The daily gazette., 1874-09-28

imously adopted, and
TN motion the Convention adjourned.
From tn X ent County. (MiJ Nu,
The Fruit Farm nnd Nurscry
Of y. barnard, Esq.
We take pleasure in laying before
our readers the following report of a
committee appointed 10y the Kent coun
ty Agricultural Club to visit the Fruit
Farm and Nursery of n. Barnard Esq
at Howell Point, Kent county:
The undersigned committee, appoin-
ted by the Kent Comfy lMd) Agricul-
tural Club, to visit the fruit farm ofN
Barnard, Esq, in said county, on How
ellis Point, beg leave to report that on
the 4th of September, 1854, we per
formed that duty and found much Of
interest to claim our attention.
The farm contains about Al acres
and is handsomely located ON the Eas-
tern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, At
the mouth of .'assatras river There
is wharf on this property where Ste,
mcra stop daily for Philadelphia and
Baltimore, and even New York when
freight is offered, which afford ample
facilities for shipping the large quaint
les of fruit raised on the farm.
The Peach orchards cover an area Of
over 200 acres, which are in Il thrifty
condition and show good tillagc, hut
unfortunately, like most other peach
orchards in Kent county this year, will
| not produce over One-tenth of a CroI
lccrtainly not more than 3 700 baskets
We find also planted on this farm about
| { 900 Dwarf and Standard Pear trees in
bearing, which looks very thrifty many
of which are now loaded with large lus
cious fruit. But they too are partia
| failure this year, owning to the sever,
| frosts last Spring, which killed mucl
of the bloom. We saw but Il siugl,
tree in This orchard affected with tn,
| blight.
There are about GOO Apple trees it
| hcai,n most of which, MIR Barnard
| Informs us, are of choice winter varie
ltio-.
| We find, also, II handsome Cherry or
charl of 300 trees planted here, of tli,
Early Richmond variety, of bearing
lage.
But, in our opinion, one of the mos
important and interesting features il
Mr.. Barnarl's ) operation is small frui
culture, upon which he has hest0wc,
much care and attention. The cane
are vigorous and thrifty, have made
fine growth, and are thoroughly cult
Ivated
| The Philadelphia Raspberry, one
so famous, we think has lived out 1t
fun measure of existence; from som
cause it has dcgcncratCd, and for th
two past years blights, witherSanddle
ltill il is now no longer worthy ot cul
ltivatinu rs Il market variety. Mr.. Bar
lnartl has dug most of them up an,
lplantcd Brandvwiue and Doolittl
| Blael, Cap in their stead, most o
which will come into hearing mex
year.
Owing to this change he has abou
% acres in fun bearing the prtSen
) wear. viz: : acres ot Doohttle Blacl
Can Raspherrics, aud Is acres of vii
son Early and Kittatinny Blackbcrrie
having dug up about i acres OF Phi
adelphia Rasphcrries the past Spring
Thinking that a statement OF the he
proceeds OF this important branch .
fruit culture would be interesting t
our tlub, WI Nh''lpih Wv ''A'''' -
, statement or estimate, taken from tn
account of sales rendered Nr. Barnar
Inv his Commission Merchants inPhll;
ldelphia and Baltimore, 1--WE had Ire
laccess to Mr.. Barnards books and p
liners. showing the following facts
SacresDoolittlc Black Cap RaSpberr
produced 9.l99 qts Average net p'
at. 12F cents. $l,1i2 81 net--per ACRE
Sl2s ~
Is acres Wilson's Early and Kit;
ltinny Blackberry produced 3o,2'l ql
Average net per ut. 81 Cts. S2,639 !
net-per acre, $3.50 ~.
From Young patch of BrandywH
lRaspberries just commencln" 10 oe'
land too Young L. pear more thah
a crop, 3 acres produced LIS quart
Average net per ut st cents S226
net; er acre, 20 os
This leaves the net proceeds
after dcducting freight, com
mission, carriage, Ac., Sl,oi'
> Duductine the cost ot picking, o''
r Leaving net bal over all costs, 50 ,529
II Ii may be proper to state ina u
average price per quart "l bla'Aherfi
l. above contained some l.awton, Win
J. were shipped late in the season a
4 sold at very low prices.
l. Ii il also important L. note that l
It drought the present season reduced
Weld. MIR. Barnard is now makl
arrangements for planting about
lacres more of Brandywine Raspberrl'
would have been about locents net, h
lit not have been that the patch nam
which he prizes more highly than
II lother, commanding about double