Middletown transcript., 1912-02-17
PROFESSIONAL FARMING
What Two Young Men Have Done
in Six Years

As an object lesson as to what can be
done by ambitious and energetic boys
who have learned the profession OF farm
ing well, the experience of the two sons ol
Joshua Raughley, a well known and veal
thy farmer of this section, may we'll be
cited. Six years ago these two young men
wanted TO start for themselves and quit
the old home of their father, but he OBJ
iected to their going and refused to assist
the boys financially in their plans; but
they found friend in their uncle, who
encouraged them not only in his endorse
ment financially, but by practical advice
and encouragement. Their fathers farm
is fine one and would bring $l2,00 on
Il market today, go the boys had to be-
gin with an experience on a farm which
had been managed successfully, and IN
der their own efferts as directed by their
father. They found tract of land located
between Harrington and FELTON,, east Of
the Delaware Railroad, which they got
six years ago for 81, $50 on credit by the
aid of their uncle, and with their small
savings of cash they started to prepare it
into two farms and make it earn the
money which finally paid off the mort
gage. The first winter they devoted to
cutting some valuable timber and placing
that on the market, and then the work Of
the year at farming began. They hustled
we'll; they applied their good common
sense at truck farming, and set out small
fruit trees and at the end Of that year
they had sold ST 800 from the farms, and
had their own living as we'll with the in
crease of the stock as capital. The second
year they went into growing sweet pota-
toes extensively, and fortune was again
with them, so atthe end of that year they
had sold $4, 200 from the two farms. The
third year they had paid off their mort
gage, improved their lands and built some
new outbuildlngs on each place, and we're
recognized as the hustling successful truck
farmers of.loWer Kent county. which has
continued ever since. During the season
of 1911 just past, these two young men
sold from tnis tract of land, for hicb
they had paid only $2,75 six years ago,
produce which brought the sum of So, 900
in cash, and they have had their own
living and that of their families from the
farms at the same time. They have also
the increase in the horses and cattle, the
poultry and the eggs,as a reserve capital.
They can get at any day they might so de-
sire $40, 900 or $l2,O 900 for their farms for
which they paid s., 75O only six years ago.
Now, can any man in business in the
towns of Delaware with no more capital
invested than have these two young men,
make showing OF success even the equal
of thie? 1t must be remembered always,
that farming is profession which has to
be studied well and as carefully carried
on as any mercantile business, or success
will not follow. A wise study of eondi-
tions, a good sense of management of the
lands and capable mind qualified and
fitted to sell the products after they are
produced, are necessary for a successful
farmer. What the Raughley boys have
done in truck farming near Harrington
can be accomplished by any practical
young farmer, and it is what has been
done by the Hudsons and Robbins boys
and many others near Milford, Delaware.
Harrington Correspondence, Milford
Chronicle.