Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-21
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The Pride OF ex-COngrossnsnn WA
iAam A.. scott--HAOilyxvood Piac'
nnd The, AKIAcinN ~ PrOdMGeN.


The Pride OF ex-Consrossnsnn Wi'-
liana A.. scOtt-HAOlIywOod Piacs
and the Articles 1t Produces.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. THE larges,
truck farm in the world, possibly, Is thai
owned by encouragement W. L. Scott
OF Pennsylvania Ia Northampton county
Va. II ia known as Hollywood Plaoe,
and Is situated near Cape Charles City.
The farm contains 1900 sores, 800 o
which are under cultivation and TN
Others In timber. Mr.. Scott is Virgiuia,
by birth, but has lived the greater par
Of his life In Pennsylvania, where he hS'
| demonstrated that he can not only sue
cessfully manage one of the finest truck
farms in the country, but be man =.
affairs.
The situation OF Hollywood gives
great advantage over many other south
ern truck farms, as 1t takes only ore
night to place Its products in the New
| York city market. To those MOI familia,
with the details OF transporting perisbs-
bio articles long distances this may mo-
seem important. Il means, however, no.
only saving in time, but Thousands
dollars, possibly, in rottage.
golIywo "a Place is spoken Of as Que
OF the best KEEP; farms of its kind in the
country. 1h8 principal crops are three
varieties o. kale, spinach, cabbage
onions, strawberries, blackberrtes, whit
and sweet potatoss, tomatoes, egg plants,
melons, lima beans, corn, and grass. Th,
management CT the bus.nsss and farming
operations is in tie hands OF Oaptaif
| Osris Brown, q member of the stats boa
| Of agriculture and ono OF the most iuie'H
gent and successful cuiliyators of U.
soil in Virginia.
Ths sairnaris of kale, spinach, Ca
bAge and pots.cts amounted to 6O,otf
barrels, bnstd i the small truck. Swee'
potatoes Will - 'i'in this month and pee
nuts will come ~ later. The sales 9
farm products snaunt 70 &80,O00, aud Il
costs about $4,000 to run the place
Captain Brown sBys tGRt his largest biA
was for fortil'z III, OK which he usvf
about 900 tons Of his own lnsuufactnr'
1.-The question Ok fertilizers" said th
captain, SIS fully settled with me. 1t j
the cheapest sourrn Of plant foot TO b
had, and plants require food to groN
them suocessfuliy, Just as much as CO.
requires oats, hay and bran to make ,
good horse--Giop the feed OF either md ,
runt is the result.
II regard the farm as my bank a.
COUNT said Mr.. Brown. II must max,
deposit before | eau expect to drap
from either. / nbger lose sight of tb
necessity of building up tho land, I'm
proving its texture, and adding plan
food" Whom Il crop is taken off til
land, one is turned in and very frequent
two. When Gsksd about grass, hi
Brown said ga great many people he
lieva grass cannot be grown here; this /
mistake. ] 1'ade last year $50 tong Z
good hay AID HAYS nov as fine Gro
Of hay as can be found in the valley
Besiden the farm Capt. Brown han nnde
his management and control lar
fertilizer factory, principally for D.
own use), en los storage house. and ili
crab and oyster business
There are about ID 900 peach trees an
20 RereB Of other fruit on this ptact
Alfalfa OF luoern grass ia grown sucses
fully By sowing Oh good land, we'll pre-
pared, about 30 pounds broadcast, on I'll
LIST of September. This Ia, MIR. Brow
thinks, very valuable grass. 1t is n'
an inprover Of the soil, but heav
grower requiring heavy feeding. st
valuable" said Captain Brown, "to hay
o small plat, cay IN ACRE or SO, to faf
green to stock. II made iato hay, II
good or bal according 70 the manner (
making. II SLOWED to get old il MI
,, like all other eEagiss, be weeaY,
The ax-oougysslmRn is an admlrer
fast hofaei and has trained here Ebo
IS every winter. The most notable o.
Chaos, by EsF0n dor, dam Lilly r., i
Miss Gladys, won thu Futurity stake IL
year, defeating - horses. This Was u
largest stake av6z raced for, viz, $G3 so
Torso, by Aigsgle, dam TT. Lucia (t
ported weJ . good hosee, His winnin
last year amounted to ~ 900 and III
year as much more. Banquet, by Rayc
dor, dam Ella T., was fair colt u
. past season, his winnings amountii
a to about 90 600. Iihsre were other wi
|. ners, the cognbiaet stakes OF viii
II amounted to ahaut 800 900. BRnqu
y ran / miles in 2 03S, j seconds fast
than salvatore tine, whlcn stood ct &c
y The horses named above are only thrc
/ yesr-olds and will probably win ma
s more races. These horses wintor
o Hollywood Place Farm. Besides the
Ii in the two-year- olds there Is Boiero
good as any on the turf; Vagabond, ueIi
n as good. There is sister to Tenny, C
d to Satan, one to Chaos, and atriug
is others thar will come out before the 81
son is pact. To those who admire ii
Is horses 1t is Q treat to Wait these stabl
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!" ssD1WN RITH THE kING!"
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