Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . An Old Landmark at West ^ned by Silas Swift. T^HE windmill of Silas Swift at West Falmouth is a landmark. Built in1787, its centennial was appropriately noticed in 1887. There is onlyone older mill in this vicinity—at Nantucket. The peculiarity of this milllies in the fact that for one hundred and more years it has been in constantuse, and was never more serviceable than it is to-day. Mr. Swift carrieson a flourishing flour and grain business, and depends upon the old mill^to do the grinding. 177. CQ u u Cbe Cranbcrrp Business of Falmout
Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . An Old Landmark at West ^ned by Silas Swift. T^HE windmill of Silas Swift at West Falmouth is a landmark. Built in1787, its centennial was appropriately noticed in 1887. There is onlyone older mill in this vicinity—at Nantucket. The peculiarity of this milllies in the fact that for one hundred and more years it has been in constantuse, and was never more serviceable than it is to-day. Mr. Swift carrieson a flourishing flour and grain business, and depends upon the old mill^to do the grinding. 177. CQ u u Cbe Cranbcrrp Business of Falmouth- «^ |\]0 cranberries can compare with those grown upon the Cape. Thename Cape Cod lettered upon a barrel of Wisconsin berries doesnot change their quality. Cape Cod berries must actually grow in the landof the Cape. Within the past few years the culture of cranberries hasbecome one of the leading industries of the town. Acres of land havebeen drained, dams built, and ditches dug to create congenial environmentfor their growth. Large arrears of suitable land have been prepared at an expenditureof from $250 to $1,000 per acre, and long cuttings of the plants insertedin the sand to await the process of nature. The third year brings the har-vest of berries and ducats. The names Cahoon, Swift, Crocker, Eldred,Turner, Emmons, Hinckley, Miller, and Lawrence suggest at once a thrivingcranberry bog. Cranberries were introducedinto Falmouth by Deacon Lorenzo thousand barrels were shipped fromthe town last year (1895). The picking ofthe b
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