The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-31
NEWS NOTES FROM PROSPEROUS
FARMS IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY.

Some OF the very best farms in
Pennsylvania nave becn brought 10
highest "e1rec OF fertility Oy the
use Of clover, lime I'D manure. The
farmers WHO have Accomplished such
results have aimed to save every
pound Of manure. and also t. ore
serve It in lAe best manner. Lime is
used extensively by those who know
tia! line Is an essential ingre Iieut
Of plants, ANA also because ii Is excel.
lent tor increasing the clover crop.
C,orer eurlches the land ~ orunot-
Ing the supply of ritrasen in the
SOL, hence lime and clov:r make An
eXcellen, omo!nalioa.
The correct plan Tor general farm
ing IS TO raise iced. and he animals
to eat it. After this raIs. anything
which a careful study of the marlet
shows can b. sold at a p oft. IL tbs
latter department good, sound udr-
menL and al! the Information ANdI.-
able is demanded. Every tarmer who
pursues. th!s system IndustrIoasly
aud intel Iscntly vii; D:o5par.
The fruit grower who expects to
have far crops Of lru!t must begin
with Lhe use Of Insecticides early.
lie mus not delay 100 tate III tue
spring, IS tee hrs, sprAving Is suMe-
times the most IMPORTANT OF all.
Paris green Will not destroy the
Insects That live Oh sap, NOR viii
keroaene mi ure remedies, therefore,
1t nAat be done with au ubjel in
view auh with a knowledge OF the
HABITS OF Lle Parasites or Insects 10
be destroyed.
Apple trSsA do not bear li,I crops
"GIit 10 years old or more. MuNInu
an estimate, 1t may lie c!aInicn thaL
I. tree - years cd vii. ptoiuCc rom
- to 40 bushels o! apples. y pear
Tree ID years Cd shoaiu pruGuc.
from 20 20 50 bushels. a peach
Tree Iour years old shoulI produce
'rom four TO ten bushG.s. a tree
may not do so well III some sections.
as mach depends upou HE variety
ahd also lb1 care bestowed.
When enc buys run dowu farm
At low price he must expect 10 cx-
)cnl QuiLe i san before the iarnl
vii bGs!n TO pay. In tbs hands Of
an intelligent farmer such a rarm
nay be made frs class ia Il lew
ears, bat the farmer who aims to
make a poor farm pay by taking
:rops from it w'thOu; any eXpcndi-
ure Tor plant 1901 will only make
himself ana the iarm poorer.
Eggs at 30 and 3 cents are not
at, and they will go htgn.
+, soon.
Pumpkins for pies are biz aud |
lite with price not 10 proportion to
he size There is IA Small "plnKin'
hose days that housewives regard
IS being the best. IL has Il sort of |
era Gotta color, land Is uOt svm- !
netrlcal in form, at least not very
much 80.
The wasteful character of the
verage farmer was made more EAR.
lcularly noticeable this tall, by the
carcity Of fuel. Those who have
oresLs scarcely ever pay much at.
cntlon TO the br06en trees and
labs, ard many handreds of cords
wood 80 to waste every year in
his county. But the demand Tor
'ood for fuel purposes has caused
DnsiderabIy more clearing up Of
roken trees than IL usual. If all
ecay ing limbs were gathered each
ear many dollars would be say we'd.
Some valuable Keut county prop.
rites have changed hands recently,
nd the following have been record
at the office OF Recorder Of Deeds
lines Lord, this week:
10 Alexander Laws. 100 acres
I'd Courseys Mill property from
mos d. Turner aud Charles S. Con-
ell, for 81, 500 :94 acres near Ches.
old. from Lizzie d. Illick 10 Claude
lerson, for SO, 5O0;l64 acres in West
over hundred, from Thomas II.
arvel to George p Scott. for S.
,o;65 acres 10 Southern Murdeskill
ludred, from Edward B. Holden to
lbert Vincent for 81, 100; 1873
,res in Mspilliou hundred,
ON Mary A. O'Brien 10 Silas Layton
r $3.50.