New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-03
FROM MARYLAND.
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THE PEACH CROP.


ELKroS, Nd, Sept. |, 1857.
The Peach season il nov at its hight The delicious
fruit is pouring into the city markets; and as ms
orty Of the readers Of TIRE TRIBUNE have but litts
idea Of the productiyeness Of this crop, We will, for
their benefit, give q few items in regard 10 peach
growing ETC. Let us, then, take peep at the cele.
brated Peach Blossom Farm" which Is one Of the
mort extensive peach orchsrds in the United St&tss
TITS fam /. situated in the lower part Of Tai, Cecil
Cory. on the Sassaras River and contains 80 acres
400 of which are planted in peach trees 1t was sold
last Whit by the creditors of the late james Case.
dsy lwi o. III 1889 planted the first tree, which is
still beu,igD and was purchased by Anthony Rey'
bold of Delaware, for the sum Of 81, lii ~.
The peaches generally commence rpeniug about the
b of August ana from that time till the closs VI the
seascn sy the 9th Of SEPTEMBER they are gathered
and sent to market ct the rate Of from 800 to 800
baskets pr day. During this period fioni 80 70 l0o
hands aie cotftertly engaged picking. and shipping
the fruit and two steamboats, are employed carry
ing It to the Philadelphia market. The Baltimore
arket il much convenient, but Il generally COM
maids such poor prices there that IL found advisable
70 send il to Philadelphia. The pickers are divided
into gangs each gang being composed OF ten twelve
men, ano ha wing captain oversesr 10 direct their
movements, and that no unripe or imperfect fruit
is gathered. Thus arrarged they pair OF and COM
ladder and couple Of handbaskets. BY meaos Of the
ladders they are enabled more easily 70 climb the
trees; and then banging their basket, .venent
hmb by hook fastened to the handle for tina. pur-
pose they proceed with their abOrs. AS often az
their and baskets filled they passed down and
emp.ed into the baskets in which the fruit - sent 10
market and which usually contain about three pecn-
Day after day the routine Is gone through with,
ard during the months of August and Sep'smbera
peach farm presents quit an animated scene. Here
on every side can be gangs Of pickers, mostly
Dutch and IIsb, with their baskets aud ladders;
there 90 peculiarly constructed sprDg wagons laden
with bas kets filed win the tempting fruit add yon-
der at the wharf lies huge steamer taking in her
luscious cargo All is hustle for the fruit Is nocning
rapidly and The great object is 10 get il 10 market Ia
prouef condition. A single days negligence or mat
ebion may the oss Of several hundred baskets
Of fine NUT.
In ooD.equence Of the pecuniary embarrassment o.
the recent owner of the Peach Blossom orchards,
the trees have been much neglected Of late and hay-
ing "a cDed considerably not near a. productive
IA formerly. Some years ago as many ~ 'O,OW
ba kets were gathered from them In single season.
In 1854 the crop sent 10 market was in round num-
bers % 600 baskets; in 1855 it was ~ 900 baske0,
ard in 1856 about II coo baskets The prices fJr The
years above mentioned averaged n follows 81 - per
basket 10 1854; in 1853 but 80 cents per basket sno
IN 1856 about ri 30 per basket Az the cost vi getting
the fruit 10 market is about ~ cents per basket, viz
II cents basket freight, and 10 cents basket 70
coyer picking, selling and other expenses, n will be
feen az glance that the most profitable reasons have
been those in which there has been scar;y oil frut
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