Middletown transcript., 1922-06-10
A REAL BOOSTER

tiles of New Castle County are receiv.
ing generous boost in little booklet
that is being distributed now to thou
sands of people all over the United
States and even in foreign lands, urg-
ing them to make their homes on the
profitable farms of this locality.
Prospective farm buyers, men who
are known to be seeking the comforts,
independence and prosperity of farm
life, will, in consequence, be attracted
to the splendid farms and beautiful
homes on the Eastern Shore. 1t is
kind of publicity that is bound not only
to promote farm sales but to aid in put
ting this community and section more
prominently on the worlds map.
And the best of it is that it costs
nothing to the communities that will
profit by it. The movement is part of
a 81, 900, 900 campaign just launched by
the E. A. Strout Farm Agency, Inc. Of
which the local representative is David
E. Peters, who is sending the booklets
to home seekers and prospective farm
buyers in many states.
! Fertile farms with aboundant crops
of corn and grain and prolific truck
gardens for which the Eastern Shore is
justly famed are graphically portrayed
in the pictures with which the booklets
are illustrated. Mddletown shares in
the general promotion of farm properties
with group of photographs showing a
section of the dupont Highway, the
Opera House; and there are pictures
also of one of the buildings at the Uni
versity of Delaware and of the County
Court House at Wilmington.
Middletown, itself, is described in a
way that reflects credit upon it and
should be of advantage to the town
attracting new residents and possibly
new industries. 1t is characterized as
the center of one of the richest anc
most fertile farming sections in all the
: world, suri ounded by country beautiful
= with well kept fields and the Colonial
, type of homes. This section is called
in the booklet, IA Mecca for the MIN
rod and the hunter"
= Home-seekers are assured that they
$ will find in Middletown fine stores,
strong banks, public library, hotels
! lumber factory, churches of all denomi
6 nations; and that our schools rank high
o while there is abundant opportunity fo
higher education in nearby college
both for men and women.
Farmers and city men>who may b,
anxious to try their hand at farming il
this delightful country of the Easter
Shore will find in this booklet grea
deal of information that will tell then
n what they may expect from our farms
i Mr.. Peters and the STROUT AGENCY
e inform them that New Castle County i
l. in the big corn belt of the East, tina
wheat is our second biggest crop an
will rank with the best anywher
+ in the country, while our growing
e season of 173 days permits our farmer
:. to raise two good crops on one farm il
|. the same season, thus doubling thei
70 incomes.
Cases are cited showing that som
d of our farmers have received income
ID of $4,000 from 20 acres of Strawberries
g of $500 from an acre of asparagus an
e of $l2, 900 from 1000 hens.
' The distribution of this kind of infoI
nation throughout the country show
that Mr.. Peters and the STROU
+ FARM AGENCY. INC. are doing
=, real service for Middletown and tn
70 farming communities of this vicinity.