Smyrna times., 1894-08-22
Between Smyrna and Brenford.

Some three weeks ago when the con-
tract was to be awarded for the town
sewerage, there were men here from a
number of localities that claim to
be progressive in all that pertains to
agricultural development. Their par
ticular interest was in the town-its
streets and substratum of sOil-but
this looked into, there were some who
took in wider range including the to-
biography of the outlying country.
Among these was a carriage load in
Guiding Wilmingtonians and a gentle
man from Ohio, who took in the section
by way of Belmont, Sunnyside, Bren-
ford the Big Oak and WoOdlawn,a "a ride
of some eight miles. There was on the
part of the whole of them a universal
expression of surprise both as to the
beauty of the land and its fine cultiVa-
ton. To the Wilmington gentlemen it
was a revelation, and M-. Freeman, of
O.,said it was a stretch of level land,
thrifty and varied farming, fine resi-
dences and out-buildings and general
neatness, that he had never seen ex-
celled. There was but one exception
in the last named particular along the
whole route.
A ride several days since over the
same cOurse-since the refreshing rain
only went to confirm what these
gentlemen said. Turning off at Bel
mont the farm of the Cloak heirs, A.
G. Moore, Thomas Cavender, Jos. r,
Jefferson, n. f. Wilds (Sunnyside), A.
L. Hudson and S. Gilbert Wilds are
passed before reaching that of J. 2.
Dickson, at Brenford. In the centre OF
these lies the fruit farm of j. B. FAIRIES.
A. G. Moore is recognized as a steady
going farmer who stays at home and
farms with his head as well as his
hands, who never forgets a practical
lesson, and is all the time learning.
John w. Morris,o the Cavender farm,
has good crops and neat fences and
premises, as also may be said of Mr..
Jefferson on his own farm, and Mrs. G.
A. Stewart of Mr.. Hudson's farm.
"Sunnyside," is particularly striking tC
the observant rider with its clean fields,
neat fence rows and ample buildings.
Mr.. J.. X. Orrell, the tenant, besides
his score of years of experience, keeps
we'll read up on all that pertains tC
horticulture and new crops, and turns
his information to practical everyday
account, as is manifest in the acres de,
voted to pears, grapes, strawberries
asparagus, melons, tomatoes &c, in ad
dition to the larger tillages of wheat
corn and grass. Mr.. Wilds and Mr.
Orrell are in perfect accord on varied
crops and advance farming.
The new ideas of farming, to take
the place of the former peach anC
cereals, is being more aud more caught
onto by the progressive farmers of the
country.
The new farm of s. G, Wilds, iii
could hardly be called farm until ht
got hold of it,) new house, new out
buildings, new everything, is being de-
veloped by ]. donovan into thrifty
farm.
The "Dickson farm" at Brenford
stands out distinct from all others
There is something about its lawn, anC
shade trees and general home-like as
pect that seems to say to the traveller
''stop awhile and take a rest" The
place is rarely found that so brings VI
old ideas Of home comfort. Benz. Wal
lace, the tenant, who resides on thu
opposite side of the road, is compli
mented with having perhaps the bes
corn in the neighborhood.
The ride back from Brenford includes
the farms of John Severson, Georg,
Wright, E. Lower, Robert Hill lin ten
ure of Geo. Il. LoAand). Thos. Kirby
Geo. T. Thompson, S. b. briggs, Mis-
Eysing (tenanted by G. H. Carey)
Woodlawn and Belmont.
Those who remember the old hin
roof house and long sheds on the Sew
/ erson property, will see in the new
buildings, attractive yard and heav,
{ corn that Mr.. Severson is keeping nj
with the progressive procession.
) Mr.. Lowers ample lawns and invit
} ing property has been frequently al
: luded to in these columns. While ,
: thrifty peach orchard shows this frui
| has not been entirely abandoned, he il
developing what is called the ''smalle
} fruits" Mr.. Lower has the merit o
: always being ahead with his work
This is we'll in the long run, but tn,
: early corn this year did not share th,
, benefit of the late rains.
} The farm occupied by Mr.. LohanC
bas been prominently a peach farm