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From a single farm of less than three hundred and seventy-five 

 acres, have been gathered 2,884 bushels of wheal, or about the hun- 

 dredth part of the product of the entire State in 1840, the Marshal 

 reporting only 315,165 bushels. New Castle county alone has this 

 year yielded over 400,000 bushels, which is considered evidence 

 enough of inf)provement. Farming implements have been much im- 

 proved, and labor-saving machinery adopted. 



The seed and grain planter, drill and reaping machine, have been 

 of great value, and will soon be generally in use. Hussey's reaping 

 machine has been thoroughly tested, and with entire satisfaction. It 

 reaps twenty acres per day, and does its work well. 



Another source of incalculable value to us, has been our farmers* 

 clubs, of which we have one in each county in the State, holding 

 monthly meetings. Here we get together at our different farm-houses, 

 and having examined the farm, compared notes, &c., we partake of a 

 good farmer' s dinner^ all from the farm, and return, each determined 

 to excel his neighbor. 



The cultivation of the peach is receiving its share of attention. In 

 some sections, this fruit is raised in enormous quantities. Thousands 

 of acres near our eastern landings are planted with peach trees. Some 

 idea may be formed of the extent, from the fact that from a single 

 plantation, that of Major Reybold & Sons, 542 baskets were shipped 

 in one day, about the last of August. We call Mr. R. the Field 

 Marshal in the peach business. Previous to the first of September, 

 he shipped upwards of 16,000 baskets. The Major has half a score 

 of sons and sons-in-law, all of the right stamp. They are generally 

 engaged in the peach business, which they are pushing with great per- 

 severance and success. 



Health. 



Delaware, as the eastern shore of Maryland, is called sickly. Judge 

 from the statistical report. 



Population, 82,000 



Over one hundred years old........ 14 



