Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-02-20
From the Baltimore Sun
Opportunities for Enterprise in Mary
land

Few of the older States, AMI not m any of the
newer onss Offer greater or more varied sppOr-
tunities for remunerAlive industrial enterprises
than Maryland 1t is gratifying to note how
much attention has been given lately to oyster
farming on the suitable water lands of the State.
Bat we have made SO far only the beginning of
An Industry in this direction, which promise
in time to he barge aud permanent source of
wealth aud enjoyment to thousands of people.
oyster farming, however, is hnt one Of many
gAvs which enterprise viii find in this State OF
varied resources ready AT hand 10 advance the
| individual aud general pro.peritt. All the sec
hons OF MtrvIhni Offer opportunities and invites
not only our own pelpe To come forward and
ievelop them but present inducements for n
very large INN gritiun. No section of the SrEte
'ffers better h-Ii for enterprise and industry
han that v-rr Oldest settled part known -.
Southern Maryland, comprising III. counties Of
hlvrrt st. MAry's, Prince GEORGES and
~nhries IHE Sun has verg frequently called
,ttentl N 10 tn" many advantages of this part
ot the State. One of the the things which it
has suggested should he tried in tn. Guilty. ,tion
| # sweet potatoes, the raising of which has
| 'rovsd very remaner-tive On the opposite or
! t's'ern Shore Of Virginia. writer in the
| ST Marrs B,IcoH speaks very forcihv Of the
| 'esrahilitr Of extending in ST. M,rs' county
| lad in the southern counties OF the Eastern
shore OF Mary land The Gu ltivatiou ct the sweet
| potato as means Of varying profrabiy the sys-
tenn of husbandrv which is now restricted on
| The W e.tern shore To tobacco. corn and wheat,
end on The E,stern Shore 70 the cereals lilo
rtes IS m example Of the profit to lie made
| 'rom sweet potato crop the experience OF the
10 young m-n IN Accum4c county who set out
asst year some twsuty-eight To thirty thousand
potato pants. ''ou low srif Land with a light
| 'nh soil, W and r.i'ei ana shippei 10 market
me hundred -ni f'rv 81. ht b-rrel. of potatoes
Shlch cleared them net profit Of three hu.-
bred and seventeen doII-rs Moreover The NIL
'ee OF this crop did not take all Of their
Srne as thew raised And harvested large crop
1T corn besides Now saws the writer If the
came acre ge titled b, Two m"n IN connection
With large corn crop If put into tobacco or
wheat anywhere IN - Mays COUNTY can be
SSnd 10 excel this potato crop for The pr duo
lion Of ready cash | would like 10 boar of it, -
Tie hald' and justly. the era of st Narys
tobacco sui wheat r.i-ing !, o. the w.ue. and
nn't conrnas 80. s,i that the county mist
trpeni more oTs crjnE and rruckiag for
both o. shi.h the ms k-rS Of Washington and
Baltimore off-r excellent Inducements We
might TAX. issu. nh the writer With respect
20 the oyster Industry. which as We have late
" demonstrated u simply and steadily eI- !
hsus'iag oar ntrars! t-i.. Il. however b.
ne ms "ovsfer f-rm,nE ih~rr "a a hne field ,
a0d proh:au!- one 0ueu TO oIr friends OF both .
hr Eastern and Western Shores But the main .
purpos- OF HI. srgicl- - 20 urge the cultivation
q -h- sweet potato - : MArrs where 10 hi,
-oplnlon, u would prove a. pros'-hIc a. n Anne
aruadei oouaiv. NarvlAai. and 10 Accomac
ooHntr- Virgins Ta- genera opi.iou hu
et.n that lag. crops Of The sweet potato can
oaly he raised on n.ht and snts sotts but
the 81 P'rlearr Of lheiso Young A 60 u-C farm
ers proves thai even on It'll .ani VITA a COM
pact suhs1l' If ~! vi.'i .SrE.ty AMI par well F.
The onr mtrur- ned ~ them ''pine
lsiieTs and Sc. ore. sal hulh OF lhss- are 10
had ihs lowrr rpsu'-, % ~ E,,terr
pore. sad IN The sua'l~ra ro4nti.. % the b,.
70 shore ,lso Th-s -. constant demand
our ci'es Or The 'S~~t pottin. SD usually .
- qaItr remHa~-aifre crop to she grower
. crop far ah.gh climate and soil must
10 sad 10th fh~.- 80 h,,c IN Southern M,rv-
si. H-n0fv soils % Acne AraaI-l e0ua.
h-'. Ions he,a famous 'or th-ir .s.e, po,a-
r and wsIsrm ,'oa, The csn;"l.ap can n.
fova 10 perfection on th- uplsni. Tor II vii
knri.h m heavier suils Not 81 tho sssrf pp-
20 or ih- w@t,r melon Th-y ho;h u-ci ~.
p, m'ii 80 'h't CONS from ne h.r. The
kIgrs'pn ih,t ~ Mars county 80 more
fSesy into trucking - Nis- one and II sP-
Hirs 10 The .au bern cnHnrj-. II ba'h shores Of
$e hss. o. course - sny ktni Of ,vs'-nttic
Stax ~ sse-; potato -oa,i hold az i'm
kai p.nyr, m! IL u sonsN net surprlslGs
tuhcr ~hlsh raarnt be Erosn - ALVIN
sWhrrr north - 'h- Pa p,-o .ui east
f4'q aeh .uua should not hc excessively
e-~--->--r-n -f-.-uy- hNunf,rr-s wh-rs
~ Ani g.. mate agree. ana here ~ prsHtth}r
sr'~Ih would Al! 80 much 10 ~ y.ia. Of
'.t' that m 'hs ore shore h.r~ rregm- cG
a'u"ra ~ 't-ra sui on 10th shore, are 40
'on.er al. 20 compete With -. - price. o.
she" ani cora oraaEa' tom n. Vest