New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-29
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One Of THs TRIBUNE reporters hs3 been
among TIE peach men, aud visiting Ill tie rsro'd &C.
rota ard .eamboas bringing peache> to this ely and
J.rey City oppee also most Of ;he large VI olesoe
dealers and receivers OF the fruit Hs has collected
many statistics ard items ~ Interest ard value 10 hose
living oas!ie Of .he city. and who have fant eonocp-
lions o. tie magnitude q the lrala They would receive
Considerable en- hteameut by visiting Jes.cy Clty
ahoul noog ally Gay e1,opi sunday ana wiiAessns tho
AIfira OF tie Delaware peach train OF ~ 70 ~ olFs.
snmrletely i9ed with peaches csoh col.sinmg
soout SO baskets OF their equivalent In oFairs We
viii asre remark that tho peach c.op o naAd. D'l
nssre and New jersey IS !argrr !han At aug f'rner
year since 1871 much tie largest portion o. which arc
-,a TO this market, though large quantities ere soil IN
Philadelphia and smaller amounts ~ baltimore ono
Washington.
Ab.ut q so BASKETS ara nov coming 20 this ely
t,ly "a 10 by tie Delaware peach IT in over the
lhJRR ITsn.portAtioa Co.'S road. a. adj Is Jer.
sey Ci,y u55cy lsst Tucsdny). 1000 by Adifs, II.
ple.s and 100 2l..,ons t,A.i, lsLdng 81 Sc sane
place 400 over The Camden anu Amtoy ro,G. and b
at Pier NORTH IayeT. tLil ely; ly0 b. tie hsrIsn
and Delaware BAY X 4. Come days 2>O loo ~ TIE
E-yror. steamer. s.. uy 80 MOrns tni fssc- L. l..
l4Glii cot lObosen Prsi thscty. end Just aogHa1f
e. bfse peaches lOE .eesiL OF ). T.. jafs,y
Central Il l. and sundry steamers nom the Jrr''y
shores Loo bpfes Ito majority 81 tl'ss slfoiay
set "a acre from Delaware uhcrs TIE yie'd Il not
very br.c LaI the frgi, ago OF I've qasy. About one
h.fih, crop of!hsi STATE how IN. a1d s'uih Jer'ey
is ss.4iag leey ~hae thoss iron tns CO.. ri pnnipn
Of tae tltc ase us; besinl u W sriTe. Tie Jofs"y
yield /, ecnerJy god Iaocgh Tie drought maleTis-j
l.~snsd IN. clop IN sonic l-c,'s.es.
row BioUoHr II sARgET.
The railroads pas.iar through .ne prAch regions Tn
sgcc trains during IIo fruis SEASON. made up wholly
81 pcsctcs Frega, cars And Ia some cases ca;ls cTs
6ttcd up with shs for carrying four nop Of bAs
s,i. and they pressed la closely ,aI tieee s.
WI u.t.e motion ~ them The bi.scts srs generally
uncovered. slough fcr have cloth cover. tied On
so.ae extensive grover, sst crates instead OF bs
te. POI ton O. tAs-l holding two peoh basket, or
ono bu,he. esb. with partition throgg tie middle u
relieve lbe pressure Others holding siGgis blslet Of
ffgt These crate. very ciHveEen, Tor rshpp.ng
TIE p,scbes further North and gaining favor
dsAsrs can BE- PACKED nil of crate, wtout refer
,nce 10 sh,lres a.. fruit be nslected ,u all sics
and pifcrins boys Nho throng about tho u.ins upon
tho.r arrival cannot poTloin tie peaches
A already remarked the railroad companies drof
sss car. alag tie route vh.r- growers tn them. ard
Of the appointed tine, generally late In tie afternoon
or at aislt tLsy picked up and taken h. the cv
Intending ~ reach there early la ,hs morning. There
Is great deal Of complaint regarding transportation
this scnon The crop u 80 large AID the railroads 81
taxed With passengers and freight tat Thousands OF
bsstsn are subsequently len behind ~ r0t. or Trey
ore subsequently rent forward IN damaged condition.
Besides this the trains hare been seriously detlned 81
late especially the Philadelphia and W .Eington.
snd Camden aid AuboJ line care due at fJEf ocl'cf
In the siornns being frequently detained until one or
two o'clock In the AserLoon when Ge fruit cannos b.
sold uat the next day and whea peaches once bea 10
sotrr they soon decay I.s deienton promises 10 be
avoided nov that The trains ssosi W over tno
Junction road.
HOW DlsrosLD o. PRICE YTu
Mott OF the peaches arc Consigned T. eonmI~ios
deeln come Of sbon Interested In ne orchards
but generally they mor'ly receive and ell Ale fruit on
commission meeting tie tains, and either selling In
lots At she Depot csrtInt Is ~ their s1snds generally
In the vicinity Of Washington krtrt Thee large
dealer. seldom rc:s bat sell In quantity " sptown
~ ora and U shi?perS they send direct TO Bottoa,
Providence. Hartford or some other Ksstern city, 70 L /
orders on hard Eeuiy one half Of she r-'aoLes now
coming hero either sent up the HSl.on 10 the va
rou, cties along the river lie Ensicrn o.tes, aid
more wosid DO sent could freight express scoomuo-
dalton b had Tho oommssiIn for hsndln g selling
ton per cent Or sslsa The prio-s ob,sined hs good
/ nit have thus Ear averaged aru; o. - py basket
RAJ ging fom t 10 o. 81 some of these deaIers receive
900 20 90 baskets per day. the omtns AID d'p sal
Of Which kceps them on snotch tha< Siey Iss
rel Ell when Tie sossscn n ovw.
sIsa % orcnAaDs-wHY oSB Man WKyr ITO
PAcH cULruRB.
Among the many large orch,ris In Delaware Ia that
Of Mr.. II. Gerker. n Kent cossy. Mr. O. ha~ already
sent about 100 baskets ,bis city tsdes selling froe
" In PhiiaolpbiA lie s,yoots 70 have 3ooJo baskets
from h, orchards Of 400 ssTos OF tho 1ees being
/ 100 young W boar full csup.
Tho proprietor ~ extensive glue factory In fhln
dophis, and having large amount OF welo material
10 offensive that the tnthvriiios dcinanded n removal
bought hsc, of wild Land Ia Doliwarc, and kept \
sop carry the refuse from the factory :" this tract
Tho uasto ws sIrs.d tho surface qhits .h icsy
md after two " tl,ee years exposure o ground w.,
put In cior and pSton planted With peach trces a.
IN experiment They sacsceded 10 wen. !hat he Kept
on until he row has COO acres IN treea. The manure
will doubtoss b. OF lat Ing nstare and IT, strong ant
nal olor may lie offensive " the borer that es. Of the
peach grower.
The king Of peach growers hovcve-. Is nJer'cyman
Of the name u r. Reed who. In connection With his
soma expects 10 market 100 90 baskets lila trees
in Ocean end Monmouth counties n. j. one ORG ard
contains 1900 ,rees and he Is low sending 'rom 100
IA 2eoo BASKETS to ihis city eay. The fruit 10 VI good