Smyrna times., 1867-07-31
From N. Y. Tribune
PEACHES.

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, Colefaple correct estimate of the cominp neacl
, crop ln the vicinity of White House Hun
terdon County, New Jersey, there are ahom
: = ZOO acres OF peach orchards, and about IL,
= trees to the acre. A few orchards viii vinI'
: TWO baskets to tree but this is only where tb,
! orchards have been cared for in the best man
: ucl' Terhaps a basket to tree will be the
} average, basket holds about twenty quarts
81 ms Ho" VIII give total, for this place, of abou
; ,'S uo,oIo baskets. AT Clinton, eight miles be
yond, are something like 250 acres bnt seve
! raj large orchards are in declining condition
aW ana tue total yield will be about the same as
"hlte House. Around Flemmngton. the
, county seat, the number of acres is equal &c
those OF the two places Here are many fine
orchards, the cultivation is thorough, and the
yieid may De put at about 0,0OO baskets. On
tue line OF the Camden and Amboy Railroad is
ah extensive peach region, but as it has been
longer planted many Of the trees are about
uoIe bearing, and, generally, orchards are ON
the decline. From estimates, based on inoui.
Iy' the yield there is not likely to exceed # il
equals, the HunterdOn region Add to mi. tho
peaches from few other localities. a f,w oF
which are up tho Hudson, the ,Jers'v nr,ch
crop may be set down at about POO 'D6 L,s-
kets' The general estimate among growers is
thaG at there Is only about half full cron.
Inc next regions visited were ON the line of
! l. !" tIIoiu dS lar south as Dover
In comparison, the jersey peach region sinks
INTO lnslgnlhcance. 1t was found imnoss;bln 70
get anything like correct estimate oFthn nun,
pGr ol acres; but IN answer to injuries made
VI the railroad company, the crop ON this line
IL estimated at fully million of ba,kpts I'm
the Maryland shore it is supposed that the
yield will be nearly as large, though some Of
their extensive orchards have died out. Thus
'" we Hdge as total OF the peach crop to be sent
70 m llliiauelphla, New York, and other North
ern cities, 300, 900 baskets or 732 ono bn.Lai,
vi course a considerable latitude m,st hn aI
lowed, but, perhaps, it is safe to saw that th.
crop VIII not vary 10000 baskets from this e,-
innate '0'i 'iAi' 60
Only about one hundred trees are planted to
an acre IN Delaware. They are lar.,rr ami
generally more thrifty than the Jersey frees
ana the business is conducted in a more scion, /
1'lc manner In fair orchard, the average is
'... at thrce baskets to the tree while
NJ MY many treeS VIII yield ten baskets each.
. nI size size Vi 'he orchards varies from 10 to 300 T
ana even $40 acres each. In ad lition to the
varieties named above, the Delaware, growers
cultivate the Susqhchanna and Early York
0Grrate, the hrst OF which is shy bearer. bur
wneh ' II doeS bear, very profitable, while the
"a Idtter IS atlSfactOry. So is the TiIilson-
ilale Early Is IN many orchards, and already
ccearing; It's hardy, fruitful and more bro
! ii'aole tilah any other, since none is SO early.
oGFeral nave new late varieties. highly esteem
~ pue they are not generally introduced. .-I
l l ne DGst cultlVatorS manage as in jersey. but
hey do not continue cultivation later than
hto > uiy. II an orch4ra WHICH has been neg
ected should be broug ut into cultivation. if !.
lulte certain to throw its fruit the first YEAR.
y ma late cultivation has this Tendency. Here,
As0' large number of peaches tell in .June.
lS nl mere also they cannot sayawaskher the cur
"lo GId part or all Of the dailfage. Th.,
eneral estimate Is that there will be no more
iau nan htII lull crop, but 1t is certain that the
ruit VIII be line, and perhaps the growers viii I
eallze more money than if the trees had horne 5
ull. ~~ '''0' '"u Ooinc "
Inc complaint is general regarding high $
ttes OF transportation. From Dover to New q
oIk the price ot a car of too baskets is SI37 II
M IN addition 81 day for the use of the car 81
20 ! O. contract can be made for less than ten cars "
nIcn lT must be paid IN advance. For every ;
'SAec IN car containing over lDD baskets. ~ d.
Inls I Is charged over 800 baskets, GO cents rt
! nose VINO Sub-let cars or space are not allow W
l TO charge above these rates. Only = nart Jc
the Baskets are ever returned and when to u
e ABOVE charges the commission, which is Ia W
+ cent IN New York, and Der cent IN pLil,. til
'lPhla' the cost OF picking, hauling. and ntb. al
expenses are added, the peaches must bring Ut
er ~ basket to make the business worth :
uch' In 1861, when there was a full cron III
. raifoad was unable to move it promntlv
lIRc. Iots arrived IN poor condition. which te
men were paid to work off before la
y "Ju.u ouy good trult and the consequence pa
- gut IN the market, which broke it. down VIC
10" Dover and in the vicinity. as well a. sci
ler piaceS when possible, large auant;.;r. nr, ma
tI u VII! DC seht " steamboat at a cost. Ian. 4u
l at New ork docks, not exceeding :, cont, ma
aSket' Formerly, the railroad carried fruit du
much lower rates. Now, while it is chorgs eat
over TO cents per hundred weight for car lee
~ peaches, 1t carries the same weight of ad'
III Tor 't'reH cents. This practice of taking sen
ahtage OF 1rult-growers after they have tthe
ught fruit into bearing and when thavr can bal
heip themselves, Is not confined wholly to ai
road but we have never known an in. aIlo
ice where discrimination was 50 great. nor Wis
IRE SO large body of peach growers tamclv SUIT
H'tCeu 10 their tate. The reason seems tn l>Su
nat they are not class of people who are vall
I3le oi organizing to make themselves Tue
rI, as has been eff italy done elsewhere the
3 cllKely they will wake up in year or SO. Stat
I Tue disease known as the "yellows" no .
uennlte information could be gathered. : won
G :, SaiI an unthrltty trees have the "yel- cGP'
y whether III Delaware or elsewhere : eta.
erS' say 1t Is local to New Jersey. and has 0red
J sent thence with trees. One very sue lem;
Iui grower at Dover thought that the vel. coul
had Its origin in shallow planting, which aJuI
modern practice, and he shows trees plant We d
! the old fashion, from 10 to II inches deep
n were the thriitest and heaviest bearers CO
e whole Of his large orchard. This is of til
ect OF great Importance to planters of fruit conv
generally. 1t has been touched upon be- sissil
by the Tribune, and the failure of many wage
Q orchards directly ascribed to shallow eral
ting; for the frost OF Winter undermines that
leaves up the tree, great part of its roots twcc
rozen, afterward they come in contact with if fai
lr, and unless there are some roots he. tain
tne reach OF the atmospheric influence, adop
lee must uic' sucee
Z ErSG Shipment OF peaches will be of house
$ Early, from Delaware, about the 25tb his :
is month. They will be stung neacbns furn;,
lmoSt every one will be likely to contain y mont
F; but they will look fine, and sell wrIl - Of tb
{ the lst of August we may look for GOOD men ,
at high prices; but soon the general eron with
ome forward, and We may expect full sun. This
"a oA0onon' lrult at moderate cost. the ca
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