Milford chronicle., 1913-08-29
FARMS THAT ARE
OBJECT LESSONS
BY ]. Milton Davidson, in sunday Star

The State of Delaware has a number of
farms to show 10 the young man and
Young couple. American or foreign.
about to seek home and fortune and a
living that is a reasonable certainty
One of these farms is that of John W.
Killen, near FELTON,. This farm might
not impress a poor man or couple with
limited means starting out for a determ-
ined and successful career, because it has
been worked up to such high state Of
perfection and has become really such an
experimental farm for scientific men that
the average poor man or fellow of small
means might decline to be interested on
the grounds that he could never attain
that perfection
John Killen farm however, should be
shown to every homeseeker coming down
the State because II shows that Delaware
can grow anything from fig 10 pig and
any vegetable from pea TO a peanut
In fact the hg tree is one Of the big at
fractions Of the place, while the peanut
rows are as luxuriant as anywhere IN the |
double iointed sections of Virginia. The |
grape yinyard begins nearby and a pho |
tographer visiting the place can catch /
Mr.. Killen picture, in all truth.
Beneath his own vine and hg tree.
-Four acres of this farm are devoted to
experimental purposes, both for leading
colleges and some German and American
fertilizer firms.
But nothing Of the old line of farming
is neglected, while everything else under
the sun is being produced. Corn, for
instance is a hobby with this farmer and
he has found a way 10 beat the whole
peninsula on corn by following an alfal-
ia stand with tested corn. This has given
him the greatest corn field in Delaware.
one that may produce, if good luck con-
unues with the corn as now, loo bushels
to the acre
Mr.. Killen's, however is large farm
and this may not serve to attract the
Young man of today to the farm
But here IS what he grows on his home
farm and anladjoining tract, a place that
scarcely anyone can visit without being
overwhelmed with attractions, the educa-
ton, the daily interest in farm life
Sweet potatoes, IS acres.
Apples, so acres -Staymen. Rome. e.
York, Jonothan, Eameuse, Grimes, Vel y
low Transparent, Gravenstein. u
Peaches, 40 acres -Elbertas, Bellies, "
Carman n
Grapes, 2 acres Niagara. Concord
Cantaloupes. s acres Golden Nut
White potatoes, acres u
Pears, l0acres- Keitier, Bartlett, Ouch "a
ess,
Alfalfa, 10 acres. (NIr. Killen has az
worked wonders with alalfa) "a
Corn, SO acres. 10
Tomatoes, 40 acres. m
Wheat, 10 acres. Ia
Clover, 10 acres.
Experimental tract, acres. On this We
IS grown anything that can live in Della tl'
ware from turnips to textiles. as
AN IDEAL SMALL FARM. W
The ideal farm, the other of the two an
hat can be pointed out TO the prospec- no
i've farmer or homeseeker, is the small col
arm OF 4S acres near FELTON,, belonging ur,
o George {. Herring, Mr.. Herring owns ple
ther farm lands, but lives on and works
his small farm. He is an unpreten
ious man, works in the field with his
nen, and prefers to do business on the
ess ambitions scale, though lie is an ed {
cated man, like Mr.. Killen.
Mr.. Herring has no great orchards or
laborate buildings, but he is comforta-
le and he has things" ~
II would certainly occur to the bust -
ess man that any ambitions Young man,
18th a willingness to learn, a strong In !
ack and a determination TO stick to the
roposition until he had mastered il.
luld attain the place which Mr. Herring Il
as made for himself, in the same nm Cir,
retentious way. On the Herring place helC
4S acres, here are the crops and through the
le perfect lrankness of Mr.. Herring and inst
is Willingness to help somebody else. =
ERE IS also what he gets for his crops l..
Strawberries, 4 acres Success. Mascot. Wa
irson's Beauty, Chipmans Seedlings. Ora
r. Herring realized $500 Mill
Sweet potatoes-8 acres Golden Skins. San
Stems. In 1911, (and 1913 will do Her
a h better) seven acres of sweet pota- Har
es brought in 81 900. Milt
Tomatoes, acres. There is an ever Wat
e of seven to eight tons to the acre ON ray,
ese vines, and by selling to the high 5. /
bidder the season through Mr. Her Har
3 averages 5000 per ton II cents the Graz
sket). Total from tomatoes, S49O to vile
So p.
Corn, 10 acres. This is grown for feed Trus
horses, cows and chickens. thre
-antaloupes, acres. This is the big Re
wing crop, chiefly Melted Rock. over whic
crates have been shipped. and 200 Thor
yet TO 90. He realizes from 81 Is to for {
% per carrier, probably $500. year
,hickens, 800 White Leghorn LAYING Ne
IS. The profits of these are consider tn
c, and go to the wife and daughter. sente
keeping with an old Peninsula Gus dress
I, giving the women their own pock- Gr;
Ooks and bank accounts noun,
pples, pears, peaches and other trees La
planted and cultivated around the NJ. j.
Sc grounds, giving enough for table Apr
and preserving. A truck patch or A. F..
Sc garden is also maintained for the son.
e purpose, providing good meals all Del
year round. Wilm
'hite potatoes, ,Keiffer pears and green's Put
also grown for sale. Crane
hus from forty-eight acres of land lander
over central Delaware, not situated F. Du
he rich or highly valuable farm sec Dist
, one man, by employing two farm ingtor
Is during the very busy season at Charl'
wages, can clear more from his Hazza
than a man can make in salary in q. IL.
bank, store, car service, and even son, n
ring among the skilled labor in the w. b.
plants. Beside all Creek
his provisions are obtained from the j. Han
nd, by little extra daily toll: he
on the finest fruits and vegetables, is III
as milk and eggs without the neces-
of testing either to see whether or
hey are spoiled, and he has no boss.
the movement TO get 50, 900 more In I
FRS into this peninsula. it might Firesid