Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-05

Special to the American.

Especial to the American.
Fort Tobacco. January IS Charlie.
county was formed in 1858. and derived
rs name from Charles. Lard Baltimore
y contains touT huadsea'arY-rs-S,--
'ni.es, sad bas population. according TO
,hr ! Isl c"nsus. Of l5.lii The taxable
oaSls Is 81 $50 7s7, and is lax rate !.
rightyslS crtts on the SluO lis soun.
" seat, Port Tobacco. is situated ut the
bead nt creek uf the same name. and is
ne OF the oldest towns in the State Up
20 w''hin few yeIrs ago il WIS u Rour
l'hins business place. but since the build
ig :" the Baliim IRE and Potomac Rail
r"id. "ich passes within two miles Of
lts limits, IT'S business has gradually de-
creased. the surrounding coun ry trad
ing "iIh the vii ages and towns on tina
road The removal Of the county seat
to ln Plata, ore Of those towns. has been
ruch ael:ated for years past, and there
Is but little doubt that in the near future
change nf county sites will be made,
AM the taxable basis Of The county greatly
Increased ~ consequence. Owing to the
itilurc OF the people to maze known it,
advan ages, aud the great opportunities
avail lns those Of limited means 10 need
OF honts, Charles county Ii not one
fourth OF The population which it could
SUPPORT IN csmfort and plenty, and hun
dreds OF acres Of 6ue ! md are growing
up IN stnnted undergrowh 1t las a eli
mifc not ,xctlled. for it il mild and sa-
luxurious IN winter, never berg bitterly
cold. AZ IN the North and West. the Their
mometer never registering in the c,ldes'
weather lower thar fifteen degrees above
zero, and in the summer rarely going
above eiehty-6ve degrees. the average
temperature being given a. tifty-six de.
grces. Carefully prepucd statistics show
and the death rate proves, that there i
no more healthy section Of the country
and more robust and hardy people can
) not be found anywhere.
ITS SOIL AND ITS CROPS.
; The general character Of the surface !
/ slightly undulating, and the soil, wit
E proper culture. is capable Of great pro
, duction Il is Of several different kinds
Alone the water-courses it is prnci pail
: Of sandy loan, with clay sub soil; j
! the interior it is mostly clay soil. in
i. terspersed here aud there with tracts {
mail loan.
The crops grown are wheat. corn an
. tobacco. with a few persons along th
: rivers engaged in the raising Of truck :
Q The yield Of corn per acre averages abo,
five barrels; that Of wheat about te
bushels. but there are notable exception
n where thrifty, energetic and paihs.akin
e farmers. by a higher cultivation, ha'
!, secured, Of corn, fifteen barrels per acr
g and Of wheat twenty-five aad thlr
T" bushels.
e The principal reliance of Charl
: county farmers for a moneycd crop
n now, as it has been since the form itiC
Of the county, the tobacco crop. II
yield averages eight hundred to Of
thousand mounds per acre, and the pri
r ranges from three TO twelve dollars p
hundred pounds These prices could
). greatly improved If different system
10 curing was adopted, but the planters &c
i'll orally cure and handle their crops in t
v most primitive style-taat is, they hal
!; their tobacco. the plant crowded toge:
er. on sticks and swing it in barns. al
OF leave it TO cure either bright or dark, a
DO cordihg TO wind and weather A f
m planters have introduced Rew varieties
,obicco and cured saeir crops by III
|, and have found ythaaIS, b ii. A., f,I =
II rrs o8e '6l''i' i "a I" methods. '0''"
al GREAT CHANCES FOR DAIRYMAN.
he Cir uses Of the different varieties grt
40 luxuriant y. and some of the land-ow
ers are getting their farms down to gra'
sith view Of abandoning tobacco CT
e turc aud entering into the dairy busint
r the country being especially adapt
"A to that on account Of its nearness TO /
MARKERS. and because Of the unusua
healthy condition Of the cattle. In CO
~ sequence Of he mild winters, periodic
C. rains, nu1 the ease with which grass
~ can be grown. there is no better coun
,e in the State Ct Maryland, and few bett
u anywhere for stock raising Many "a
- :, mers are engaged in sheep cultur
~ which they find profitable.
'e TRUCK RAISING AND FRUIT CULTURE
- Along the Potomac, Patuxent and t
r Wicomico rivers--large navigable sirear
of which border on Charles county--t
X soil is especially adapted to the grow
Of garden truck peaches and melons.
Those farmers, especially along the P
ar tomsc. who have entered into the true
s'a'-esssss.ssse .ay ~, IN. WI, on atsJaa,
rs the facilities afforded. have shipped the
products to Washington. have found 4
business much more profitable than t
- culture Of any of the cereals, or of ioba
10 co. and are preparing to engage mu
e. more largely in the business in the (
~ ture. They have demonstrate that Il
!, culture of truck can be made high
= profitable. and that it can be raised
" the greatest abundance.
" Peach culture has lately been in;r
duced in many sections of the count
:. notably along the Patuxent and Potion
" rivers, where the fruit grows luxurisnt
'e and nbundantly, aud is of flavor n
n surpassed by that grown on the Easte
st Shore Of this State or in Delaware. II
.. experiment has demonstrated the ia
thar peach culture can be made equal