The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-01-09
PROSPEROUS YEAR Seen
FOR EASTERN SHORE
General ricling Up Or Market Fp"
Peninsula Products Is Already
Noted. Farms Supplied With
Labor

Noted. Farms Supplied With
Labor.
Sharptown. Md. Jan. 1.-Th<
farming and trucking outlook on the
| Peninsula has rarely been brighter
! at the beginning of the year than 1t
present. To start with, there a1c
| thousands of hampers of sweet pc
| tatocs now selling at fair prices and
when these are all packed and ShipF-
| ed out it will be time to start prepar-
! ing for new crops. The price of
fertilizer has been lowered and
freight rates very much reduced, and
| the facilities OF marketing are much
improved by the Introduction of th'
mOtOrtruck.
The mechanics; laborers ana
Young men who rushed to the cities
few years ago to get easy work ana
nigh wages are now returning, SEEK
| ing almost any kind OF work. Many
| tenant houses, idle for years, are Oc-
cupied, and men, women and chill
drcn are clinging to the farm on this;
peninsula as never before.
Again wages have been greatly IL.
duccd with the return of wage-earn-
ers and farmers have no difficulty il.
getting all the help they need. and
many are planning to greatly Ill
crease the acreage because Of the OF
port unity OF getting needed labor.
The sweet potato crop still con-
tinues to be profitable. and with the
added experience as to time OF plant
ing and marketing, greater results
may be expected. The art of keep
ing has been simplilied and the eX
pense reduced to a minimum. Much
of the land especially in the tide
yater sections and toward the ocean,
seems especially adapted to the
growth of sweet potatoes, and thu
land may be planted several years IN
succession with the same good re-
suits.
Again the tomato will be largely
cultivated on the Peninsula this
year. While the market has not
absorbed all the canned tomatoes, it
is active and the general impression
is that the canneries will be run this
year at the capacity if few years
ago and that this will afford a con-
venient market for the crop. The
same advantage of labor and reduced
prices of fertilizers that apply 20
other crops will apply to this.
Farmers, large and small, have
greatly developed the poultry bust
ness as side lines, and this has PROV
en- to add greatly to income. TIL
soil and climate are we'll suited to
the growth of poultry and so far
there is almost absolute freedom
FOUL Npa III "
every farmer has enlarged his poul-
Try houses and extended the feeding
ground.
Added to the farmers prospects
may be included a general revival OF
timber cutting. For months the
lumber mills and stave mills have
been idle owing to the low prices
prevailing. but the surplus stock Is
begin largely reduced and a slight
advance has been made in prices. The
factories manufacturing fruit-ship-
ping packages have unlOaded the sur
plus stock and will soon DE RUNNING
on full time and with full forces, as
many dealers are already placing
large orders for packages.
For the last few years, the black
berry and strawberry crops have
brought large returns and an in
creased acreage was put out last
season, and this will increase the
field product. The melon crop has
given good returns for a Jew years
and it will receive the usual atten-
ton.
With the abundance of carpenters
and mechanics returning from the
cities more building will be done this
year than for several years past.
The vast marshland, the oyster and
grabbing waters and the fishing
streams will yield their good profits
as usual