Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
Glendale

1t seems strange that the farmer
around Ellendale don't branch ou
and grow other crops outside G
wheat. corn, cowpeas and tomatoes
The land in this section is fertll
and adapted to the growing OF sue
crops as beans 1.-TWO kinds) peas an
corn for factory uses, and berries
all kinds for shipping purposes. In
blackberry or dewberry thrive wei
in our soil and if properly cultivate'
and harvested will yield 4 rlch re
turn for the money and labor eA
pended. Strawberries are anothe
eron which grows well here and th'
few farmers who have patches o
this luscious fruit will continue t'
GROW them, as they pay much hettel
than corn or wheat. The canld-
loune is a paying crop for those VINO
continue to grow them year aftel
year and who don't become discour-
sged over a single seasons failure
to Weld satisfactory returns. CucuIl-
hers have of late years ylelded very
satisfactory prices when grown LOT
the pickling factories. Some IarIh-
ers renort of having received more
+ban one hundred dollars net returns
nor acre from this fruit alone. Inc
sweet potato has been money
maker for many farmers. You Will
notice in districts where this YeSe-
table is grown in large quantltles'
there is an air of Improvement IN
bo+b the lands, houses and barns
Then comes the white potato, some
times called the poor mans lrlenu'
and truly it is. If farmers woulu
GROW these tubers in limited quanil-
tics thew would always be a paying
crop. It is a fact that many of the
Growers who reside on the lower
neninsula have made fortunes IN
growing early potatoes. Buckwheat'
some will say don't sow it, for II
will surely kill your ground. Not So
The only thing needed to make THIS
Grain Weld a profit is to put back
on the land that which is ABSORBED
in the growing of this crop. Many |
other kinds of produce could be /
grown at a profit by those who are |
nrogressive and not afraid of work. |
The man who keeps his farming
utensils bright by use, is the one
who will win out every time. II Is
said that a man who owns ten acres
of improved land and five hundred
hens of improved stock has a COM
Portable living for a family of five,
hut to enable him to do this he must
carefully cultivate his land ana
house and care for his flock in
systematic way. The poultry indus
trv in Delaware is in its infancy
and can and will become one OF the
greatest money makers the farmers
can have. Some one may say if all
YOU say is true, why do so many
fail who engage in the tilling OF the
soil who leave the farms disSusted
because they cannot make the land
Weld a living. We would say that
Iaziness is the chief cause OF many l
of the failures. Other reasons are
absence from the farm
which needs close attention at all L
times. travelling over the country IN
vdur car without having any busl- 7
ness whatever, and leaving the work
IN he done by the hired help, who v
loaf half the time while you are
7wav. Robbing the land by contin- .
al cropping without putting any L
manure on it whatever to keep its '
fertility up; planting crops and ne
slecting them afterwards; cultiyat-
ng the soil in the old fashioned ;
way, in vogue fifty years ago; using =
,ut-of-date utensils, and failing to l.
AXE advantage of the improved
Methods in use today. The reasons "
given is the main cause why so " y.
many become disguised and leave 1t
he farms to seek a living in the VI
ities and endure the many uncom- a'
ortable things attached to such a
ife, simply for the gain Of the al W
lighty dollar, which brings neither Ut
eace or happiness, such as enjoy
d by those who remain on the 81
arm. 4'
Does farming pay? Please take
he time to motor to the Campbell III
arm in Slaughter Neck. See Charles 81
!. Reed and ask him the question, VI
does farming pay?" He may scratch Ie
is head for a minute, but we feel -,
ute sure his answer will be 'I
link it does" Then ask him how 'A
ing it will take a man to pay for
farm costing eleven thousand dol II @r
RS. He will tell you: If he works NJ NJ
5 he should, and raises peas, beans ito ito
nd other crops, as 1 do, he should i'o
" for it in not more than three ~
ars." What Mr.. Reed has done ca ca
hers can do. What is prettier to - 1u
e human eye than an improved L.
rm with its up-to-date buildings, =
os and improved stock. It's grow "a e,'I
g crops and green fields Don't you W.. W.
ppose the possessor of these "e'
ings is happier in his ownership
IN John D. Rockefeller with his "er
my millions can possibly be, and
Mt you believe that the farmer ~,
10 has earned these things by the Lea Lea
eat of his brow, as he looks over @ lett'
broad acres and behOlds the =
luties of nature, displayed in his
wing crops and green forests,
Is like bursting forth in the Ian
lge of Alexander Selkirk when
alone on the Island Of Juan Fer
ldaz, who exclaimed, Il am mon Z
h of all I survey NV right there