The daily Republican., 1902-10-11
NEWS NOTES FROM FARMERS
OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY.

Farmers are complaining from a
sectious Of the state about the wan
Of help.
The tomato season Is about owe
and Delaware farmers have reaped
a harvest from it. They have bee
benefited by the advance in tn
other products. Cattle are dear
hogs are selling at beef prices o
two years ago, butter commands it
price since oleo lost Its color, AM
eggs sold during the year deare
than ever before.
The tomato Gamers will be in a
bad fix next year for thsy will have
to 90 above the SO mark for thei
products. Tho Baltimore and Phila
delphia markets paid SIS ton fol
their tom atoes tins year, and with &
yield of from fourteen to twenty ton!
an acre why should Delaware farm
ers not be among those who show
Republican prosperity is here?
The Changers are talking about
the meetings that are always so full
Of interest. Every farmer who is
progressive should belong to his loca
grange.
There is no reason why Delaware
should not have a grange within the
thee miles limit.
Seaford banks are full Of money.
One excited man said: 81 saw QUE
farmer put in $500 for his water
melon crop; another man made
$1,000 from four acres Of berries. u
Another one said they have put
$4OO. 900 this fall into one bank. All
admit that farmers have never been
SO prosperous as this year.
Tons of sweet potatoes are being
shipped over the Delaware railroad
during the month, probably more
than was ever known before, One
day recently, lib barrels were
shipped from Concord wharf, the
biggest shipment of any one day.
The prime potatoes are bringing
about ST. 20 per barrel, wholesale.
Brenford, James X. Orrell. Of
Middletown, has rented the farm of
George D. Wright, near Brentord,
for next year and Is sewing the
wheat this fall.
s. Gilbert Wilds has erected an
addition to the barn on his farm,
near Brenford, tenanted by Edward
Donavan.
Mr. Edward A. Evans has a two
acre plot ofstraw Derries which would
challenge any other plot in Kent
County to beat it. It's a beauty and
M. E. has spared no expense in
making it SO,
Mr.. d. NJ. Cloud sold his farm Of
60 acres at Bishops Corner last week
TO John Foulaker for $3.50, and
will discontinue farming. 1t is eX-
pectcd Mr.. Fourakcr will move on
it ia a few months.
Levy Court Commissioner sowed
his wheat in September aud it Is now
above the ground.
New Castle County will have some
institutes this winter that will be
deeply interesting.
James Cowdright has purch ased
an 50 acre farm 10 West Dover hun.
bred for 50. 900.
Thomas S, Stay has purch ased for
SIS, $50 a hundred acre farm 10 North
Murderkill hundred.
The late crop OF potatoes Is not
as plentiful aslast years late crop
This Is due to the warm and dry
weather that prevailed during the
early part OF the summer which
prevented the potatoes from maJur-
ing as they should.
Turkeys are going to be scarce
this year and consequently the
price will be high. There are very few
people who care 10 take the trouble
to raise the much desired birds.
The rains have moistened the
pastures and they are growing we'll.
Poultry is in demand in the market
and the farmers have some nice fowl
for sale.
The following estimate Of the
statistics of dairying in the United
States for 1902 will be Of considerable
interest to local farmers. The
figures in the table represent mil
lions:
Millions. Million Pounds of Milk
50 persons consume yearly. ............lo,Jo $50
200 pounds condensed milk rcquirc....... 800
800 pounds cheese require. 5000
ESQ pounds of butter require 422
4 gallons cream require .............. $40
Is dairy calves require. $3.50
Total million pounds of milk. "a, 1872
, This ia the product of Is, 200, 900
COWS at 1850 pounds each per year.
Bilin' ears Of corn are about mum.
hered with the things that were.
The people feel the loss OF corn, and
SO they hold fast 10 lima bean, which
lie the other end Of the succulent
sailing under the flag