Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-15

tuuate IN the production Of crop. In Or
der that the points am about to make may
be the more easily understood will number
them In detail us noted them:
First The orchard Is situated as have
already said upon high point Of lahd ex-
tending out towards The river Delaware,
which Is about mile from the nearest point
of the orchard.
Second with the exception Of one side
the orchard is surrounded with marsh land
with the Appoquinimtnk running parallel
short distance TO the north, and before
reaching the river making southwark curve
touching the eastern end of the orchard,
making what is called i" Rock Landing"
where the peaches are shipped right from
the orchard to the boat and sent fresh to
market
Third. There is no woodland near the
orchard TO afford protection on any side,
either from the cold bleak northern winds OF
winter, which sweep with tremendous force |
over this level country, or from the heavy |
Norheasters, which prevail to such large |
extent along tie Delaware Bay and Its tribu- |
talies
Fourth, The Linton peach farm laying |
couple of miles further south IL sit |
| uated In similar manner on high point OF
land with the Backbird creek running along
its northern boundaries, but il produces no
peaches
Fifth. Mr.. F.'s farm is kept remarkably
clean of weeds and grass, and whenever a
limb commences to decline 1t is cut off; no
| suckers or sprouts are allowed to grow
around tn. body of the tree.
Sixth, The soil Is somewhat peculiar, but
there are other orchards IN the neighborhood
having the same kind of soil Ii is light
red sandy laaT very lonse and very rich.
Having noS zone through the orchard
| alma aud n,,iuI tl,,. f.,r.y ,inu pnintS aqkpd
myself Me question. why il was that this OF
chard had been so much more productive
than those lying contiguous to it? There
were other orchards kept in as good con-
diiion us this one, the soil similar, 81 uation
similar. AID in no respect was there any per-
ceptiblr difference.
There were some orchards in the neigh
b0rhood, as there are in all neighborhoods
overgrown with weeds and grass, with dead
limbs that had never been cut of, and suckers
growing out from the roots and body of the
trees, altogether showing an objectionable
negligence on the part of the owners. Had
there been no orchard kept as clean and as
well cultivated as Mr.. F.s l might have
reached the conclusion Immediately that it
, was owing to superior culture that Mr.. F.
owed his success in peach growing, but in
the face of the facts which have just given
: this theory is unfounded.
, work, introduced myself to him as re-
n porter for the DELAWARE TRIBUNE, and
solicited some information In regard to his
mode of cultivating peaches which had pro-
G duced such crop as to be n leading theme
e of conversation all over the country and
q especially amongst peach growers.
MIR. Fennimore rather reluctantly gave
: the desired information, fearing that he
e might appear to be boasting of his peculiar
good fortune After l had urged on him
the strong public interest felt in the subject
: and the advantage it would be to other
: growers to learn, If possible to what his pc
o culiar success was due; the following facts
q were ELECTED was informed that an err
roneous impression had gone abroad in re-
gard to the extent of his crop. Although
s much had been said about his large crop of
peaches the present year, yet in comparison
q with last years crop it was only little over
: one-sixth as large.
/ will now make a comparison to show
& the superior productiyeness of Mr.. F.'s farm
O not only Tor the present year but for the last
- three years.
y In 1866 Mr.. Fennimores orchard of 10, 600
q trees produced 1900 baskets of peaches.
'e The farm of Judge Mlligan adjoining, on
,r which was an orchard of 5000 trees, pro-
duced but 600 baskets
In 1867, Mr.. F. orchard, now reduced to
lie the farm of Judge Milligan, with its 5000
" trees yielded from 1000 to 5000 baskets.
In 1868, Mr.. F.'s orchard with the same
number OF trees as last year produced 425t
OF baskets while on the neighboring farm abou
lis l50 baskets were marketed.
From Rock Landing on Mr.. f. farm,
shipping point for large scope of peacl
Q, country, there We're shipped this year 1856
l baskets of peaches, 425O of which wer
a raised in Mr. F. IS orchard.
of The gross receipts of peaches shippe
from this one orchard for the last seven sue
a' cessive years, or since the orchard came int
in bearing, amounted in the aggregate to IA,
of 600 baskets worth $I20, 1000.
re The following statement will show tn
relative prices per basket realized during tn
last three years.
81 1866. ................S20 10 per basket.
ls lo0I."........"... 90
" 1915. .................. 800 =
in MIR. Fennimore always commences to cul
no tivate his peach orchard about the twentieth
-. OF March, and finishes about the tenth o
" fifteenth of April. Sooner by several day
CHI than most farmers are in the habit of com
in mencing. He says he has always realize,
larger crops from his early cultivated trees
The system Of shallow blowing is Away
NC practiced by him as being least liable to in
re lure the trees. He does not know that h,
be has done anything more for his orchard THAI
no his neighbors have done for theirs, excep
~ that when his orchard was two years old III
u loosened the soil and threw shovel full o
It. ashes about the roots of each tree His or
NJ chard is composed of the different varieties O
10 trees, usually found in other orchards an,
- all his varieties bore this yearly their pro
is portionate crop of peaches.
re 1t will be noticed that the excess of Mr.
as rs. crop this present year over the product
Il OF other orchards is not much greater thai
'e the excess for the year 1866, and whcthe
n. there is full or a half crop in the country
IN Mr. rs. crop is always in excess whicl
lo peach farm peculiarly adapted from som
ne cause or other to the raising of large crop
rs of the fruit.
ID This farm has not only the advantages O
A. raising large crops Of peaches but ii is adap
AZ ted to the raising of other crops just as well
ut The following statements will show tn
Sc success attending the raising of other crops
mr. not taking into account the raising of sma
= fruits and vegetables. There were raised il
r. 1866
:. Wheat, 1850
Potatoes, 300 "
co Corn, 400 {"
ap Wheat, 700 g
IS, Corn, 1900 ..
;" Potatoes, 300 {.
al Hay, 40 tons.
m. m Farmers-EngIish and American
n BY GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
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