New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
FIXTURE or TIE PEACH CROP.
LErTTR FPOM soL0N ROBNsOy.

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RIPESED TFUIT FALLING FROM TIE IBEEs-TIIE
CkoP NOT WORTH THE PICKING.
TO the Eattor Of The Tribune.
SIR: ! have sOme interesting facts for your
readero. especially city read your reports 10
Florida With much pleasure about tao prospective peach
crop in Deaesre. At Washington / lnadc inquiries
among frudealcrs Il the prospect Was Gtill good Noi
one wth whom coRversed Ensw % the contrary, and
some ~ them said they were expecting cons cnmens
daily OF Hac's Early, and reioced az IT, rs The North
Carolina peaches poor, ana very much inclined 70
rot Indeed. large consignnonts lad been lost 1 saw
hundred boxes which came IA aiter Iaaretours
on Tuesday, which lhe COBslsHees said would M 10 pay
charges as one az the number had IN Monday which
arrived Saturday. the Tuesday lot Oh "Wednesday
rotiiug FAST aid haf sold such rapid decay indicates
diseased unwholcsomc fruits. Sensible consumers avoid
10.
srin hoIed 70 sec GOOD fruit in Delaware aud there
fore turned on at Wilmington ami came down info the
very hcart peach region, where have talked wtu
many pers0us and ridden about among tie great
orchards, where mile after mile each SIDE the nigh
WAYS ara Lined wtn peach OF ali sizes and ages
showing decay and SONS vigorous cIoW d. but al
In0,t 80 rlus Il H difficult, as tide slowly along, to
count a dozen peaches gpon any tree. and venture 70
say that saw many orchards where dozen peaches
cannot he found upon q hundred trees II Is difficult 10
find any of the early varieties anywhere in this vicinity
though am told that who has nearly a thou
sand acres IN orchard has shipped = few baskets.
IN old friend OF mino Las peach farm about five
miles from here tAe Mary iLe. for which e
offered when it first came bearing 70 show the
tic good quality Of early sorts - 0GO year for ten
years This gives you idea of its cxont and prOduc
veness tho parties making the offer were trustworthy
OF good Judgment living ~ this village. This
orchard estimated the early part OF this
as good for $4,000 baskets Three weeks ago the
reduced hs expectations 1900 baskets there had
been continual dropping. To-day he does not
expect 800 baskets, and mono OF The best early
sorts. Yet nave never scen more thrifty, healthy
lcct az tha Ownar; indeed, nothing upon this farm
could show neglect. ior tAe owner IS cAlp
pleasant "reminiscences in tho minds Of old readers OF
TuE IRIBUN uy telling them the owners name is Jones
Oi Mayor John jones' vino Of tie pioneer
proving farmers Of Delaware. who dii with his
pen tongue ana experiments TO bring up farming from
very Low cbb 20 Ito present nigh condition u tlus part
ot tho state. Aud this his celebrated 'Whea t.nd
Farm" apon Bohemian MInor lying upon botn sides OF
Mason and DlEOns Line. five miles west Oi Middle
town.
When Major Jones bought s farm the land was called
worn out by tenants Lime made II produce clover
clover produced wheat corn cattle, cash. which bought
cuano boue-dust and farm machinery aud put every one
of $40 under profitable cultivation. The owner
h4- year 100 acres Of excellent Th"at already LIZ.
kefed tat he eau live through the peach crop iaiiure
BAT as s the fourth. thinks is getting rather
uOuotonous ana 40 already II work eating down nd
M iuut OF acIes. THEN acrcs OF the Brsb
land State in cultivation, ho thinks hc got
along without peaches.
OF the peach crop the other two Delaware counties
cannot speak from personal observation as 7 from
tAs bEE nave talked in several Intelligent gentlemen
who concur in the OpuiJa that tho early estimates ol
600 900 baskets OF Deswsres and Aarylands VIII
nave TO Du reduced 3,OOOGJO and very few well IN
formed people believe tho crop viii reach that
mate. There full orchards, but thoy feW
aud far between few scattering baskets and boxes
come up tne road every day bat nothing Ike 'peach
train" has put the road only from the lower port
of tia road viii any be needed In "A good season.
twelve peach trains day Is q common sight, aud wHgn-
are busy dIy and nisM upon al ihc country ruGa.
Now ~ three days sb09I uns rs"t peach GENRE nave
only ssen siiigs waxOioad OF empty baskets Mr..
Jones says tha be- believes re can carry al the peaches
that vail 1e sliipl@d ffon tih station upon one Inu"
cJu. His estimate certainly 10 iags enough Tor IA,
peaches that will rpcn sro 80 scattering TOutpay
u pick anu ship them.
These facts should he 1T onGo made kuOwn for have
soen within a weok detailed statements pnhshed OF the
estimated number OF baskets hkrr - De shipped from
each station on this road. that SCI down Tor
hun lreds of thousands Won't ship single Uasket This
failure OF the crop viii b. sad blow - those who have
devoted All their lnnd and labor 10 the cultivation o.
peach Irsos who had tseir expectations raised very
nigh IN tho early para Of ths season; ana it Will be
. disappointment u IL las been Inc.
wac came purpose 20 anioy tais delicious
rui ripe ana fresh from ts trres good niIy 0thers
will b- di.ap,onted for although they viii Sti have
peacse- they certsiniy VIII not hEve them in the
pected sbuHdzne- AMI eiieGPne-~. As canno, g.t
en,gh for 3 single uoai IN thl. l,eeeh oentr-" shall
20 % Sow-fork In day or TIVE. wDere saaii prob
ably be able 30 hnd whas ] cannot aud IN tLis
sitting suppose you that. besdes pouches,
peninsula kns BecoIne oi tie most productive ~
rctIral districts cf the COUNTRY IA hns Deen raised uT
improved farming from STATE on n9oNer1shmcnt 10 one
OF real cffiucuce.
peachee 40 cDse here E0LOS ROBINSON
AiddiefogH, De-, July 20, 1877