Milford chronicle., 1926-10-29

PENNSYLVANIA and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads and several trolley
and boat lines.
The mean annual temperature is
52.4 degrees F, and the mean annual
PRECIPITATION 44.21 inches. Crops are
only occasionally injured by pro-
longed droughts, and destructive
wind and hail storms rarely occur.
General farming is the predomi-
nant type of agriculture, corn,
wheat, and hay being the principal
crops. Dairying and market gar
dening are OF local importance, es-
pecialIy in the northern part Of the |
county. In the southern part of
the county the growing of tomatoes,
sugar corn, and string beans for
canning is an important industry.
Nearly all farmers produce enough |
fruit for home use and a number
have surplus to sell.
The total value of the beef cattle
and calves raised in the county is
large, with some farms devoted eX-
clusively to cattle raising.
The 1925 census reports 1853 per
cent of the total area of the county
in farms. The average size Of farms
is given as 1913 acres and the aV-
erage value of farm land $53.93 per
acre.
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Kent County, Delaware
Kent County occupies the central
part of Delaware. 1t is approximate
ly 60 miles east of Baltimore, and
about rs miles southwest of Phila-
delphia. 1t is bounded on the east
by the Delaware River and Delaware
Bay. The northern boundary is
formed in part by the Smyrna River,
which flows in a northeasterly
course. The greatest length of the
county north and south is about 35
miles, while the average width east
and west is about 20 miles. he
county comprises about one-third of
the State of Delaware, and has
total land area of 594 square miles,
or 3SO,16O acres.
Since the earliest settlement, the
principal industry of Kent County
has been agriculture. During the
early days wheat and corn were the
principal products, grown for home
use. Tobacco soon became an i'm
portant crop and continued so for a
long period, but its production had
been entirely abandoned before the
Civil War. Prior to 1860 oats were
produced extensively, and the annual
production reached 100000 bushels.
Production gradually declined from
this high average and now is less
than 10000 bushels.
1910
Number of farm .......... 3,120
Land in farms ............ 5,265
Farm values ............15,685 ,5O7
Lands and buildings, per
acre .................. S4O.lJ
1920
Number of farms ........ 2,911
Land in farms .......... BE, ,141
Farm values .............22,19 ,197, ,7O7
Lands and buildings, per
acre ................ S1O.44
1925
Number of farms ........ S,O43
Land in farms ......... 3OO,576
Farm values ............,1S, 1908
Lands and buildings, per
acre ................... $61.4S
1919
Value of Principal Crops. .5,465, ,1SS
1924
Value of Principal Crops. A, 1855
Drop may be accounted for by
change to truck farming and poultry.
Full owners .......... .61,S24 acres
Part owners ........... 4,287 acres
Tenants ................ .SO,539 acres
Total farms operated by
owners ................' - Z
No. with mortgage debts. *64S
1865 per cent of total.
Farm population:
Total .................. '15,ot ~
White ............'..' IL y
COlOred .................. Z,4OS
Taxation and Valuation:
1926 value on Real ....$2S,975,12G
1926 value on Personal =. 1,146,O95
1921 value on Real ...... .$28,O97 ,373
1921 value on Personal e.. 1,63S,616
Dover, Delaware
1928 value on Real ........S S3,S96, ,O45
1929 value on Personal ... 4,405
1925 value on Real ....... 1856, ZOE
1925 value on Personal -. 4,55C
The rate for the County, SIS.
The rate for Dover, $.95, plus
school tax, $25-$1.20.
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New Castle County, Delaware
The area which now comprises
New Castle County was originally 6