The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-01
HERE AND THERE
On The Del-Mar-va Peninsula

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Items of interest prepared by
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Asso-
citation.
CECIL COUNTY-Is fourteenth in
size in the State. Land area 241,
$50 acres, 1910 of which is improved
farm land. In value of farm prop
erty the county ranks eleventh, in
value of domestic animals eighth, in
value of crops thirteenth The agri
cultural system followed is largely
general farming, with dairying tho
major livestock industry and hog
production next. The third in i'm
portance in livestock is poultry with
sheep and beef cattle occupying
relatively minor positions. In fruits
apples and peaches are raised com
mercially and either sold locally O
shipped to Philadelphia. There arr
number OF very successful orchards
in the county. During the past yea
there has been tendency to estab
lish blackberries on commercial
basis. Sweet corn, oats, alfalfa hay
timothy, and clover hay, tomatoes
asparagus seed, asparagus roots
asparagus, soy-bean seed, soy-bea'
hay, and grapes, are commercial
crops in this county.
The Dover Presbyterian church be
gan it's history before the formation
of the United States. According to
records, the first house OF worship
was built of logs, and stood on the
southeast corner of Governors
| avenue and Bank Lane. The corne'
/ brick for the old church was laid
August Is, 1890, by the Rev. Johr
Miller, who for forty-two years
ministered to this congregation.
There were 1925 packages o.
green's shipped by rail from the
Peninsula during the first sever
months of the year 1925.
The following is a summary of the
strawberry shipments from the Del
Mar-va Peninsula for the season OF
1926: 1,768 cars by freight, 861
cars by express, 685 cars by trucks
a total of 3,314 cars. The average
price paid the growers for straw
berries in 1926, according to the
United States Department OF Agri
culture, is as follows: Delaware
13c; Maryland, 15c; Virginia, 16c
The gross return to the Peninsul;
for this seasons crops is estimated
at $4,046,5
Lovett's nursery, located at MIL
ford, Delaware, has filled orders for
one and one-half million rose cut
tings for one of the largest depart
ment stores in United States. Ac
cording to Mr.. Lovett, this soil pro
duces privet hedge faster than any
other section in the United States
The nursery industry is proving to be
a most profitable business on the
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula.
Onancock, Accomac county, V1r
ginia, stands on the site of an old
Indian village at the head OF the
Onancock River, and is one OF the
two surviving seaports designated
by Royal Charter.
Pocomoke City, Worcester county
MARYLAND, has effected Chamber OF
Commerce organization under the
full-time secretaryship of William
Goodwin. Pocomoke City is bidding
for not only newcomers but presents
their case to prospective industries
thoroughly and conclusively in their
booklet. The organization is limited
to Pocomoke City.
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Hurlock, Dorchester county, Mary
land, has a small but active Chamber
of Commerce under the leadership
of w. G. Bradley, President, and
S. o. Neal, Secretary. Preparations
are now being made for the publica-
ton of a booklet.
Sudlersville, Queen Anne's coun-
ty, Maryland, has published book
let which tells it's story principally
with pictures.
A meeting preparatory to organ
izing the Southeastern Sussex Cham
Der of Commerce was held Septem-
Der % in frankfort, Delaware.
under the auspices of the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association. This
Chamber will cover the area in
Sussex county south of Indian River
Bay and Indian River north of the
4 MARYLAND state line and east of and