The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-07-12
Items Of Interest to Foraulnr Parties.

0us Vi interest TO toraRinR Parties.
AT this season OF the year, when farms
lying ajacent to towns and villages are
being raided by foraging parties, who
make common cause against the farmer
and carry off whatever pleases their fam
cy, | think 1t well enough to dsabuse the
raiders minds on certain points.
Ii is held by many of the leading fora
gers that they have right to help them
selves TO any crops that arc planted in
fields along the road II the owner has no
road fence Now the fact is, that farm
er or other person, is not compelled to
build road fence except for his own ac-
comInodation, and any person trespassing
90 said lands is liable to prosecution just
the same as il the land had road fence.
If any of the parties that believe road
fence necessary, should make raid on
the beautiful flowers, &c that adorn the
grass plot In front OF the residence of Mr..
Geo. W. Arnett, il do not mistake his
temperament, he will clearly demonstrate
to them their error in the premises.
Another error under which many Of
those who believe in earning an honest
penny by gathering whatever they can
lay hands on wherever they go amongst the
farmers, is that any apples, cherries, ber-
ries, &C., thatare out side OF the fence, are
public property, and that they have per-
feet right TO help themselves, and to damn
the farmer that mildly requests them to
desist. The fact of the matter is, that
when road is laid through my land, the
county obtains control of the land only
| for the purposes of a road, and the only
| right the public gains is the right to use
it as road. l still have control OF the
land other than for the purposes OF road
and no one has right to remove sOds,
dirt, fruit, berries, &c., therefrom, except
| by my permission. The man that buys
farm with road through II pays just
as much per acre for the road as he does
for the rest OF the farm, so that his deed
covers the road, and II it is ever vacated
he has perfect right to use it for any
purpose he sees fit
once knew man that said he had
received many nice piece Of custard pie
for being polite to the ladies of the house
where he lived, and as II cost him nothing
he thought it good investment. 1t is so
in many other things, for in a majority
of cases, if a person wanted some berries,
dSc., IL he would ask permission, he would
get them for the asking, il the farmer had
them to spare. 1t is possible however,
that they might not taste quite as good
as if they were stolen, for yeu would not
have the satisfaction OF knowing that you
had beaten the old ''hayseed."
Farmers are often called mean and
stingy for refusing to give fruit, &C., to oil
that come along, when a little thought
would put different face on it entirely.
1t is common thing for 80 or more to
come out from Lambertvlle in a day, and
IL a farmer had patch OF melons and
each should take one, and as is usually
the case, should plug three more, 1t will
take but very little figuring to see that
the farmer would not get any at all.
The same is true with regard to peach
es, for the average party that starts out
for them, will get away with a peck and
will pinch as many moro of the best ones,
so that the average will be basket
apiece.
1t is impossible to put any estimate on
the apples. for the reason that no matter
II the ground is covered with good ripe
fruit, the first thing is to throw the clubs
will knock off ten bushels in very short
time, and so it goes through the whole
list, and is 1t any wonder that the farmer
gets provoked and refuses to give to every
one that asks.
An old colored man came along the
other day and finding some 20 berry pick
ers drinking at the well, expressed himself
in this wise: "a see it is just like it used
to be, while the farmers are working hard
to gather their hay and harvest, the town
people steal their cherries and berries,
and If the farmers wife has any TO pre-
serve or can, she has to buy them" And
regret to say that many OF the pickers
are persons in good circumstances, and
should be above things Of this kind.
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