here in 1877, from On. =
10, Canada, has kindly sent US his views "
T. Everitt during his residence in Canada b
ed several important official positions. c,
, is a man Of considerable experience and +
neral information. He says: :,
l am a native of Kent county, Ontario, cl
sold out and came to this county in April Ell
II. bought farm near Church Hill r;
own as the Capt. Clash farm; and in 2
ne Of the same year bought what is e.
own as the Big Pippiaa farm, situate st
the public read leading from Ingleside st
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