The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-12-10
One Dollar per Annun in Advance.
COUNTY. MD. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1886. NO. IL

Discretion and good management will
still pay in any of these departments We
should be content with moderate profits
until the advent of "better tines
As ar illustration of what may be done
| in the department of fruit and Other outside
products, | will mention "A few illustrations.
vis ed a farmer ne Smyrna, Del who
had beer there 10 years. AS peaches were
likely to be the leading staple in that To-
cality, they received leading share of his
attention. But he was far from risking his
success entirely on that crop, so that but a
small orchard no or 20 acres) was at first
planted. The balance OF the land was i'm
proved and flrmed held in readiness fer
something more profitable soon as that
should be determined. When | was there
his peach orchard had been gradually ex
tended till it covered two thirds Of his
farm. He had a small apple orchard-a
vineyard-a patch of r;spberrles-a sue
cession Of strawberry plots-and all in the
highest state of productiveness. His location
on the great fruit thoropghfare to the north
ern cites as far as Boston, enabled him to
market the fruit where he could do il to
the best advantage. And that 'best advar-
tage he was wide awake 20 seize upon."
His small fruits went to Boston. They ar
rived there some weeks before that cit,
could be supplied from its own vicinity,
and thus he realized much higher prices
than markets nearer home would afford
The last of his grapes were being sent
while was there. They were perfect in
growth and condition, and had reason to
believe they were but fair sample of all
fruits that leave his place for sale.
He told me he had sold from four trees
of Red Astrahan apples fruit to the amount
of SlG0. They went to Boston ripe before
other ripe apples appeared there. His lat
er apples were being eaten by the swine.
The peach crop was of course the chief
source Of profit. In this he was protected
from the results of a gutted market, ny
drying house SO that if the market would
not afford specific price they were dried.
This is given as All example Of what a mau
ay do by using his opportunity. Farmers
in Cecil Co. need not exactly copy hi
method. But there are two points in which
all may participate, the perfection of his
crops and the prudent foresight in market
ing them.
In the neighhorhood of Barnesvlle, Ohio
the soil is adapted to strawberries, tho
perhaps not more so than many other local
tiles. There is to be Seen on almost every
farm patch of from one to acres. They
are kept in the best Of order and yield the
finest and most abundant crops. They are
sold in Chicago markets-and it is evidence
that the crop pays as its culture is constant
ly extending. But then indifferent fruit or
fruit in bad condition sent that distance,
would not pay expenses.
In a portion of Bucks County the seed
business (chiehy cabbages and turnips) has
neen prosecuted by farmers so as to realize
But these illustrations are brought in,
simply to show to- my neighbor farmers
that there may be products besides hay
and grain, to which we could protitably
turn our attention. They will not need to
he reminded whatever is attempted; do it
we'll.
| could write another essay on the quest
ION OF saving money.
Habits of extravaganza have grown upon
us. The good sense of every housekeeper and
farm manager may suggest where retrench-
ments can be made. If cash is scarce with
us we shall have to do as our forefath-
ers did, pay money for nothing we can do
without OF produce at home.