Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-02
From the Cultiyator and Country Gentleman.l
Early Fruits ANA Vegetables from Dela-

| want to call publc attention TO inc great
success which is attending fruit culture III
the above State.
The ''littlc fruit State" as she is some
times called, possesses wonderful capacity
for raising every description of berry, fruit
or vegetable, not only excelling all other
States in abundance, but beauty, size, vigor,
color, taste, carliness, and freedom from
disease, TO an extent little known or appre
ciatcd by those who have paid no attention
to the subject.
| The distinguishing features Of Delaware,
are the warm, rich soil. and the early sea-
son. A large portion of ii is from one week |
to ten days earlier than New Jersey, and, in |
the Southern portions Of the Peninsula, |
some crops are harvested two weeks or |
more before they ripen ut Philadelphia To
a gardener OF fruit grower an advantage of
this kind is worth thousands OF dollars.
Sooner or later the entire Peninsula must
become the great fruit and vegetable garden
for early products for New York and Nor
thern markets, and there are many excellent
opportunities for those who like life among
fruits and flowers.
will give you few instances of success.
APPLE trees thrive as ii they knew or de-
: sired no more favorable locality Nothing
5 can exceed the beauty of the trees, their
healthiness, freedom from disease, vigor of
] growth and production. Trees yield here
S from one to two years earlier than further
| North, and for early summer apples the
{ prices received are almost fabulous. From
t Il seven year old apple tree, 81 worth have
4 been taken, and form Il II year old one $50
{, have been realized. Large orchards arc eX-
t ccedingy profitable.
h PEAR trees yield early and in perfect luXu-
n rance all kinds succeed to admiration, and
are troubled with no disease, worms or leaf
blight whatever.
An orchard of 400 dwarf pear trees only
. years old, averaged, last fall, one basket per
tree and from one tree three baskets; all
:, were sent TO New York, and averaged SO
u per basket, or So 400 for the entire acre. Two
u pear trees at Milford yielded the owner $50.
Is PEACHES, which from the largest orchard
"a product OF the State, are exceedingly profit
= able, whether grown on small or large farms.
II Some idea of the magnitude of this produc
\ ton can be gained from the fact that last
~ year the entire crop sent TO market by rail
ny road and water communication reached the
ee figure of l,l0S, 900 baskets by railroad, and
~ TJO,u 900 by water.
y james Fcnnimore Of New Castle Co., sold
lis from an orchard of 100 acres 10000, in foui
~ consecutive years, SSI, 900 worth ofpeachcs
-, IA This is positive fact. Another case is true
~ where an orchard of less than 1000 trees
II. Welded in one season "a 900 ne, proft
Wy Another near Dover, which myself saw
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;i,, crop on the trees
'sn There are other instances where Il place q
~ ~ 10 acres Yields -, 600 per year one of >
~ acres yields $500 per year one Of . acres
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amount of $4,000 annually, and one OF tiv
acres also where the income from the peachc
lis * greater tban from thn res, Of the cniir
m. farm nj aiO acrcs
Va If Niltnrl hn,wceen Is ooo and 50 on
till have been cleared in three seasons trot
III .. 100 trees
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