New-York tribune., 1871-07-13
A SUMMER IN DELAWARE.

| LEWE3, DEL, July E.-Ine good aea-QOipv
steamer Eastern Queen her mate, leaves Pier Ma a,
North River, at D. N. on Mondays Wednesday, ,,.1
Fridays for Lewes Dclaare and after tho 18th Of Ju,
there will be daily boat at the same hour. Tha ai
tance TO Lewes Is muGs. The steamer passes dov.
the harbor of SewYork, sround Sandy Hook. Ivy ioo.
Branch within mile from the shore, by Barnegat A,
antic City, &C. around Cape May. At an carly hour !,
the morning Cape HenIppen lighthouse Is seen. a.
well IA the famous barriers Of rock called the De,.,
Breakwster Two low black lines rest on the surf4n =,
the bay. which, you draw near seen 10 be the Ton
Of a sea wall, constructed in two parts rising mon,
10 feet above the water. The greater vo,s
| is 900 yards long. broadside % the oo4a,
breaking the inward roll Of the waves AMI form
ing shelter behind which, II the wind ha, been eas,
may be seen from 30 TO $50 vessels riding al anchor IN
other work Is coo yards long, and placed at an Aogs
overlapping the former 80 as 70 turn the foy OF s,
Winter and protect the shipping. The gap betweenn.
two works IL COO or 100 yards wide and proves tO b,
serious bunder since 1t divides the ebb tide aud causA,
eddcs in the harbor which shape the sandy bottom a
shoals that the lines OF depth chan ged oons
ably within 10 years, and vessels OF heavy draft Ca
no longer anchor where they did They are nov
obliged 20 enter between tho lower work and tho Cape
Every naval engineer who has been stationed at ths
post for many years past has recommended the Govern
ment TO Ill up the gap between the two works tho ebs
/ there If united volume would wear away tho
| shoals and greatly enlarge yle hlrbor
Lewes il a scattering ttgn along the biuf with
thousand inhabitants and lc sprc, that O! the Eps
cOpal Church. The houses y prety placed among tn,
trees, and the approach rEm the sea l. quite fine
pier 100 feet long the minus OF the Junction AMI
Breakwater Railroad, wbict runs inland q miles, and
connects with the other railroads % the Delaware
Peninsula Here travellers End and take coach for tbs
Ocean House. from whose porch and windows the Caps
il visible clear day and at night five Of the coast
lights may be cOuntedthe fixed light on Cape Henlopen
"a rstclass FresneD the beacon light the shore tho
fash light the breakwater the revolving hight at
Cape May, and the light on Brandywine shoals. On
dark night when the vessels add their lights the
hibtOn. there ia the appearance OF respectable gis
nlumined town the quarter.
As a Summer wltering-place Lewes formerly eni)yeds
fair popularity steamer from Philadelphia used 70
land at the old Government pier; but the teredo ndvd
ate up the piles, and the glory Of tho town veat
down under the difficulties OF The only landing
was by srfboas for an interval Of 10 years until The
building Of the railroad pier E 1870 restored the place "a
connection with the civilized world. The sun never
shone on benighted region than was this ola col
Ony of wreckers fishermen. and pilots before that tho
Since sprinkle OF Northern farmers and frutgrowers
has changed its character and infused activity wher'
before was only Incidence and whisky-drinhn2 asa
waterfngpace Lewes is naturally superior 20 Cape MAY
It has quiet and safe bathing with surf enough AZ u
to crafty any one; ordinarily 1t has gentle shoe
,itbo, ,tat ,orror NJ nothIrs the undertOw. IL bs
endless rides and good roads.
IN LeWps
chards begin TO be seen. and become more abundds
until they are Ike the cannon at Balakaya-to ieft,n
right in front in rear Climate and soil being OF the bed
for this kind OF husbandry, It Is readily adopec ny hha
owners II is common TO say that If a man VIII Ohly se'
out peach orchard. Fortune viii pursue MN ui sue
catches him. IN spite Of himself This u pleasant 10
yersal OF the common order But let a man buy land.
| There are nurserymen always roady to plant II with
grated peach trees at OF SIS per acre. An acre
contains 10 trees With a farm and cost Of Iia
he has LOO trees which grow while he sleeps or travels
in Europe In three years he may gather llod baskets
Of fruit which, at 20 cents p.ft per basketa common
averagegiyes $3.50 With choice varieties, be may ex-
ceed that But he might the same land for corn TO-
matoe squashes melons. &C. before the trees come u
bearing and product according 70 tho care be
slowed upon it. The steambo line viii transport hls
produce % the NewYork marlSt The average yield Of
wetended orchard in successive years may be put at
four baskets per tree Mr. Fennimore OF odessa told mo
some years ago that he had TO market 5000 baskets
from 1900 trees and his net profit 20 cents per bas
ke and that in year OF short crop He has done much
better siDce
1t generally believed that the peach tree will not lsst
than eight ten years; yet have seen several
trees in Delaware years old, and st bearing vigor
ousy The reason why orchards down in 10 years
is that they fertized The majority Of farmers
will manure the in young orchard up 70 tho bear
ng age the trees and then let the trees exhaust the
soil for successive years, without giving them any ma
nure No wonder they die. II is common also % divide
the deficient nutriment OF the soil between the peach
crop and and the weed CROP which latter will often
amount 70 a tun an acre TIE consequence is halfted
trees with weakly buds which are killed with very
moderate degree Of cold IN Winter npped IN the bios
som by Spring frosts The latest, and believe hoSt
correct theory on the subject Is that vigorous oudS
are able to bear even a severe frost. while weak
ones are DESTROYED by the slightest NIP and
the latter would not in any mature into perfect
fruit. The average diameter ofshe fuESrown peach
stock perhaps, under four inches within foot OF tho
ground-say at the age of six & seven years. But
measured lately that "a inches in diameter
the ground and u inches five feesaboye it, This tree IL
25 years old and well stocked with healthy fruit. On
another farm measured nectarlne, and found IL 10
inches in diameter at hight OF four feet from ths
ground Ihave scores OF peach stocks measuring
from inches in diameter, ana am told that they
will often yield. in full bearing, ten baskets 20 tree
Two important facts indicated by these statements,
viz that the tree may kept in bearing for double tho
number OF years generally attained and that its product
also may be doubled, more than doubled the boring
worm the greatest enemy Of Ile peach troe IL eats
out all the nteguments Of the bark between the wood
and the outer skim and, if let alone, soon kills the
tree A very necessary process, therefore, Is that
Of "worning" the trees. This be done only with
knife and however severe the surgery 10 get tno posi-
ont the damage is less than TO let il remain IN LUG ~
ease called the "yellows" is probably ho'"inH "o,o
man the doings Of the worm though growers honor'
nro,ounce IL a specific disease, cause unAho"h'
farmer finds a getting sick with IT, ne digs
it up and burns on the same theory that the New
York Board Of Health D1r1, Sndra entto % op prevents @ the
rho proa Of peachrowng to the intelligent and Scleh
Ia ,armer is very large-to all Others Rrecarious Tho
Sgb prices Of unfruitul year compensate Tor small
ness OF the crop. 1 have heard OF a grower IN Newcas
,Ie County realizing $4,000 in single season. which
would pay for three Of failure But 1t Is ared
by experienced cultivators that the nao,y 70 iuio
S,o nore 10 bad management, and especially 10
the neglect of yearly manuring than to sprns