The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
THE PEACH CROP.

ITS PROSPECTS EXPECTS OF THE RECENT
HA1LsTosM UPON THE DELAWARE AND OTHER
ORCHARDS THE EFFECT or THE LATE GOLD
SNAP.
The crop of peaches this will not DO 20 largo
that OF last, owing TO the early blossoming OF the
trees OF tho subsequent trosts and late
April hail storms. In the week preceding March 70
It was the opinion Of prominent peach grower in
Mary land that crop OF the lower peninsula would
DO very light. II not altogether failure. At that time
tue blossoms were fully three weeks ahead OF what
they were year ago. Later reports have declared
tho amount OF damage dono to the crop by this frost
no, so great. hail In In the noig hborhood
OF Canterbury, Del, on Monday, April 90 which dam
aged many orchards This storm travelled IN belt,
damaging growers orchard aud leaving his neigh
boris un touched.
The peach crop OF Delaware, Maryland and Now
Jersey shipped to this CITY, Those Of North Carolina
and Georgia the first to arrive bur they have not
very large quantity. Some yolrs ago New Jersey used
to ship big crop OF peaches to New YORK; but up to
1875 her crop amounted 10 little In tho markcI Last
year. however, she shipped good CROP and dealers In
Jersey peaches say that hereafter large products may
be expected from that State Growers in the counties
OF Morris. Warren Huntington and especially in Mon
mouth anticipate good crops OF nice peaches, and in
TACT all kinds OF fruit The Mountain Rose OF Morris
county is high.priccd early peach, and tho Old
Mxen, stump OF the World, Crawford's Late Mccna
toons, Stevens Late Ripe IA very nne peach) and
Kcyport " hitos OF Morris. Warren, Huntington and
Monmouth countess Il Is thought will DO very prolific
The rosts have slightly affected tho crop on tho high,
rolling land OF Warren county.
virginia does not send many peaches to New York,
but will In future do much bettor The crop OF South
Cncipna ana little interest IL felt about their crops
In this city.
their growers regards the extent OF the crop
W hie many growers ielt confident I'LL lately that
there would BIO u tar crop Of peaches this summer,
tnoy arc now satisfied that owing 70 the mishaps ot
the season the peaches In the peninsula viii be
dwaried in size and inferior In quality Two millions
OF baskets will be extent OF tho crop from all
sources grower In Middleton, Del, ioegrapns X.
L. Cochran Co.. OF tins city, that The cold snap has
Jersey growers say that they viii not ship car load
OF fruit day 70 New York. Dealers say shat
peaches VIII bring hish prices.
WHAT PROMINENT GROWERS SAY.
r. w. Cochran, OF Mddle'own. Del, brother OF
the present Governor Of Delaware, writes that Tho
peach crop VIII be heavy below smyrna aud tue sido
roads. but will be very ieht IN his ncighboFhood He
adds that his entirely gone, aud other orchards IN
his neighborhood do not iare muca better. lie thinks
that will be 2000,U00 baskets shipped by the
Delaware railroads, when will DO plenty Tor tho mar
saa Bai,more Railroad. Gays .ha, the crop win be AZ
heavy In 1875; hut he Is very much mistaken. Mr..
Cochran SAYS though y iair Judge. Major Beggs says
that thcro viii DO more grown tnan eau DO sold NJ
big price.
Mr. IL O. Douglass, grain and fruit dealer, OF Clay.
ton, Del, writes:-
sua viii furnish many peaches this
de SS' s. m s. 1s '%JS Ssn no
eaey and late varieties iales York ana rrotns ore not
nuen injured but they DO not genoray BRING hEh prices
late Craword tho beet paying varieties are seriously
damaged Oid Nxen especially are pretty GENERALLY used
~mocks and late white varieties have stood = pretty
we'll tLoug the whites have short. We have
Gently been visited hail Ia sections. At
depth OF three inches. Mt sudler-vie. Nd u
using vegetables aud small frnt aud
Apl states that the yesterday
tnat IL is ,tiIi ON the ground this mornns
AIR. j. j. Ross, OF Seaiord, Del, writes oil May 2,
that his crop oil peaches Will DO only hall what II Was
last year. but many OF The growers
Will have full crops.
Mr. q. j. Sm!inerg writes that ne has inquired OF
many growers what they thougnt would be the cx.
OF damage done 10 the bads by the late irosts in
the spring. anu the general opinion seems TO be that
the bulk oi the crop will not be materially lcsscned.
Mr.. Edward q. finDimore, Odessa, Now Castle
county, Del, writes that ne mas been TO kent county
Nd, AMI thinks the prospect Tor iuii crop IS BAD
near all tie peaches having fallen on IA lev days
Mr. samuel Townsona, Jr. Iour miles from Cantor.
bury, Dc says thai his crop was not touched ny The
severe hail storm which prevailed at Canterbury and
much damage IN that section.
Mr. j. r. Carothors, Kent county, Nd, writes that
there Will 90 good many peaches u nothing happens
In tho iuturo
Nj. q. Furmsp, Caroline county, Md, writes
.that hail tell IN such quantities ON the sunday aud
Monday preceding May That when u stopped they
peaches are cleaned OUT, says he. 'Ine storm Was
about mile wide aud the direction OF Greensboro
SIX miles north. am damaged worse than any other
grower IN The neighborhood.'
Mr.. l.. Il lie Cate shipper Oak Grove, Del,
writes several growers tell hifn that will
plenty peaches. unicss they dropped from the
later The season. There wall DO plenty OF apples
pears sud strawUcrries also.