New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-27
AMONG TIE PEACH ORCHARDS.


PROSPECT or LARGE CROP THIS YHAI-MAGNT
TUDE or TIE PEACH CULTURE BUSINESS on TIKI
DELAWARE PENINSULA - GROWTH or OTHER
FRUIT TREES.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRiDUNEI
PORT PENN, Del, May 2O.-Asidc from the
fact that this place Is the principal point for the shipment
Of peaches the Delaware. 1t has local attractions Of
great interest. Tradition points with almost certainty
it the oldest settlement In Delaware. In Its blgbor
are situated stone piers, the origin Of which IL I'M
known, and which almost out with use before
the Revolution situated the house bnilt by the
Polish general, Count Pulaski Here stands house bonn
barlcd during the Revolution. and pierced by cannon
ball fired from English ship. The ball came crushing
into a closet in which Mrs. Read at tho time was hang
ing up gown Adjoining 1t stands the old storchouse
from which the officers of The British feet supplied them
selves with groceries, and greatly surprised s rropric
tor, Mrs Read, by literally paying her for item.
within short distance OF this place stand I'VE Old brok
houses all in good repair and having good appearance
which among the Oldest inhab.taDlc residences
in the county. And in particular, which Is
the mansion house Of fine estate, was built
before william Penn landed here. his way to Phadel
phia And it is generally bcleyed-by What authority
cannot say-that he first trOd American soil ut this
point and its geographical interest Is that il Is situated
at the the Delaware Bay and at the mouth OF tho
Delaware River.
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tanty yet the visitor hesitate to predict that
there will an unusually large crop OF peaches raised
In this county. The buds very abundant and un'
ally healthy. The magnitude OF the peach culture IN
this part OF Delaware is somewhat astonishing fcster-
day. while riding along the public road, counted. as
passed along the number OF peach trees in the orchards
on TIE farms by which passed, oni. although
my tourney was through a section OF country in watch
cereals and fruit the principal CROP yet IN dl
lance OF about two miles passed more t"a 1000
peach trees 10000 Of which ;I a sri d IN ilt
requires to bring into bearing inge relch Lr - Nty
'reat To produce peach tree snrcessr rt 10 n'
peach stone, and let II remain IN the ground all winter
In the Spring. soon as the frost out 81 the Sfohi,
look 1t every four five days In order to lke
1t from its bed as the rncl IN II opens ana PAM
fertilizer If it is LEFT too long say four or h'e day;
after the kernel opens, before tranSpiannt, II WI
much nicely that usually be successfully ione
After remaining in the prepared bed for * or
budding of the peach requires nice work anu gooR JUG
mcnt When peach kernel sprouts ana grows mo-
fruit il will perfect until the fruit has rlpene1 ana lt
will not be short of four or hye years from te tiae
the orchard, and to be able TO select proper yaFlcu;.
becomes Necessary To- resort 10 arhc, ,
tie budding is bcgnn, tho grower, selects ION on
NTH WIN pde9iiar duality good healthy bud ana inserts
it under the skin bark OF the scion and closes mp mo
grass tie or piece OF inner lining OF bark This bud
Il
scion is cut off inches above the bud and fon the
stump spIinga number OF shoots, among hh one rom
tins bud placed in it the previous sep'cmhcr. Ahrr
few monts-say in May-thcsc shoots must all he pulled
w tS Is SaSG be- @n of fcG oo om Rc bud
Will upward. and become IN time free; VII Tive
the same variety OF fruit the tree from winch ne Dud
was taken. In year from the stripping Two years
from the sproung and Dig years om inc pantlhs ms
planted in ground expressly prepared FOR II, with
the same care required for corn, potatoes tomatoes.
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GIG years before any fruit can possibly be- cKecte
and most likely year more OF cultivation Will become
necessary 1t will be that six seven years Of cul-
tlvaton necessary TO bring 10 maturity pach tree
After maturity II one obtains crop every o,hi ?'tr,
and secures four crops from his orchard he may DC
The soil OF this part of the peninsula lying along the
river and extending back three or four miles, II 'tf
ronss1nentIv While strtwbrrries giow upon il great
size and in large quantities yet they VIII not ilpeh
nos, to make them "a fayore in the market Slll they
successfully ID Red currans and sooseb,r-
ries found well here. Yet they are usually
raised solely for family use Cherry tIeca 90 wen h.o,
are found growing here and the ut IL NOT raised az all
or two cherry trees OF choice varieties ana many trees Of
common variety, it may be concluded tJat ms would
be good county III when to RAISE cher i,S h1i any
farmer in tls community planted twenty years ago.
ties such as May Dukes, Nano!eohs, b9rSa
would now in any bearing scason-and cherries
bear nearly every year-produce 100 pounds OF iiult
pound or - 30 per tree This would give the erowcran
income of 800 year, besides giving sDtc 10Y MS
and Identifying his farm. ANA a. these varieties
OF cherries very generally bring ID cents per pound III
the markets. and 40 pounds per trce-nOl very large
estimae-thc possibilities are that sometimes he wonld
made double that aInonnt. There Is IN LOT owned
by A cOlOrel here tree from when j. ire
qiently sold and 80 worth or cherries every year,
besides what is rs the cOOred man family. Nb"n
such evidence this O1 the lrOhtaDcnes, o chelfy cul-
tre il con llay before them IL Is alZu that 50 lew
farmers nave planted choi.c trees, wIc many. very
MANY have planted and cultivated with great car TAO
common cherry which is worthless for am tno Ddt ls
shade and beauty.