Milford chronicle., 1911-10-20

orchard was renovated by carefu
spraying and trimming, and is no'
in a hourishing condition. 1t wa
not allowed to bear this year, bu
next year. according to present indi
cations, the first crop taken from i
in long time will be harvested.
st must be remembered that tn
primary object of the demonstration
farm has not been to make money
AS its name implies, its aim is t
demonstrate what can be raised sue
cessfully on the peninsula Natur
ally it would not be economical fol
a farmer to raise thirty-six varieties
of vegetables, to say nothing of fruits
and berries, on thirty-four acres, as
is being done at this station.
let some remarkable profits were
taken from the farm in the first year,
in spite of this and of the fact that
it had been weakened by poor hand
ling for over five years, and that it
had lost its fertility long before.
With small application of stable
manure and 500 pounds of lime,
corn was raised at the rate of forty
seven bushels an acre. This is not
much when we know that a neigh
boring farm yielded 1875 bushels to
the acre, but the latter only shows
what the former can be made to bear.
Lima beans yielded a net profit
at the rate of S147.61 to the acre,
cucumbers $1,000, watermelons
$500, muskmelons $4,000, rad
ishes, $42.70, leeks s41.OO, onions
S4O.37 and sweet potatoes $40. so
per acre. Nearly everything planted
added something to the farms in
come, but the best money makers
were those mentioned. There were
perhaps dozen more which brought
over thirty dollars to the acre in the
first year, and this means the re-
turns will probably be doubled.
"All last winter the farm was COW
cred with crimson clover, rye and
hary-vetch. Manure in small guam
titles was applied to about twelve
acres. Up to July /, 1911, three
crops had already been harvested
rom some acres-radishes, cucum-
Ders and lettuce. Besides these, crops
If leeks, onions, tomatoes, raspber- !
les, Strawberries, asparagus, beets,
yaX-beans, rhubarb and white pota-
oes We're sold at good prices.
"Coming along with excellent |
promise were sugar corn, late to-
natoes. lima beans, carrots, onions, |
antaloupes, okra, squash, pump
.ins, watermelons, peanuts, kohlrabi,
'wisschard, cabbage, (several varie-
ies), rutabaga, celery, broccoli, Brus-
els-sprouts, cauliflower and tobacco. ,
1.-TWO acres were left in cover and
atch crops.
Eat present there are thirty-four
cres under cultivation. Practically
IN acres remain to be reclaimed.
'hese at first presentad an appear
nee not unlike a canebrake, except
nat the thicket was. interspersed
18th a few large trees and many
jumps The whole was swampy
nd, at times almost covered with
ater The work of putting this
Ito shape has been going on slowly,
I'd it will probably be ploughed in Z
e late fall. A ditch which ran B
ong one end of this land has been ,
.epened to draw off the water. The !
laller growth has succumbed to <
e billhook, stumps have been =
lsted out, and while much still re-
aims to be done, it is already evil ?
mt that this will soon be paying p
cd interest on the investment of \
ne and labor put onto it. d
"A farmhouse, in much need of
)air, and several dilapidated out
ildings were on the place when it !"
S purchased. The former has been =
EN- the attention it needed and is n
" occupied by the farmer and his x
nily. A neat bungalow was put x
for the office and headquarters Of -
agricultural expert. Modern =
ms with cement floors took the g
ce Of the old, and an up-to-date -
sty was installed.
Some of the natives were much
used at the new style pigsty. The
ury of cement floors and cleanli- -
S for pigs seemed superAuous to
m they suggested that cigars ~
palm-leaf fans should be added "
be equipment.
A small hothOuse is being Oper- IN
| with success. There are oppor- ''A
tiles on the peninsula for hot u.
Sc men which have so far been M
ely neglected. Instead of paying 80
4 prices for land farther north
nearer cities, those interested in AN'
ivation under glass would do
TO turn to the peninsula. The
ton is ideal for this class Of gar O
ng. The sun is so warm in win 4.
hat good crops can be grown by