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into two or three, while some were already of the 

 proper size, and others contained only fifteen acres. 

 The aspirations of every possible class of buyers 

 could here be gratified, from the man with a full 

 purse down to him whose whole capital was only a 

 few hundred dollars. Most of these properties were 

 astonishingly cheap, the price, in many cases, being 

 less than the cost of the improvements. All could 

 be had by paying down a fourth, a third, or half 

 the purchase money, with, in most cases, a long 

 term of years for the remainder. Some had been 

 sold without any money being required, a credit 

 having been given for the whole. 



For men not strictly farmers, or for farmers with 

 a talent for other business or trade, there were on 

 some of these very advantageous openings for op 

 erating in lumber. The timber standing on much 

 of this land could be cut and marketed at a profit 

 of double the first cost of the land, leaving the lat 

 ter all clear, with a profit besides. This operation 

 has been repeatedly performed, as much of this fine 

 timber stands within a few miles of schooner navi 

 gation, and with saw-mills near at hand. In short, 

 for those looking for a new location, there are few 

 regions deserving more attention than the hitherto 

 neglected woods and farms of Delaware. 



The lands on which Mr. Johnston is thus intro 

 ducing settlers, are located principally in Sussex 

 county, It is here the peach tree flourishes in such 

 profitable luxuriance. The product of the county 

 was very large in 1863, but for 1864, it was esti 

 mated at 500,000 baskets. This increase is owing 



