Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-22

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CONFLICTING Rspoazs-sAD 70 d 0. I. ABOUT .
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Tie reports from the peach region, on Tues.
day were very conflicting. OF the numerous
sources Of infornAsaoa available. no two agree
in any particular. One says thAt the baes are
all killed, having psrishsd BY the frss1ag
| OF tho new wood. Another, that the sap ~
frozen In tbs tree and killed tho germ, whils q
Stafford. yesterday, the Martins, and the hossess
arc reported - having said that none OF fhe
From authentic sources Of information We are
| able TO state, 20 fat q can now be told, that II
lower part Of the Peninsula Major NFgs. who
came up the Delaware road. ON Tuesday, says
no has heard numerous complaints from below.
but 10 inclined TO think the growers are more
10 possible that buds which are opea nsy have
sustained injury, but does not believe that any
damage has bssa dose By the fses.iss q the
sap or the tree. In tho possibility Of which ne
weather ~ No have had He says the buds are
unhurt about Middletown, 20 far a. il now
known, but adds that II 10 impossible to speak
The growers about Wyoming are also cheerful.
and soms Of them say their crops are uuinjursd
~ yet. ...e. 100 4-ru =
} THE STRAWBERRIES D.
Information from tho strawberry aells says
7 that the first picking. which 10 now In bao.eo0
In the lower part Of The Peninsula, II hopeless;
The vines, however, remain In good condition, and
= the only disadvantage which win be in the Late
ness Of the CROP Ia abundance is not doubted.
EXTENT OF TIE INJURY no rHH BuDs -rHE BULK
q OF THE Crop STILL SAFE.
!, The anxiety for tho safety Of tho peach buds
i. which was bsgotten of the cold snap proves to
>, have been al unnecessary exercise Of the mind,
sxospt in certain localities North Of Bridgeville
Alt. ~ - sHhu~ ftSkD
e During Tuesday and the day previous numei-
u GUS examinations were made In the orchards,
49, and from Middletown 70 Wyoming but few ds.d
y Was oocasionsd BY the wsashsr. A
to gentleman who went down tho Della.
:. ware r. r. Tuesday 70 make inquiry among
the growers returned, last evening, with cheer
our outings frop orchards about Clayton,
Townsend and Aiddleto~n, and the buds upon
III these twigs, Of ill varieties, were alive noc
90 healthy. Between Wyoming and s sn soI,.
zee signs Of disaater-as many ~ two out OF ten %
I'd ing found killed in some orchards. Such kill
'rd ing ~ this 10 OF no consequence.
at About Seaford and Laurel aud the countr.
,e- living contiguous thereto there 10 no doubt thu
lie some injury has been done, probably Of seriou
ar. nature. The blossoms wear yellow and asOkl.
,is hue, and large proportion Of the germs ar
nd that region, and although strong wind prevail
,si cd it il believed that all the water WAS not blow
out OF the cup-like petals, but freezing On Frida
night wrought the destruction.
,I Reports from the lower portion Of the PENN
10y sula, along the Eastern Shore II. r. are NOR
~ encouraging, but an extensive grower who ha
on just come up from Princess Anne ssys that ssv
~ aral more days must yet elapse before IN
It . eA'o"' VI ~AS '"'' - ~ -. .....
riy OPINION OF CHARLEs BxAsTHN
the Charles Bsasten, President Of the Middleton
ing Agricultural aud Pathological Association, are
two town. Tuesday. He says Il 10 probable that grsi
ete damage has been done below Dover, wherevt
the trees were in bloom, but he thinks the bud
and are still safe north Of that point. This he give
olA however, merely ~ an opinion for. he says, u
one can tell the full extent Of the injury dor
for some time to come. The buds may develc
los into fruit and this fruit may attain the size
,on- mArbes and theh iAil from tne euscS VI u
,on. blight All is speculation but in his jndgmel
the the prospect Is good 'e the upper eAu oi u
ries district, hut poor below.