Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-01
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TIL. WHEAT HARVEST - CORN -rEAciiiss-- NEW
STEAMBOAT ROUTES

THE WHEAT HARVEST - CORN -rEAciiiss-- NEW
STEAMBOAT ROUTES
SMYRNA, Del, June %, 1S69.-Whcat harvest
in this locality has just commenced and farmers
arc very busy in cutting or making preparations
to secure both their hay and wheat crops. The
wheat crop is one of the best for several years,
both in quality and quantity. The heads are well
filled and the grain plump. The general YIELD
however, will not, think, be more than fair av-
erage. The grass crop will be only ordinary,
both timothy md clover. Corn, generally is
Jackward, to use the farmers phrase, owing 10
cold weather during the first of this month. 1t
seems also to be seriously affected al the roots
with large numbers Of ants and plant lice, which
feed off the rootlets stunting its growth and
causing II 10 appear yellow and siekly. With
warm genial sunshine and occasional showers it
may recover, however, and prove an abundant
crop, to reward the hnsbandman for his labor.
The peach crop will not be SO enormous as was
anticipated and estimated fortnight or month
since At that time the fruit had just cfeverly
set and had the appearance of being an excessive
crop, and all the estimates were based on the
prospects at that time, and no allowance made
for the usual fail or shedding off of the excess.
During the last two weeks, however, fully one
third if not one half of the frui. that set has
fallen or, to use the more familiar expression,
"shed off,, leaving, nevertheless, an abundance
yet remaining on the trees, which will IN ali
probability be of larger size and better quality.
This shedding Is usual ut all times, and coluirii-
ces about the first of July. OF course the more
full the trees are the more they shed off, unless
affected by frost when they all liable to fall
A. nf hp rsstilfS tho hirh rhnr,rns m
| fruit shipped by the Delaware Railroad IN New
York, aud the attempt to extort not only the
State tax levied TN their cars, but ten times tho
sum levied, out Of peach growers, by charging
| five dollars for each time the car is loaded, three
| tcamboats the Perry Chicopee, and Jersey Blue
will compete with the Railroad Company, iol
| 10th freight and passengers during the season
| The Chcopee now runs from Collins Beach an,
the Perry from the mouth OF Duck Greek, while
| the jersey Blue will run from Ruthwcll's Land
| Ing about 2l5 miles from the town. Capt. Tag
| gurt one of the owners of the jersey Blue has
mud machine now at work deepening and widen
ing the creek so ms to assure regular trips at any
stage of tide during the season. II is ictendcd |,
make this permanent route TO Philadelphia,
| running the boat during the season IRON Ice Il
ice.
1t i, estimated these boats will carry during ,h
peach season from 10000 TO 10000 baskets o
peaches, besides passengers and other freight
which will be lost by the Railroad. While it viii
he \ large loser ty these enterprises the citizen
of this ncighborlond aud the steamboats, will b
largely the gamers.
Already farmers arc talking of clanging ihei
old system of Turning in view of this new enter
PRISE and engage in raising all kinds OF beriie
and vegetables, which they now have prosprc
ni shipping TO Philadelphia daily n. reasoni'il
rates ltr transportation.
High ir,ighis have prevented their undettlk
ing this business heretofore. Those VIII, hav
tried IL on smaller scale are well satisfied OF IL
prltablruvss aud no better Favored or large
vegetables can be produced than ia DGcs Cree
Hundred, Much OF the land is far superior t
Jersey tor this puriiosr, and during Al thtr spa
snn most piotthly the boats will br lohdrd dali
with this Kind of proiuce, to supply the PhilJ
dclphia market, or be reshipped to New York.
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