Smyrna times., 1871-08-30
The Peach Visitors and their ODin-
iOus.

WI - - NSuilIlI GENIAL young freshman who
eults the agricultural department OF the New York
| IT1buHe, has quite lengthy article. after snr,k
ing IN high praise of "Mmquadale" :" the fine firm
o. " u Lobdell, the noted car wheel manufacturer
OF wilmington, and his bIoodcd horses valued At
roH lOuu TO S3,OOO each, he refers to the large
pear orchard OF Il. Peters, near Mr. Lobdc's. abont
one lnlie from Wilmington. Mr.. r. has am orcIard
oI IOU0O trees, dwarf and standard and Mr. Juiun
says OF them: The specimens ON whnIe rov of
trees ~nuId average II OF. aPiece. | saw nothing
IN California that would equal the Barctts in tins
orchard The growth of the Lawrence and thc
average SIZE OF the fruit were unusual here as we
! to' nj 1t all down the Ponnsuls Trocs nt ttis W.
rety, SIX years Old, would average larper than trcs
Ten years old would in New Jersey or New York -
Inc experimental farm OF Prot. Porter Of Delaware
y "Iege, IS also highly praised, but Delaware Col
lege IL erronlously called MdrvIand AgricuItorI
College. The Professors pear orchard is ront,.Ioi
with Mr. Fcters'. The Prof became i cunvrrt IN
h"haS heehan'S grass theory, and allowed his
Orchard TO go INTO grass. Uudcr this treatment
large share OF the trees have died. many more are
uyh@ ana those that let mig Int as well be- On
the other hand, Mr. Peters cultyatrs his and crovy
the fruit above referred TO.
Between Newark and MddI,town the arrv stan.
pea at the farm OF the late CantwelI Clark c6ntain
ing GOO acres. Mr. q, SAYS of il: " Su.cr tho |
DEATH OF Mr. Clark tins large farm has been carried
on oy MS daughter, lady n" more than 2 years
oi age She has had 81 lc charge Of the est IL. md
seemed perfectly famIliar with the ,n,uao,, o,,,
inc arm crops as well the peach business Er,n,
Hcr appearance one could not tell whether ts lady
had millinery shop the charge of a larg, E, ,rm
NOR Is 1t likely that the purchaser would stop TO
inquire whether the whc0t. corn, or peaches sI,rud
Hol ths iarIn were raised hv MAJ: or wou:. n
Inc party spent an hour with Hon B. r. Rigcs |
at MS lar", above Mlddletown. He has l. 500 trers
ia ooarng at his home, and 30, 900 additional an |
'"ree other farms near MIlimgIon, Nd. Mr., O |
sPelNS mus of MI b'ggs: "Although many of the !
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season MAJOR BIggs advocates warn ly the moi cy of
P'aht'hg T'ore trees and he insist, that a peacb
crop that nets the grower ) cents per bashe il far
oelter than hay or grain faTIHing."
In referring to Middetown, Mr.. q. saws: "A
uiNe around MIddiet0wn sOOu convinced us that the
growers might Justly feel proud Of their orchards
lol iney iook weli the trees thrifty and very
itultfuL The peaches picked from the tree. by
oulnmers from Philadelphia and Baltimore Tho
"orI uuThg The gathering at from 81 to 81 %
per day ana board When the season is over. tbev
clear out and are not seen apain un,il the Jliy
season." '"s
Referring to Smyrna he saws: "From UiddIe
town we drove to SMYRNA, and said short time at
Io"hSehd, TO see the large orchards of Samuel
townsend. Tins grower has 400 acres in beaches
ana Is more conveniently situated for shipping than
any o'her that we saw. Mr.. 7. ships at TIE hight
OF the season three u dav, and USUALLY g.ts ,
better prices than others in the same vicinity, os
hIs son sells his fruit in New York
AT every peach district We found that there wore
sumo one "i Two large growers, that led the way
ana Inelr example were followed by the majority of
smaller growers There are located at SMYRNA = | '
idhly OF Oummns. There ure four brothers. all |
interested IN peach grO"ing. George Cumnine
the tIder, Is the largest operator, aud has accumu
lated fortune at the business. He is one of the
lew men who will allow nothing on his farm to re.
nam out OF place or out of order, and his thrift
SHOWS That he pursues the true course in fdrminr
Ills brother, David j. Cumnins has IN onr ofin,n }
the model peach orchard the Peninsula The :
'ets were uniform IN size, healthy in appearance :
ana bearing the largest crop Of fruIt-for the same
sufacc-thdt we saw anywhere. Robert Curnnins i
- m"t fuite as extensively engaged as the other
others; his orchard is bearing we'll about luO c
acres ~ extent. His apples are looking well The
EngIish kcd Streak" has very heavy crop of lne
- u't o"' ms Is popular variety Of opplc tnro .g
Deh"are The four brothers have 900 acres in :
Pe dch trees, something over 100000 trees A con.
siderable part Of this fruit is shipped 10 Boston in
cFdtes' bnt, owing TO the season, does not carry
we'll One OF the brothers shipped 400 baskets r
que uiy, ahd when the account Of sa les came bAck =
ne iound they had netted him Just three cents per =
aSne'' thousands ei baskets have been left to rot
On The trees the present season. owing to the low -
prices. @ One grower near Mount Pleasant, lost :
Lo'OOO baskets OF choice peaches in this way'
Aho'her OF the party, who wrote for the Del d
'G%eHe mus refers to the celebrated Round Ton" =
arm, IN Queen Anne's Co., Nd, owned by J ,bn :
idrrlS, Esq: This farm contains 1913 acres
)llhled solld IN peaches, in full bearing the d
orchards occupying a font on Chester river of - L
niles, "a miles broad. In the centre of this i'm
hehSe orchard we found extensive cunning houses
'tIls, to still into peach brandy the soft peaches
ma Peaflngs. They were canning about 1000 '
'as"''S % peaches per day, requiring about 500 :
men ana women IN the various departments" h
The same writer. in comme nting on Col. Wilkins =
arm, on the Chester, near Chestertown. SAYS. u
ne CoInneI Is the largest peach grower on the =
T T'ennInsua' having about 800 acres of orchard
''o,uoO trees IN various stages of growth and
bearing. ~"N
Mr. Quinn, in referring TO Col Wilkins. saws: S
la 1869, the largest crop nm 10 that tine 90. c
alsed on the eastern shore the owner 81 10 per
'F@'e' ms year, up to this date (Aug. III the )
aes OF peaches will only net 2jc per crate or I7Ic
'er basket Even at these figures the Colonel IN. {
vi ieu US 'hat IL PAID better than crop of corn of
~ bushels t. the acre. when sold at 6c per bush 5
All inc party, IN their correspondence speak of 4
me th'hg espcc'aIly-that in pear orchards where
ne grass theory" observed the trees were
uolect 10 lire blight" but where the orchards -
we're cultivated and manIrcd they were thrifty and I
ronta6Ie. Thus, while DR.. C. r. b. Massey pear Ia
rchard OF o,OOO trees was Improbable from non
culture, Stephen N Boyer's was in a thrifty condi.
ION and excellent culture.
Inc Gazette correspondent says of DR.. Massey's
arm; Here we found large orcha rds of fruit in
arIety vineyard of 5000 vines loaded with
luscious fruit, the entire crop Of winch the Doctor
proposes to make into brandy. The Doctor is an
Extensive grower of small fruits the raspberry. -
trawberry and blackberry, all of which he finds n
noch more profitable than grain crops"
l Mr. quinn thus compliments the hedges: " The
yslem OF hedges the Peninsula is really bcautjuI
"a tulus l4o miles in carriages would he safe to saw
% %na' we saw more than 300 miles OF Road. line and
Nv closs'hehges OF the Usage Orange most OF which ~
vas careiuy trimmed, and when four wears old af1rds
er'ecl protection against catrle or pIgs Would tha,
is system might become more general taking the in
lace OF the unsIShy post and rail (anco on c,,0, III
IL over the country ''o'' 81 'O''''oi :.
Mr. Jenkins of the Commercial, who was with the wi
Pdt' OF The time, estimates The prices of some of m
+ I0diS as IullOws: Aug I2ta, u barrels fec
pears S29I expenses for freight commissions an
% Aug 18th, Is barrels pears, S2S5 expenses W, WI