Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-12
HOrficuIfuriSfs of Peninsula
Are Urged TO Extend Crops

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and most important of all, marketing |
the crop, make orcharding both a
scientific and a business enterprise,
vastly more interesting and certainly
more profitable than the old system
of agriculture, which consisted prin-
cipally of sowing and reaping. Hence
it is we find men of large affairs en-
joying the business of orcharding. and
looking forward TO making that busi-
ness their principal work. All up and
down this Peninsula, we find business
men engaging in Orcharding for pro-
fit, for future happiness and satisfac-
lion, or for the purpose of giving the
family of growing boys a chance to
learn self reliance by doing things
that are worth while. or for a future
home. without the narrowing cares of
the city.
"The popular call. Back to the Soil. ("
applies more particularly to orcharding
and the mixed farming necessary and in-
cidcntal TO Orcharding Don't let las
overlook the dairying, the pigs and
chickens, the small fruits, vegetables
and gardens. Don't advise the new or
chardist to put all his ground into trees
except enough for a house and a barn
because he can grow enough fruit ON
one acre TO buy more hay than he can
raise on five or ten acres. Such advice
has too frequently been given.
"The great desideratm of every per
son is a happy home, and that means
something more than mere farm built
to make money. Each of you will draw
your own picture of the kind of a farm
home that will make you most happy
Some will have most of it in orchard
with only enough pasture for horst
and COW, or perhaps only for a COW, anC
use an automobile instead of a horse
some will have most of it in various
crops and only a small orchard.
"With the rapidly increasing popule
ton of the United States, the tendency
in all districts where intensive farmin:
is done is 10 sub-divide the farms. Ihi
makes the rural population more dens
and brings about better schools bette
social conditi ions, better roads bette
mail service and many other better
mcnts
with the increasing number of tree
being planted it hehoves us to look ON
for our markets SO that we will avoi
the otherwise possible penalty of over
production and Improbable prices. On
principal fruit. apples, can be markete
all over the world, in time of peace, an
the world is a big place.
ave still hope that within the mex
generation or two the people of the Ea-
will have learned something about va
reties and section of country they az
grown in, and viii know the difiercnc
between such apples as jonathan, stay
man. Winesap Hero and other goo
apples from the Ben Davis, LAWYER, M
kansas Black and other good lookin
and good keeping apples that do nc
please the taste.
1T seems such simple thing TO lear
and know few of the really good VA
tics and vet there is no denying the fac
that the great majority Of consume.
buy an apple on its looks. Am apple
an apple and all red apples look alik
TO them.
"A very great increase if the consumr
tion of apples is bound to be brough
about. but it is up to ms as growers, a
horticultural society and other Organii
ations to educate the consuming publ
MS to the good varieties and the seaso
during which they are in the best cond
l tion.
"New York state passed a law la