Milford chronicle., 1910-04-01
FARM OPPORTUNITIES
IN STATE OF DELAWARE

hours shipments can be made from
even the farthest part of the State
20 this radius. In this area there
are more than 10000 900 people
or One-third the population OF
North America, and these people
can enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables
from Delaware orchards and fields
the morning after they are picked
II not earlier
In general the land is level there
are no hills worth speaking about
IN the agricultural part of the State,
and no rocky fields so common to
New England, Pennsylvania and
New York one can 60 for miles
without seeing a stone in a field
eJn this account, many of the farm
ers in the States mentioned have
recognized the superior advantage
Delaware has to offer and have
brought with them improved meth
DDS. Thus they have added TO the
already large census Of good farm
srs. The soil varies from a light
alluvial sand to a heavy clay Tits
practically all easily titled, because
Of its character and its nearly level
position. The sandy lands, though
not naturally retentive of moisture
and fertilizer, are easily made so by
the use Of leguminous green ma
uures, which grow in great luxu-
rance. Cowpeas and crimson
clover are especially valuable and
easily grown with inexpensive min
eral fertilizers applied in moderate
amounts. When turned under they
furnish plenty of humus and nitro
genous plant food, to insure album
daut crops of such vegetables as
sweet and Irish potatoes, tomatoes. /
cabbage, melons and corn, all Of
which are highly profitable and are
grown in immense quantities. /
These lands are easily worked at
any time when not frozen. They
~ arm very quickly IN he spring
AID are especially valuable for mar
ket gardening. They are also well
adapted for the famous Delaware
peaches, and strawberries grow in
great abundance all through the
peninsula.
The kindly soil is greatly favored
also by the long, warm, moist sea
son, Which IS also aided by we'll J
distributed rainfall, averaging 40 I
inches a year. In this climate such +
cops as crimson clover. spinach. a
cabbage, kaie and other hardy r
plants will grow almost all winter, 8
SO that the ground may be utilized a
for several months longer than land L
on equal latitude farther from the Il
sea. This feature IS of special value Il
10 the market gardener who can +.
.a Ike advantage oft and secure two. a
three. or even four crops in a single +,
season. Wheat barley, oats and e.
rye are all grown to q greater or
less extent, but as the land can be :
1s@d more proitahly for vegetables !.
'-d fruits, These crops are less pop i,
liar than formerly -
Though da.ryne. sheep. swine d,
md cattle raising and horse breed 81
ug are less practiced than in other s.
this IS only because crops "a
re considered more profitable than Ga
took. There Is no reason, however. ST
Why these branches of agriculture hs
lould not be undertaken on a lar br
.e- scale than they are at present. tn
hey would almost all beproftable tn
aough at least to supply local de pc
lands and in some cases be profit tot
bic also for supplying needs out. PEI
lie Of the State. til,
Poultry raising is less popular pr,
IAN II should be tor the same .ea- ma
Jn. Much Of the land is admira- an
" adapted 10 egg, broiler and fac
FASTER farming, and where streams all
-e located waterfowl would be cia
1ceedingly profitable, because the
-eeding stock could feed them bu.
Ives for almost the entire year, be,
Ia much Of the food for the other are
Wis could be secured from the sto
alter and the pastures. Along the kin
-Ores Of the bays there are many ag,
cations as admirable for goose VIII
I'd duck raising as the famous TIL
les of Long Island This branch ser
farming is practically undevel- of
ed in Delaware. due
Large acreages are devoted an civ
ally to corn, more especially mo
-eet corn, which is raised to sup er
2 the demands Of city markets. trie
ider the influence of the Della the
re Corn Association, great in opii
est has been aroused in the far
owing Of improved strains of hell
n. The coming autumn will see only
u greater inducements to corn Ital
'wers TO improve strains and in trou