Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-06-24

uSPREcEpESTED cRoPs-NATURE IN A LAVISH
MOOD.
Prone as we are to believe in that which we
wish to come true, we doubt II the most sanguine
have realized, even yet, how bounteous the crops
of fruit and vegetables will be this year. The
strawberry season, now drawing to close, has
been one of unparalleled success. The berries
have bccn fine, the weather generally propitious,
and the season unusually long, while the arrange
mlts for getting the fruit to market were all that
could be desired. The only thing that checked
the shipments. when they did fall of, was the
ovcr-stockcd condition OF the New York market
and as prices there have revived again, the trade
has experienced some revival; two cars went
through to Jersey City, Wednesday, loaded with
strawberries, cherries and peas, and quite guam
iiiy were shipped to Philadelphia The Railroad
Company's estimates of one million eighteen
thousand seven bundled and fifty quarts q ,0ls, :
150), large as it appeared when we published 1t II
mouth ago, has already been largely exceeded,
and the season is not yet closed. This however,
does not include the shipments by wnter, the
large quantities taken by the fruit canning es-
adjustments, nor those consumed here,or turned
into wine. The season has been a truly wonder
lul sne, and we do not doubt that the whole
Peninsula has raised more than two million
quarts or 81 500 bushels.
OF cherries the shipments have been unusually
large, aud the may be said of peas, though we
have no data at present from which to form sta
tistics. An unusually laige amount of ground
has been planted In carly potatoes, and the yield
has been enormous From the little station oi
Marion, alone, 81 barrels were shipped to Phila-
dt lphia oIc day this week.
The crop Of blackberIies, both wild aud cuti-
waited, promises to be enormous. That mythical
individual, the ''oldes: inhabtant," throughout
his lille scarcely remembers year when the
bushes were so laden with fruit, and all modern
people frankly admit that they never knew
| of such crop. Shipments Of blackberries will
probably commence next week.
By about the 18th of July huckleberries (whor-
tleberries) will be ready Tor shipment This
abundant than the blackberry, aud "thck as
| hncklsberres" means something around the
swainps thla year The large crop OF these wild
| berries Is particularly welcome, as the money
received Tor them goes directly into the pockets
| of the poorer part of the population. The more
children man has the richer he is during the
berry season. OF cultivated backberres there
will also be a considerable crop, but thry are not
very extensively raised. The same is true ui
rnspbcrries concerning which we know little
te. ond the fact that it Is expected the railluad
| company's estimates Of 2l,UO0 quarts Will be
realized
Last, but verv far from least, come the peaches
| Speculation concerning this crop is ut an end,
| and growers are busily preparing to send The
| fruit to MAJ ket aud make arrar gcmrnts for It's
sale. number Oi commission INT IL have already
| arrived here TO make arrangements: and BUYERS,
who buy the fruit rs II stands, are also on the
ground.
The railroad companies Qhc Philadelphia, Will
mingtou II Baltimore and The Camden " Amboy)
| have sver 400 cars ventilated and shelved fol
| this business, and The whole humber and probl-
bly more will be brought into requisition. With
ali their immense preparation IL Is prsbable they
will have Ms muchas they can do to move the crop.
| 1t is generally conceded that the estimate of one
| million five hundred thousand baskets on which
the company bas based its calculations, will fall
| far short OF the actual yield, to say nothing OF
| the fruit which sctks q market by water, and
| for which also unusual preparations have been
made. The sc, however are mere matters of de-
tall the great fact remains that our peninsula
| impoverished by the years of failure is this year
blessed with crops, unprccedent in its history
and which bring peace, comfort and happiuess
| Into hundreds of homes which have been lht
| adding places of want and misery for two long
| years.