Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
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Some of the progressive farmers
of the State of New Jersey, are turn
ing their attention to the growing OF
the improved huckleberry. There
seems to be vast tracts of lands in
New Jersey suitable for propagating
this luscious fruit.
Some farms now devoted to the
cultivating of this profitable berry,
yield as high as one thousand dollars
per acre. If this is true then it must
be a paying investment.
Some of these New Jersey farmers
are seeking land in Worcester
County, Maryland, where large tracts
are to be found suitable for the rails
ing of this profitable fruit.
The writer believes there is in Sus-
sex county, thousands of acres of
land which can be put in a condl-
tion to produce good crops of this
valuable berry.
This is what the farmers call
waste or brush land and can be
bought very cheap. If found suitable
for the growing of the improved
berry, then those who first enter in
to the contest will be the first to
win a fortune.
1t is said of the new berry that it
grows much larger and the flavor
is more agreeable to the taste than
the wild ones.
After all is said and done, we
doubt very much that berry can
be produced superior in size and
flavor than those which the many
swamps in Sussex produce. We refer
to the high bush blue huckleberry,
which abound in great quantities in
both the Cypress Swamp around
Gumboro and the Ellendale Swamp,
near Ellendale. These when seen
will speak for themselves.
Our young people are very much
interested in the carnival now being
held at Milford by the Carlisle Fire
Company. Most of them attend night
ly. This is the right thing to do. The
firemen of Milford have been very
kind in the past in coming to our
assistance in the time of need.
H. w. Jester is having erected two
small bungalows, situated on Wash
ington street We understand they
are to be occupied by the employees
of the button factory.
Our farmers are busy in saving
their fodder. The corn crop looks
fairly good.
The want of rain will in a meas
ure retard the growth of scarlet clo-
yer, turnips, etc.
The Sussex farmers are reaping a
bountiful crop of corn and fodder
while the farmers in some parts of
Kent and New Castle counties are
laboring with crops, which are hard
ly worth the reaping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Reed of
Camden were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. G. Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Timmons have
been entertaining Miss Elma McNett
and friend, Louis Hirons, of Will
mington, over the weekend.
Miss Allie and Torbert Macklin
have had as their guests over the
weekend and Labor Day the follow
ing persons: George H. Macklin of
Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Macklin
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Devinish and two children, Mrs. An
ME Cox of Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard AIillman of Havre de Grace,
Md, and Mrs. Ella Beardsley of Lin
coin.
Mrs. John Prettyman and daugh-
ter Eva were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Parker of Georgetown
on Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Millman of Pittman, N.
j., is spending few days with Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Hammond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Warren and
two children of Merchantville, N. j.,
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Warren.
Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Diehl who have |
been away on their vacation, return
ed home last week. Mr.. Diehl occu-
pied the pulpit of the M. E. Church |
on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Reed of E.,
were Rehoboth visitors on Sunday. |
They report a very large crowd of
people assembled at this favorite re-
sort.