Milford chronicle., 1905-11-10
Don't Want Them To Expect Too Much

Mr.. EDITOR MANY Delaware farms have
changed owners within a few months. One
Of them i've times; due partly to speculation;
partly TO disappointment.
Sometimes the land brokers get more fun
out Of these transactions than the disap-
pointed ones do. am unable to speak from
experience, as to the honesty Of land brokers.
1t isn't necessary they should be rOgues,
more than.the average business man. If
is, another may not be. But they are human;
and no doubt possessed by their own share Of
natural or unnatural selfishness.
But some purchasers do not seem to think
so. and "gO It blind" as to using their better
Judgment, And 1t seems that some persens
who wouldn't think OF buying any other "pig
bv the poke" buy farms by the poke's
shadow, as it were.
Ours is the first Stale ofthe Union. Our
governor ranks before that OF all other States
Oursis the "Diamond state;" small but pre-
eious. Il is one Of the garden spots Of the
earth,
Under proper conditions, that fruit or veg
etable grown here, is near enough to perfec-
tion for all purposes. And no where need
cultivation be done with less labor,
We can grow prize apples without rolling
down hill. we make misstep while har-
vestinR them. We haven't mountain; and
In lower Kent and throughout Sussex county
the rising ground called hills, bring smile to
the Northerner's face If he hears the calling.
Some Of our fields are almost level enough
for dining tables Looking out over some
unbroken landscapes, it seems easy enough
to 90 from ''here to yonder." but try it)
Waterways, railroads and our come-at-abil-
ity regarding millions of.months, ,makesmar-
keting on par with, If not above, any other
section.
with our-for the most part-"klnd," or
grateful land" and our diversified soil and
long growing seasons; the lack of extremes
as to climate, we can grow everything here
man needs to grow from peaches to babies.
But we must put the thimbleful of brains
into every corn and potato hill, or our pOta-
toes will be squinteye and our corn ears
deaf to good market rates.
If our Inhabitants aren't healthy it isn't
the "Bue Hens" fault. She is resting be-
tween bays. and her feathers are long and
downy. Her chicks may eat and grow, If
they'll scratch like a Leghorn pullet for the
grub" thew Wat.
No .aeIOns, peaches, sweet potatoes nuts,
ash, oysters and other eatables too numerous
to mention, need excel ours.
No church steeples need be higher; no
school benches lower, than those we may
have here. No luxury or squalor need ex-
ceed Delaware's possibilities.
Our Inhabitants are as good as others, no
better; and we don't feel like having new
citizens or yeoman, come here and sit on
barb wire fence, and run away into other
states and say we didn't offer them any
chairs.
We are friendly, hospitable Wen shake
hands with them and say, "walk right in and
make yourselves to home" land maybe
wen sell EN- a spawned mare aud breechy
COW; we can't promise as to all we may do
for them.)
We don't want the Blue Hens neck wrung
nor her feathers pulled out by any homesick
man or woman. We are truly sorry for any
one who comes among us, olly for loss and
painful disappointments. And hope they
can see their own mistakes as well as ours
What man would expect to be captain Of a
man -of-war without training7 To run a bak-
cry before he learned to make loaf OF bread?
To teach school when he could neither read
nor writer To run an engine before he knew
furnace nom boiler9 No man!
And yet Mr.. Esitor,a man viii throw down
his pen, yard stick, or other tools, buy a farm,
and expect to make living farming or rails
ing poultry; when they can neither hoe po-
tatoes or feed chickens properly.
For such a person, there isn't one farm in
Delaware to ft his need. Not one Unless
he is able 70 use It first Of all as training
school. He must have strength to rise after
every fall; to bear every bruise patieRtlyi or
he will be sick; hOmesick and heartsick.
Either disease may prove fatal.
Yours for justics and sympathy,
DELAwAREAN.
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