The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-02
THE FAVORED SECTION.
Sketches from the Famous Eastern
Shore Of Maryland.
To the Editor of The Republican.

write them giving them my impressions
Of this country, its climate, resources,
etc.
1t would be quite task to write so
many personal letters, and as most of
them are readers Of your paper, and as
this sketch might be of interest to
many Of your readers, will you kindly
give space for its publication.
One coming to this point could take
train No. at Oakland, and arrive at
Camden station, Baltimore, in time to
catch the steamer for this place the
same evening. The steamer Cambridge
leaves pier No at the foot of Licking
/ ton street every evening at4:15. crosses
the bay.to Claiborne where you trans
fer to the 3. c. 6 A. K. R.. reaching
/ Salisbury about go p. m. The cheaper
way is to take the steamer Virginia at
pier No. , which carries you down the
( bay, crosses over the upper end of Tan
gier Sound and thence up the Wicomico
River land you at Salisbury next day
about nine O'Clock a. m.
Salisbury is a very busy town. It's a
central point for large portion of the
Peninsula. 1t contains Gncluding su-
burbs) population Of about 5000 in
habitants. Several wholesale and
retail stores, about sixty in all. Also
several manufacturing plants of various
kinds giving employment to all who
want work. This is pre-eminently a
town of homes. Splendid houses and
large shady lawns abound and the gen
eral air of thrift and comfort convinces
one that so good town must have a
fine surrounding country to feed it.
I In the few weeks have been here
has called me to many parts of the Pen
insula and wishing to gain as much
knowledge as possible, have talked with
many farmers and truckers. in the
main. people who have no hand to sell,
and ho ak to grind There are diff
/ fercnt qualities Of soil The low lands
are principally clay and are fine for
/ general farming The higherlands are
very sandy and are especially fine for
trucking. One prominent farmer has
had experience on both kinds of soil
/ says he can make two to three dollars
on sandy to one on clay.
Many of the larger farms are being
sub-diyided, especially in the trucking
districts. 1t does not require large
( acreage to make living could give
many examples but space forbids.
! will, however, give my readers an
idea Of what can be done on a small
farm. Going down the Wicomico river
the other day landed at White Haven
/ (about 20 miles down and went across
the country to Nanticoke on the Nanti-
coke river. This point of land is about
eight miles wide and only few feet
above tide water This is an ideal
/ small farm section. One can see TWEEN
ty-five to thirty houses from any point
point Of view | stayed ever night
( there with man owning 10 acres Of
land, He told me his corn would make
/ b bushels, shelled, per acre That he
had $50 bushels of tomatoes on two acres
and fruit and other crops in proportion
He has a splendid residence well fur
nlshed and splendid out buildings. Does
little fishing and lives in ease and com
fort Some people from the mountains
have looked at this land and called it
too low. There can't be much wrong
with land producing such crops and only
a few acres need be cultivated to have
good living. One farmer near Sails
bury has Is acres of land for which he
paid 81 800. This year his crop brought
81, 500: Melons, $500; sweet potatoes.
81, 200; berries, $500
Now one examples of farming or
trucking on large scale Mr.. w. H.
Allen, who owns large farm one mile
south west of Salisbury. and is known
all over the United States as a grower
of strawberry plants true to name, "
IN recent interview gave me the fol-
lowing facts and figures. He owns
and cultivates 600 acres of land. His
principal business has been growing
plants for the market. This pastl sea-
son, however, he grew and marketed
100, 900 quarts of Strawberries, Al 900
half-barrel baskets Of cucumbers, |, 700
siX-gallon crates of peaches. IS car
loads of cantaloups; "a car loads of
water melons; 500 barrels of sweet DO
tatoes, etc. The total value of farm
products for the season was $50, 900 of
which $500 was net gain. This year
(l90S) his paintings will be still heavier.
Mr.. Allen told me when he began here
II years ago he was not worth a dollar.
Summing up, do not see any differ
ence in the soil Of these highly cultivat-
ed farms and the lands that are still be-
ing sold at comparatively low prices ex-
cept as they have been cultivated and
cared for.
There is but little natural grass here.
but there need be no lack of the best
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