Milford chronicle., 1915-06-04
SUCCESSFUL FARMING.

At Bridgeville on the northside is
| located 800 acres of farming land,
which is owned by Oliver A. Newton,
who is a Senator from the First Sen
atOrial District Of Sussex County, and
who is probably one Of the most sue
cessful fruit growers in Delaware.
The large buildings equipped with ev-
cry convenience as to water for the
home and animals, for heating and
economical conducting all parts of she
home, the various departments of the
farm, all well painted ana in the high
est state of efficiency, tell of the brain
behind the plans. The peach trees
are loaded and give promise of trc
mendous yield; the berry fields are
teeming with luscious fruits with
many scores of men, women and chill
dren gathering the berries; the new
ly planted acres of berries already
with runners more than a foot long
on the newly set plants of this spring,
tell the story of careful planting. high
fertilization and systematic cultiva-
tion at the proper time. Mr.. Newton
has probably the finest young straw
berry field of nine acres in Delaware.
The ground has recently been cleared
of all stumps by dynamite, and then
rye was sown and plowed under; then
peas were sOwn and they were turn
ed under, and last March early the
strawberry plants were set in this
ground, and the results of preparation
are plain to be seen. 1t is a beautiful
sight for a fruit grower or any per-
son to look upon.
AT Mr.. NewtOn's home place are the
great pens of White Plymouth Rock
chickens for which he is we'll known.
These young chicks are taken when
very small to the berry fields about
blossOming time, and there for sever
al days they are kept in wire pens by
the thousand and their business is to
eat up the bugs and aphis which at
that time infest the berry plants. The
chicks thrive upon the bugs and aphis
while the berries are saved from their
devastatiOn-a well regulated plan all
around, and accomplished at a small |
expense of time in shifting the small |
chicks from place to place each morn |
ing.
1t requires brains. energy and
large business capacity to conduct |
large farm and fruit growing busi-
ness like that to be seen at the home !
Of Senator Oliver A. Newton, at
A unique method of feeding the
lorses, mules and cattle each morn
ng has been devised by Mr.. Newton,
md it has been in use for many years
~ him. A clock in his bedroom does
III this work at exactly the same
minute every day. The feed is placed
he night previous upon shutters di-
ectly over the feeding hins of each
nimal, and by a clOckwork arrange
nent, at the feeding hour a spring is
eleased this in turn pulls a wire that
eleases lever at the barn, and the
hutters all drop at the same time and
he animals are each furnished with
heir morning meal. T.:s plan has
elI il operation for man. years ana {
has never failed to deliver the meal
} the animals. This permits Mr. I
ewton to enjoy few minute of -
forming sleep, while the evening in 7
Dection proves that each animal is e.
I'd at sufficient time that it can be
eady for going to its daily task in
le field or wagon. This is only one
{ the many things about the farm OF d
IT, Newton. Visitors are welcome to
lis model fruit farm. e