Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-08-04
CFrom the Snow HIN People.)


bigger paying crop than wheat.
An object lesson might be taken
from the Eastern Shore Of Virginia,
which differs very slightly in soil and
climatic conditions from ours, in
Worcester.
Farm land in that section is "out of
sight in price and IL is almost inn
possible to buy it, Several years ago
land could be bought at $50 per ac'e
which today could not be purchased
az 5000 per acre. The raising of trucks
and early vegetables for the northern
markets is responsible for the great
1 increase in the price Of this land. AL
most every farmer in Virginia Iides
( in his own automobile and has a new
house OF a new big barn.
The principal crops are white pota-
toes, sweet potatoes and quite recent
! ". cabbage, onions, peas, lettuce, sweet
/ corn etc. White potatoes started on
this wear at SO per barrel and the bulk
of the crop sold as high as $3.50 a
barrel. representing a big profit TO
the growers. Many Virginia farmers
made as much as $4,000 on early po-
| tatoes alone.
onions are attracting the attention
I II many Of the more progressive
truckers who average around $500 per
acre net profit. II is reported that
( one man cleared $4,000 from eight
acres Of onions this year
From reliable sources we learn that
the Eastern Shore OF Virginia VIII
roap a harvest OF not less than So
100000 from her crop Of early and
I late vegetables. II Is said that one
bank increased its deposits more than
one-half million within two days from
returns on produce shipped to North
! ern markets.
So much for the Eastern Shore Of
| virginia.
II is estimated that one and half
million dollar strawberry crop was
realized In Sussex County. Delaware
ana Wicomico and Somerset Coun-
ties. Maryland. From the insignia
cant strawberry this ls quite a sum
Of money-especiall when the dry
Gather cut the crop by at least one
third. The price for a 80 quart crate
ranged between 81 and &c.
Marion, Somerset County, shipped
&C cars of strawberries I'm one day
and has shipped as high as 66 cars in
favorable seasons BridgeWlle, De-
laware. shipped $50 cars which aver
aged $500 per car. Selhyville, an
ether important strawberry point has
made it's growth on strawberry
foundation and which is proving
rather stable these later years.
Worcester County has not taken a
very important place IN strawberry
culture. except in the Dorthern part
That section north Of the p. c. g. A
railroad produces a large quantity oi
Strawberries and compares favorably
with any strawberry section Of Other
+ counties.
The real possibilities Of strawberry
culture are just beginning to b'
realized and we predict rapid stride
In the cultivation of this money
maker within the next FIVE years.
Berlin is forging TO the front as I
! shipping point for strawberries ant
this year had. IN addition to foreign
: buyers. a home market. The Berlii
: Canning Co of which Mr.. G. c. Mum
ford IS at the head put into operation
{ a factory for conserving the straw
berries and bought berries IN ope
market i'm competition with buyers 70
the northern markets He. himsel
paid out around $4,000 for berriel
4 and labor during the past season.
He is seriously considering the
establishment Of such a plant al
Snow Hill and II he receives the pro
per assurance from the townspeopl'
as to labor and from thc farmers as
20 interest In the crop he VIII operat,
here next Spring, buying what berries
in competition with northern mar
kots-are grown from the plants al
ready set out and shipping the re
naming quantity needed from othei
points. merely for the sake of getting
started
OF course there are several con
tingencies dependent upon the sue
cess Of this proposition but with tn
proper manifestation OF interest OF
the part Of growers and prospective
growers, we feel sure that Mr.. Mum
ford would gladly welcome this op