Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-07-25
Proceedings of the Milford Agri
cultural Society.

MILFORD, July 18th, 1867.
Club met at usual hour. Minutes of last
meeting read and approved.
Committee on Fair reported progress.
They promised to ascertain definitely early
In the week where site can be obtained,
and report finally at next meeting.
Whedt.--Mr. Phelps says that he has
examined wheat in this community and finds
the grain imperfect.
Mr. Prettyman concurred in this opinion
and thinks the crop at least third short,
DR.. Davidson thought the very wet wealth
CT together with the hot sun caused the ber-
ny to ripen too suddenly.
Mr.. Leeds and several other members
| thought wheat would bring u better price
after little while.
Mr. Mres q. Draper a large and success
full farmer in Sussex, reported the wheat
crop very short in his section, and thinks
from all the reports which reach him that
the crop throughout the country is short.
| He has never seen the straw heavier-but
the head is very light
Odts.-M. Draper says the oat crop also
with him is likely to be short. The suns
have been too hot. The season has been too
wet generally for any crop. Mr.. Leeds
thinks oats in his section promise well. Mr..
Draper thinks oats is an Improbable crop
here.
| Posphates Mr.. Wales says that Moro
Philips and Baughs pllosphates were used
three ago ago on a field he now has in corn,
and the corn is much better where Moro Phil
Ups was applied.
Mr.. Phelps inquired II forest could be
grown from oak cuttings. Mr.. Richardson
says an oak post set by him has sprouted
and is growing vigorously. Several mem
hers said that the cuttings will liYe and grow
for awhile but fail ia take root and die out.
Grdpes-Mr. Phelps thinks this is great
country for grapes--ihe soil being very SIM
liar to that in California, where they grow
to such perfection. Mr. Wales says all the
fear he has is from "Sun scaled" Mr.. p.
replied that the weather was often much
hotter in California-he had known 1t to
stand l0G degrees in shade without injury to
grape.
Alr. Wales said II was not so muih the
deglcE of heat as the sudden transtions--
the hot sun succeeding cloudy spells and
showers, It all depends upon the ripening.
There is no difficulty abont the vines grow
ing all right. Mr.. Wales says that the " Iona
is great humbug, and that DR.. Grant who
advertisos this so extensively is cheating the
people and ought to be prosecuted.
i'edches.-Those who are tempted to sell
their peaches very low had better not be too
hasty. The'crop will not be near so full as
was expected. Several members of the club
representing various sections of Kent and
Sussex counties, say that the large majority
of orchards are only moderately full of fruit,
Cherries, This fruit WHICH has not here.
toforc leen considered Of much Importance,
is very profitable this season. Single trees
have in several instance melted from $40 to
II, Early in the season In New York, good
cherries brought 80cts. per lb. They now
sell from TOTO l5cts, Those shipped in
crates bring the best prices, -
The subject Of the Fair was still further
discussed by club j.t ,a .Nlf !
Adjourned for two weeks, fiia
W. G, DAVIDSON, Sec'y,