Newark post., 1912-07-17
A WESTERN VIEW

IL d business man knew OF q
ready-made market that would
absorb all the goods that a fac
tory could turn out at prices that
would yield from thirty to a hun
dred per cent. profit on the an
nual turnover. and that these
goods always have been and al
ways will be in steady demand,
he would put his money into such
an investment without mo-
ment S hesitation. If his plant
would never become out-of-date
but would actually increase in
value with constant use he would
think he had found gold mine.
If he could make himself believe
such thing possible.
"A small truck farm within a
few hours travel of any large
eastern city is such gold mine in
the hands of any intelligent and
industrious man, and it is within
the reach OF poor man. In the
State Of Delaware. for instance.
are thousands Of acres of splendid
land well suited for fruit farming
and market gardening. These
farms are within striking dis
tance OF New York, Philadelphia.
Baltimore, Washington and other
cities with combined population
OF about ten million people who
now have to draw their supplies
of alleged fresh fruits and vege-
tables from distant points such as
Florida, Texas, California. Ore
gOn, Bermuda and the West In
dies, yet fresh stuff. grown near
at hand, always commands pre-
MUM. Delaware peaches are ia
nous, and that State has already
established such high reputa-
tion through the work of those
who have gone into the business
that all its fruits and vegetables
are sure of a ready sale. The adj
rertising has been done and the
markets have been established.
but the output of the State does
not meet one-tenth of the direct
call for grown in Delaware"
stuff that now exists.
Delaware is used as an exam
pie because the fame of it's pro-
duets is so well established and
its people so sadly neglect their
opportunities. but the same is
true of nearly all the other east
ern States. The call in New York
is for Rhode Island turkeys. Phil
adelphia capons and squads and
Long Island ducks. just as it is
for Delaware peaches and grapes.
But Delaware has this advantage
land is cheap. The city dweller
with little capital and desire for
healthy outdoor life can establish
himself on twenty-acre fruit
farm in that State for what it
would cost to move his family and
household furniture to Oregon or
the Canadian Northwest.
Intensive cultivation is what
pays. Twenty acres is all the av-
erage market gardener needs to
give his energies full scope. and
a good living can be made on half
that acreage. 1t is quality and
freshness that count in big city
markets, such rs New York. Phil |
adelphia and Baltimore. A sin
gle hotel will take all that several
such farms can produce and will
pav more than the regular mar
ket price in order to get fresh
stuff every day. This class of
trade is well established. and !
MANY Of the best hotels and res
tanrants advertise that they re-
ceive supplies daily from their
own farms. OF course. few if any
of them own farms. but they have
farms under contract in the way !
described.
It does not cost much to start |
and there is always a future in
the business. After such far
mer has accumulated little
money. he can branch out into the
dollhouse business and can raise
fancy fowls. all on his original
twenty acres. so that he will be
busy and have money coming in
every month of the wear.