The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-19
ROADS MODEL FARM,
Pennsylvania LRls 10 C[Eudst
One at Bacon, De-.
AN EXPERT PUT IN CHARGE

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es1 there farm u ffry acres and VIII
eozlrct Il a. an eIperiuenral srztiCl
fsr the teneGr q TIE farmers u the
1Iaryszns.- Iela rare- virginia peninsula
Il i believed thar by exploiting the
aIrantages Of that secriol there wiz
Be- MARKED Increase n the number
g fhose who desire 10 pursue the work
u farming
In the FAN of 1893 James sfecrea.
president ~ the PenEsy ylvania, raatle
fhree days rip over the raiLrpad anes
% the peninsula He saw THOUSANDS
u acres il one q the richest aSraui-
turzI districts fl the word idle with
ad5ofnfnS farss s0urssLing ard their
pruduets fn great demand n I'll u the
large saarkets q the middle and e4st-
era states.
Success On Lons Island Road
Knowing the success attaine5 ~ the
Loag Island railroad with its TWO e
DerimentaI farms. which have been il
operation about four years. Mr- Ne
Crea suggested that a committee look
into tue matter cf establishing an ex-
perimeufal farm on the peninsula,
where the rallr0ad could show the
agricultural possibilities of tue land
The committees report was favorable.
ard the railroad bought the farm At
Bacon
According to the last census. there
are a.gI6-s0O acres Of land on the per-
insula. Of which 2O5s2 30 acres are
under cultivation. There are SIS
farms on the peninsula. and it has
total population Of about 10000. To
i induce more farmers to cultivate the
fe5s50I acres 0f lille land is ore u
the reasons for which the Pennsyl-
vanIa railroad IS to undertake the oI-
Grafton Of the experimental farm The
cooperation Of tie farmers is already
assured. and the state agricultural col
+ Ieges. agricultural boards and boTticul-
turaI societies are enthusiastic sup
p0rters Of the project
Il Is arg,Ied thar points on the PENN
z,ia 100 miles youth X Wilmington
+. are. in point n transportation facili-
ties rs close 10 the markets. of Balti-
more. Philadelphia. Wilmington and
New YORK az the Long Island farms
are to New YORK. city. The railroad
officials say 1t IS possible for the farm
ers ia get their products into the large
markets in excellent condition. De
Iiveries are made in one day In central
Maryland and Pennsylvania
Fsrnners' immense Market
An immense market IS enjoyed BY
farmers OF Maryland and Delaware. Il
includes practically all Of the country
east Of the Mississippi river. made pos
sible by preference freieut tFaAn
service that has created wide de-
mand for fruits ard vegetables grown
on the Delaware -MaryIand-V Virginia
peninsula. This demand is greater now
than can be met. and the railroad is
taking steps to aid 10 increasing the
number Of farmers to supply It.
To develop it's experiment station
the railroad has appointed as supefin-
tendent H. s. Lippincott. graduate
Of the Agricultural college at Cornell
university. He has done practical
farming at his home in Burlington
county. y. J., and in North Carolina
Superintendent Lippincott has taken
an interest for years in experimental
work. and he intends to visit the
oranges and farmers institutes on the
peninsula. that be may become person
ally acquainted with the farmers from
wilmington to Cape Charles. He will
be prepared TO make addresses. visit
fairs and make exhibits Of some Of the
products raised on the farm and thus
demonstrate the interest which the