Smyrna times., 1932-07-13

David Stevenson Of the Smyrna
Marble Yard erected last week IN
the family burying lot Of John n.
Hoffecker a handsome monument
that does him credit as an artist.
1t is seven separate pieces, stands
thirteen feet high, surmounted by
a handsomely carved urn. It is
the most attractive memento in
Glenwood cemetery.
Gamaliel Garrison finished thresh-
ing his wheat yesterday getting a
yield of 1900 bushels from 49 1-2
acres or a fraction over 26 bushels
per acre. He did not sow with an
expectation of getting over 20
bushels per acre. j. ]. Turner got
% bushels where he expected II.
Horace Spruance has yield of 20
bushels per acre, Mrs. Rebecca
Williams %, G. Speakman 80, and
William Jones %.
Raspberries have been in market
freely the past week, the black
selling at ten and the red at IL
cents per quart. The crop is not
so heavy as usual. The canes did
not set in fruit so full and the dry
weather of June was not without
its effect. The shippers to the city
markets have been however en-
tirely satisfied with the returns; Is
to 20 cents for the black and 20
to 80 cents for the red. This is
the heaviest week of the crop.
RAILROAD CHANGES Joseph
A. Baynard has ben appointed by
1. N. Mills, superintendent, his as
sistant in the experimenting of the
Dellware & Chesapeake and Smyr-
ma Branch Railroads, Office located
at Clayton. Charles Spencer, for
several years switch-tender at
Clayton succeeds Wesley Warren
as conductor Of the branch road,
Mr. Warren continuing in the Office
of mail messenger. The Smyrna
Depot which has heretofore been a
part of the Clayton agency is to
be independent and ]. Harvey
Speakman it is stated, continued as
agent.
OUR WHEAT CROP The re-
ports from the new crop Of wheat
from those who have threshed are
SO favorable as to almost seem like
exaggerations. One thing is GER
tain, the yield exceeds all expecta-
ton. Farmers who would have
been satisfied with Is bushels per
acre are getting 20, and those who
expected 20 are getting 25 per
acre. Judging from the crops al
ready threshed a number of our
best fields will yield 80 bushels and
more per acre. The average yield
is more generally II bushels, and
considered very good when it is 15
per acre, but this year it is thought
it will be 20 and certainly not fall
below Is bushels per acre.
FROM THE BIG OAK TO
BRENFORD- There are very few
stretches Of country presenting
better evidences of improvement
than that between the big Oak
and Brenford. This tree named as
the starting point, which has been
land mark since the days Of the
\ first settlers and the reclamation
of the first tillable land from the
Indians, we are sorry to say is Civ
ing evidence of rapid decay, though
it may possibly out-live the present
generation. The first farm which
came into the possession of Robert
Hill Of this town, some sixteen
months ago, previously owned by
d. W. Trumpeller, now in Jackson
vile, Florida, and before him by
]. K Johns, has this year good
crops of both wheat and Early
Richmond cherries, and has the
best paying pear orchard, perhaps
in this section. Peter Truax, the
tenant, is giving evidences of care
full farming. The next farm is that
known as the Boyer" Farm sold
nearly three years ago to E. Lower
of Cleveland, Ohio. No farm in
this vicinity in the past two years
has made a more rapid develop
ment than this. The crops have
been more than doubled, the house
by the aid of the painter and car
penter has been given an attrac'
tive appearance and is approached
by a large lawn laid off in drives
and planted with evergreens anc
other trees. The opposite farm
that belonged to the "Spruanc'
tract" was purchased last year BY
John Wright of Clayton the occu
pant William Baker, remaining
Mr.. Baker has the reputation o
extracting good crops even out o
poor land, and with a cooperating
landlord we shall expect this farm
to keep pace with its neighbors
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