Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-10-07
PENINSULAR TRADE.

X La VI II +.
Il has long been matter Of consider
able speculation why the products OF the
prolific acres OF thar vpst area Of terr,-
tory south OF Pennsylvania, known as
the Delaware and chesapeake PENN
sula, have always been so tsrdy III get
tiDg into the early markets OF the great
cities. O,Ler sections OF the country
1th soils less fertile, with climaie
whose temperature is more variable and
uncertain. and with poorer facilities for
transportation, are represented in the
NAw York and Philadelphia markets
from livo 10 ten days earlier than that
Of the PeuiuiuiA. ANY one at ell
familiar with he system Of Agriculture,
as maintained by the farmers OF the
Peninsula fof years previous to the re-
belliOn. must know that it was very
defective that the number of idle acres
Exceeded by thousands those under
actual cultivation aud that the farmer
Sho Owned rom 100 to $50 acres OF
lsnd-lasd that was adapted to the
growing OK al crops-was content to
ull a sualI portion Of it, while the re
maiuier WIS absolutely Discarded and
elt 90 grow 40 in weeds II was purely
uaile OF possession in number of
scres ana not u question of the profit
able productive capacity OF each acre
hat taxed the mlnd OF the farmer
Wittin The Inst cade, however, the
system oi tanning has experienced
practical and ra!cal reform. The agri
tulturi,t has materially reduced the
avn ber Of his acres ana increased the
value Of his farm Thousands of acres Of
waste" land have cen reclaimed and
] ilizcd as truck. small fruit and cram
berry p.tshes-aui the cultivation Of
the latter augmeuts with each succeed
ing season. and gives promise of beoon-
ing at 30 distant day very pref able
industry.
TIE experiment Of truck groging on
the Peni; -ula has proved emnenily SUE
cessiul aud the iaeiS that the products
ind ready sale ard command the bes,
prices, has s,inG.ltoa the farmer to in
crease the aoreag@ q his truck patches.
With regard 60 peaches, cultivated
black berries ard strawberries. Pail odel-
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