Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14
VAST TRUCKING
operations.
OF ACRES PLANTED IN MEL
ONS-EARLY VEGETABLES GROWN
on LARGE SCALE.

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land and Delarware HOTticui-
tural Societies Entertained
Last Thursday by Mr..
Allen.
Inst et the southern edge Of Sails
hurry. Maryland, is locste3 the large't
farming enterprise under the direct
control of one man ON the Delaware
land Msryl nd peninsula. 1t was the
nod fortune Of the writer TO be one Ct f
y,gbartv of fruit growers who visited
80 loroe farm of VIM. +. Allen in re-
sponse TO an invitation extended last
winter to The Horticultural societies 'f
+l,is ne,.insula to hold a field meeting
at his place durinr the marketing sea-
son. Mr.. Allen owns 0acres Of land
at his home place; four hundred ac'eS
Law between the two county roads, ana
through it runs the Kew York, Phila-
dalnhia & Norfolk railroad. That
company has put in a switch and tele-
nbore station for his especial use ana
Is in every way aiding TO build up me
g,eat business created ty Mr. Allen
,,itbin the last seventeen years.
lust Opposite TO this main tract ana
divided by beautiful shell road is two
hundred acres; on this 'tands the pres
emf home of Mr.. Allen. All this land
is almost a clear sandy loam that was
very poor when the owner got posses
lion of if. but which now is highly
productive from the system Of soiling
and use of manure that Nh. Allen mas
applied to it.
Atthe time of our visit the melons
from sixty acres planted to canteloupeS
\ ~vare heing gathered and sent to mar
ket They are shipped in r-triger ter
cars and go to the Boston market. ON
wednesday, ihe day preceding,h he hau
ebinned three refrigerators and eN-
,ected to have two more loaded on the
dov Of our visit. Mr. Allen has these
,nelnns sorted and packed according 10
grade.the melons Of a certain size beng
hacked in crates holding exactly
+ventv-four. and marked MARY
Gems while the Others are packed III
LARGER crates and are marked "Colorado
Gemsu; thus paying tribute TO ms
own Statel and yielding the second
,Iace for excellence to tie next best
melon growing State in the Union
fifteen acre field of cucumbeis
Iooked splendid, and they had eNide"ty
made a fine return for the liberal treat
mept they had received, as those 'heh
an the vines were large and lusty look
ing.
Fifty acres had been planted to carry
tomatoes. but the season for them had
a,,,sod and tie reeulis had teen very
sotisfacto,v.so Mr.. Allen had informed
~ like the melons, all the tomatoes
we're sent to the Boston market; where
he sends nearly all of his products.
Peaches have never been large
factor in the business of the farm bu'
about five years ago Mr.. Allen planted
seedling peach he found growing on
me place, and from two hundred lrse'
set twentv-four feet apart he Will TINS
,,aar send to market about one thous
and baskets Of beautiful peaches. IheH
ras.nhle the Thurber variety very
much and many peach growers pres
ent nrououuced them that variety
They are packed in siX-hasket carriers
\ and 90 with the melons to Boston
where prices are very satisfactory L
the owner.
lvotermeons are another of his crops
but they were not ready to go to marhG
at the time of our visit.
Probably Mr.. Aliens method 0
growing ngstrawberies, ,Onionsand Ie''uc
aII in one field and in the same rows
was a revelation to most of his visitors
He has seventy acres planted to stra
harries and in the same row he Spol
in early in the spring one or TWO ONION
= between each strawberry plant, an
has grown this season in TINS hialhe
more than two thousand bushels {
a,a onions The same plan is operate
rhen lettuce is set. THIS season II
sent TO market many hundreds OF oa
rels of lettuce, which was grown IN I'll
came manner between the straWberr
plants. ..... Eco,
On this large farm it rec lures Itoi
fhv to one hundred and fifty Wori
men lust according to the season
the vear,and Mr.. Allen findsno serio'
trouble to get all of the help he require
at eight cents per hour. a large pa
y of his help comes from the pepole WI
follow oystering in the fall and wlnte
and who are out Of work during u
latter part offspring and in the SUNNI
months. At the time of our visit II