Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22
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FURTHER REPORTS AS TO THE PEACHES.
TALBOT CouSTY

FURTHER REPORTS As To THE PEACHES.
TALBOT couSTY.
Tho Easton Journal of the 18th, says =" Our
fruit growers express considerable anxiety on ac-
count of the peach crop since the storm of Sun
day last. The opinion of those moot likely 10
know seeips to be that the crop is in most places
considerably injured, but not altogether destroy
cd. In many places where the orchards are pro-
lected II is hoped that they have escaped alto
gether."
CLAYTON SPEAKS EycouRAdtsGLY.
The Clayton Herald, of the 18th, says:-We
learn the peaches were not materially injured by
the snow and hail of Tuesday, in this section.
There Is a fair prospect of an abundant crop of
this delicious fruit.
BLASTED BUDS.
The Middletown Transcript, OF The 18th, says
Z" We saw some peach buds from the lower part
of this State, on Wednesday, many of them pre-
senting indubitable signs Of blight. 1t il the
opinion of competent judges that fully one half
of the buds In lower Delaware and Maryland
have been destroyed by the snow storm and Sc
we're freeze on Sunday last Ice formed in the
cups of many of the open blossoms. The germ
of the fruit was thus destroyed"
IN KENT COUNTY.
The Dover Dekdrd,ean Of the 18th, SAYS -
Many OF our peach growers in this county think
the late frost las not seriously injared the crop.
We learn that in Sussex county, ms well ms in the
lower counties on the Eastern Shore Of Maryland,
townsiolks are busy in their gardens cleaning up
and planting the various vegetables. In many
gardens peas, lettuce. beats and radishes have
been up II week ago and with the present pleas
ant weather our citizens may expect soon TO en-
JOY tue fruits of their labor"
SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
nurserytnan in Annc Arundel county writes
on the 10Th 81 have watched, from day to day,
the different accounts of the iruit-growers.
have observed carefully the effects Of the late
rAatar I'm hu1a and t1a,n to ~
OF uninjured buds left yet to make good crop,
and Of The late kinds Of peaches u great many
not injured at ALL Other fruits are OF present
all good. speak, of course, for us here"
WESTERN MARYLAND.
The Boonsboro Odd Fellow, of the 18TH says
the opinion IN that section is that late fruit has
not been injured yet. Peaches and aprcots and
early varieties of cherries are now about in
bloom, and it Is feared that the recent heavy
trosts may have damaged them some For sew
eral years the fruit crops In this county have been
almost u total failure, and we hope this year may
proye an exception to what seems to have be.
come the general rule.
CECIL AND HARTFORD.
correspondent of the Cecil Whig, writing
IRON Conowlngo Bridge, SAYS -" Wheat looks
splendid. The farmers have their cats all sowed
III this section. Grass Is beginning to look quite
green in the meadows. / saw o butterfly yes
tgrday."
QUEEN ASNE's COUNTY.
ihc CF""PtOhuH OF Inc 10Th says: Their
seems to have been but little damage done to tn,
peach trees by the snow and frost this week
There is still strong evidence of large yield.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Princess Anne Herald of the goth says
The Peach growers of this county still have
"speek OF hope that their Hule's Earlies am
seedlings, will yet dlsappoint those who have S,
confidently foretold the total failure of the peac
crop. We arc informed upon "gooa peach
authority that the signs at present indicate tina
At least half Of crop will be realized from tn
above varieties.