Milford chronicle., 1910-04-01

stitutes conducted, which the agri
cultural department will continue
as in past years. The department
and the State College and Expert
ment Station take a lively interest
in all matters of farmers education
and encourage the establishment OF
modern methods Of agriculture
throughout the State. Education
ally the State is also well supplied
with good schools, 50 that no boy
! or girl need lack for the opportunity
to gain a good, liberal education.
Though Delaware is adapted to
diversified farming, animal hus-
bandry, dairying, the production
Of grain and fruit, many farmers
make specialties of certain OF their
I crops and do not touch Others at
all In Sussex County the straw
berry industry has attained mar
velous proportions 1t has the rep
utation Of being the largest straw
berry shipping point in the world
During the busy season the berries
leave one station literally BY the
trainload. For several DAYS last
season the average from one point
was more than so cars a day.
Smyrna IS the center OF the grape
growing industry Of the State. Not
only are fine crops produced but
considerable money is made by the
growers. Kent county is also the
center of the apple growing indus
try, and summer and early fall
markets with some of the choicest
apples to be found at that sea
son. First varieties begin to
II ach the market in June, and for
sel eral weeks meet no competition
of consequence, so that early apples
are extremely profitable Late APP
pies are also being grown in inorea-
sing quantities Owing to the long
season the apple crop is a regular
one where trees are properly mana
geG the trees have no off years.
This industry, however, may be
said to be still in It's infancy, be-
,ause the recognized opinion has
been until very recently that the I
Innate was too warm for CONNER +
,ial apples, and that the growers ,
.ould not compete with New York {
nd New England growers. This,
However, has been proved a mis-
axe, and the area devoted to APP 5
lies has been increased annually. I
On the light soils, the peach has +
en- for MANY years one of the y
lost important crops. Situated as /
is, Delaware still occupies a very
Important place in the peach mar
ct, because it fills in the gap be c
yeen the southern peach ship c
tents and those from New Jersey =
nd the Great Lake sections. OF 4
cent years some other crops have C
zen found more certain and profit D
DE, and grower, have been devo- =
lg less attention to the peach +
an formerly With proper atten- +,
IN, however the peach is still q
und 10 be profitable and consider l.
lie areas are set out each year to N
place the orchards tina. have pass o.
their proftabieness r
Besides the enormous quantities n
fruits and vegetables shipped out x,
Delaware i'm the fresh state, i'm s.
-nse quantities of botn are put p.
BY the canning factories i'm n
cd the canning business is one vi
the leading industries of the W,
ate Many Of the towns have
inning factories of greater or less
oacitv and from the time that Air
awberries come in until pears BE,
We passed the industry employs 30.
ndreds OF people in putting up r.;
,usands OF tons of crops to supply Can
city markets Strawberries, Car
IS, dewberries, peaches, corn, IN IN,
latoes, pumpkins, squashes and Eal
- al "a A4DAt5 tAN AGdA4uS ClOIjS IRA
t are put up in cans. These are Han
served by the trainload. In Hui
ny OF the towns are busy crate i + az
box and ice manufactures in Lin
everything that goes to supply Lin
the needs of the great CONNER Ma Ma
fruit and vegetable industry. H ,IiI
IS a result of all this, all lines Of Mas
mess throughout the State are Nor
Gifted. In many Of the towns seal
thriving banks and excellent S S,,o
es in fact, the State is Just the Sout
OF place that a progressive and Stoc
ressive farmer would choose in Irin
Oh to settle and make his home. W. Isl
labor problem is probably less
BUS in Delaware than in many
he other States. This is partly +.
to the long season, which S Sotl
s employment for several Dam IN
this more in the year than 9th Deal
sections. Last year growers Exn