Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
For the Smyrna Time,
Letter from Rrenrord.

Mr.. EDITOR.-This is essentially an ag-
ricultural community and as n shipping
station of farm products it holds a promi-
nent place with the railroad. There is
something done at merchandise, but the
most active business the past week or two
has been the sale of leading agricultural
implements by the. FarsOn brothers, the
wheat and grass harvesters being especially
put forward, as has already been shown by
this enterprising firm in your advertising
columns. In the peach season, they will
give considerable attention to evapOrating
as well as shipping this fruit. By the
way, the crop is especially promising
throughout the section, and 1t will be
strange if the growers are not well remu-
nerated unless, indeed. 1t may arise from
too great an abundance and an over
stocked market. The success and profit Of
this crop the past two years has greatly
stimulated its culture, and young orchards
Of one and two years old are to be found on
almost every farm. The view from Bren-
ford looking South and East taking in the
farm Of Col. Robt. Hill, in the occupancy
of Reuben Ford, as well as that of John
SeversOn adjoining, presents fine agrcul-
tural landscape.
The villa of Jacob P. Dickson, frent-
ing the station hOnse, with its lawns and
evergreens Of large and small growth pre-
sent sa very attractive country home. Mr.
farming and his peach orchard coming
into bearing this year for the first time, is u
beauty He has in it several hundred
trees of the Foster peach and will be the
first to test practically this promising new
variety. Mr.. Ford, above alluded to, has
an older orchard that is in condition this
year to do its very best
The land between this place and the
Big Oak is elevated and capable OF
early tillage, and hence the corn and other
crops on the farms of Isaac Baker +.
Lower and Geo. Reed Lofand are espec-
tally thrifty. If there is any better corn
than that in the field of Mr.. Lower / have
not seen it, and Mr.. LoAands field OF
wheat is very superior Mr. Severson'
newly set out peach orchard shows the
NEST vigorous growth of any l have seen
which perhaps may come from careful
planting
On the road from Brenford to Belmont
are two fine tracts of land recently pur
chased by A. l.. Hudson, in the tenure o.
j. f. Stewart. Until the past Spring
these were two separate places, but Mr.
H. wished to replace the old hip-rOofeC
brick house (whOse history is more init
mately connected with the past than tn
present), by a more modern and command
ing structure, and hence the change. Tn,
demolition Of this building has beer
the work of the past few weeks, an,
now huge pile OF art marks the celia
foundation of the new building
Just over the railroad (which is perhap
the dividing line of this vicinity and tina
Of your town, except in the matters of rail
road shipments), are the fine farms o
y. F. Wilds, in the tenure of Eugen
Crow, and that of Joseph II. Jefferson O
the opposite side of the road. Mr.. j.,
will be recOllected, lost his outbuildings b.
disastrous fire year ago. These hav
been replaced by new ones, and in add
tion he has been required to put up larg
amount of new fencing made necessary b
the constructing of a new county road nea
his dwelling, passing through the farm
Jos. B. FAIRIES and connecting this with Oh
Big Oak road.
The farm of Mr.. VS. is known as " Sun
nyside, n tract Of 200 acres divided int
eight fields, and growing in value ever
day. Mr.. Wilds takes "A pardOnable,
may say commendable pride, in this fari
and if it Is not much more valuable in fV
years with its growing trees and vines,
will be because he does not know rs muC
about farming as he does about bankin
Further on the road is the prOductiN
farm Of Wilson T. Cavender which b
been farmed for several years by Jo
Goldsborough, but it is almost shut in fro
sight by large thrifty peach trees, al
wlthal more Of your vicinage than this,
will close my sketch already lengthenl
much beyond my intended limit.
SPECTATOR.
BEENFORD. June 20. 1884