Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
HERE AND THERE ON THE
DEL-MAR-VA PENINSULA
Items of Interest Prepared by
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association

tics, the Eastern Shore of Maryland
and Delaware have more commercial
acreage of cantalOupes than any
other state with the exception of
Arkansas and California. The esti-
mated commercial acreage for 1926
is as follows: California 5000;
Arkansas 1850; Eastern Shore of
Maryland and Delaware, 1890. The
acreage this year in Delaware is es-
timated to be 40 acres more than
last. In the Eastern Shore of Mary
land 400 acres more than last year.
80
Fifty and fOur-tenths per cent or
$4,000 to $4,000 acres of the total
land area of Northampton and AccO-
mac Counties is used for trucking.
General farming only occupies 9.6
per cent. Forty per cent of the land
area is not used for annual crops.
80
The combined deposits of all Eas-
tern Shore of Virginia banks are ST.
103, 3,914.76 and the combined resour-
ces are $11, ,49S,449.8S.a
80
The Del-Mar-Va Mortgage Com
pany recently organized with a cap
ital of 100000 has obtained more
than $4,000. This company will deal
in mortgage loans on purchase of
farm lands in the Del-Mar-Va Pen
insula.
654,250 baby chicks passed through
the post office at Chestertown during
the present season up to August l,
for other points.
90
The Jarvis Poultry Farm at Ber-
lin, Maryland, has increased its
Matching capacity to 100000 eggs.
More money is returned to the far
mers of Delaware for eggs than any
other single commodity which they
raise.
California and Egyptian Lotus
flowers grow naturally in st. Jones
Creek, near Lebanon, in Kent Coun-
ty, Delaware.
~
While not generally known Wal
lace M. Quinn of 'Crisfield, enjoys
the distinction of shipping the first
soft shelled crabs from America to
London. Mr.. Quinn sent 5 dozen
carefully packed crates of crabs to
London from his plant at MOreheaG
City, N. c., in the care of friend.
They arrived in excellent condition
and were rare treat and a novelty
to the BritOns who had the pleasure
of participating in soft shell crab
dinner.
Old Mariners, familiar with the
Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, !
declare that the shore line is rapidly |
changing, due to erosion. Sand and |
earth, they say, are piling up at the |
bays entrance, being washed from
the shore line. AS illustration they |
claim that on Sharp's Island, at the |
mouth of the Choptank River, was
very large village, rs years ago. |
There were residences, a hotel, a
post Office, and store. Today there |
is sand bank, submerged at high
tide and inundated by every heavy |
swell of the sea.
90
The muskrat industry on the Eas- !
tern Shore of Maryland is a far |
more important business enterprise |
than is generally realized. 1t aver
ages more than $1,OOO,000 per year in
Dorchester County alone.
All HallOws P. E. Church at Snow
Hill, Md, founded in 1892 was paid |
for in tobacco. In this historic |
church is a Bible bearing the date,
London, England, 1901, and bell
now swung from a rafter between
two trees in the church yard which
were presented to the church by /
Queen Anne.
The William E. Bunting Nurseries
at Selbyville, Del, report that they
are pleased with their experiment
with the white Bog Blueberries."
They have about a dozen plants,
which they secured at the White Bog
,arm in New Jersey about two years
lgo for the purpose of ascertaining
these berries might be suit
lble for the low, or marsh sections,
If Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.
Additional time will be necessary be-
ore the Bunting Nurseries can de-
ermine definitely whether this va
'iety of berry would do well on the
)el-Mar-Va Eastern Shore.
The Del-Mar-Va Peninsula is rap
dly becoming a mecca for sports
men who enjoy fresh water fishing.
7he gamey black bass, pike and
,ickerel afford the nonresident fish
rmen genuine pleasure and substan-
;o1 oafohes ara raDOrted reg1I1arlV