Smyrna times., 1883-06-20
Kent County. Maryland.

The region of which our neighbOrs
across the border are SO proud, is
reached in going from this town by
our own beautiful ALLEY" road and
thence by an improving section to
MillingtOn, a thrifty town on the head
waters of the Chester river that sepa-
rates Kent from Queen Anne's County.
One step out of Millington in west
ernly direction and you enter u section
on which nature poured out it's choicest
blessings, and for miles the eye of the
traveller is RECALLED with fields and
houses and farms that Indicate the
highest prosperity, some of them
baronial in outline. The first after
passing beyond the town limits above
named is one of the noted peach farms
of Major Biggs of MiddletOwn. Then
the home of Jonathan Jones, until he
was go years of age Il resident of this
State near Blackiston' 5 Cross Roads. adj
joining which is the fine residence Ofhis
son James who married the second
daughter of John Il. Reese then owning
and residing on the farm now occupied
by A. l.. Hudson near this town, and on
past the two farms each Of eX-Gov-
ernOr Cochran and VIM. X. Cochran
his son, Of Middletown, Del. In this
section live the three SONS of John S.
HurlOck deceased.
On either side of Urievilie are valua-
bic farms belonging to residents i'll this
town-on the north to Miss Susan G..
Black and on the south to Col. Geo. H .
Raymond and his sister Mrs. M. A.
Cummins. These fields of wheat, ripen-
n 6I1lo r.,
the gentle breeze are but types of what
may be seen in any direction, alternat-
cd i'll equal eNCents of young and thrifty
corn and rich bl0ssomed clover fields
ready for the mower. Kennedyville,
Locust Grove, Masseys' and Sassafras
are small commercial centres for equal
ly fine farms. From Masseys' to Sassa-
fras is especially noted for its attrac
tiOns. From the residence of Richard
II. Corbaley looking north over and
taking in view the fields of Col. r. c.
Johnson, us the sun drops its first
golden rays on the dew ladened heads
of luXuriant wheat, one has an agricul-
tural view that would be hard indeed
to surpass. In this section are the
valuable farms of Dr. Massey, Samuel
Hurlock, the Prices, Boyer's, COch
rams, &c.
Near Locust Grove are two farms
belongings to Mrs. DR.. r. S. w. Hirons
of this town, one of them for number
of years the residence of the late Major
]. G. Black, and near LambsOn's station
her sister previously named, has anoth
er. The great staple throughout thi
section is wheat, which alterhates il
acreage with corn, while clover comes
in for large share of attention for hay
and grazing herds of cattle and horses
The farms run in size from 200 to so
acres. With the exception of tn
vicinity of MillingtOn the peach (fron
too deep clay subsoil probably doe
not thrive, and most of the orchard
that were planted have been or ar
being taken up. This section has beel
singularly fortunate in plentiful rain
while the Peninsula east and south c
them have suffered from drought, an,
the consequence is their wheat an
) hay crops are most luxuriant and wi
nearly equal the heavy crops of las
year. The farmers talk twenty an
twenty-five bushels of wheat to tn
acre. The Usage hedge is getting int
considerable use but as compared wit
Delaware farmer, there is a notabl
carelessness about neat trimming.