Daily Republican., 1879-06-05
THE PEACH CROP.

THE PEACH CROP.
More Letters from the Fruit DIS.
tricts - Bad Indications From
Kent COunty-The Peach Rot ae
camden-A Fair Rep rt From Sea-
ford.
In answer to inquiries as to the state
Of the peach crop throughout the penin-
sula we have received more replies Of
which We give the following.
SPRING MILLS, KENT Co., DEL,
..st June 3rd, 1879.
.MR. GEoRsE W. VERNON & SoNs:--In
reply to yonr inquiries relative to the
peach crop in this vicinity, ] will say
that have not had opportunity to ex-
anime through the nsig hborhood to any
extent but can give the condition Of my
crop, and hearsay for the balance.
Igave my orchard an examination
this morning and find few trees with
rs many on them as will be bsnef
cial. None overloaded, some with half
a crop and some with very few, not a
gallon to the tree; taken altogether l
think about half as many as in 1877
when We had more than in 1875, our
orchard not then being old enough to
bear full crop. We have some two
thousand trees which may from pres
ent indications average basket to
the tree, but they are not done fall
ing.
Some of my neighbors report pros.
pect for full crop. As the cause Of
thinning out the crop to the extent tina,
has taken place in some sections, lean
conceive of nothing SO likely as frost,
some think fogs was the cause, but
cannot think so.
The grass crop will be very short. l,
is exceedingly dry here. Wheat has
suffered somewhat from rain which had
it come two or three weeks ago would
have greatly benefited the crop. But
think now it might injure rather than
benefit. "a warm wet May and cool
dry June" for good wheat crop, has
become proven bial. The drought is
greatly retarding the planting Of swee'
potatoes and tomatoes. Strawberries are
nearly dried up. Pears will be short
some trees have fair sprinkle, other;
none. apples are also short. But TAX
en- altogether we have promise of Z
bourtiful supply of fruit through tn,
season. Yours Truly, F. B. CoURsEY.
LETTER FROM CAMDEN.
CAMDEN, DEL, June 5, 1879.
| G.. W. VERNON g. Sons Your lettel
making inquiry in regard to the peacl
crop in this neighborhood is just re
ceived. In reply will state that up t'
the 10Th Of May there was never bet
ter promise for an abundant crop o
peaches than the present one. On Tues
day, the Goth, my attention was called
to the "peach rot" 5" | examined IN.
peaches, also those of my Deighbors
The extent Of the affection was reall.
: alarming. On some varieties fully one
half of the young peaches were found t
, be rotting at the blossom end. Smock
!. Crawford's Late and Stumps were nc
' quite so badly affected. On Wednes
day night the atmosphere became COG
: and clear. On Thursday the "rot
S, dried up and disappeared. As to tn
: cause, there were diverse opinions
some attributed it to the effects of tn
: heavy fogs that had prevailed the pre-
vious week, followed by hot sun, whicl
scalded the tender fruit. Others, will
: equal confidence, asserted that it resul
ted from the effects of frosts, three {
which had visited us short time pre-
. vious. The question Vas never settled
= but the results are now visible in tn
U relief of the trees from an over abun
. dant crop of fruit.
There are more trees in bearing i
= this locality, three miles west of Can
= den. than there were in 1875. ThOs
then in bearing are now larger an
capable of holding more fruit. If th
"June Dropping" from the effects {
: the sting of the Curiculo, does not "
thin them out too much, my opinion
=. that the aggregate product of peache
in this locality, will approximate yer
close to the famous crop of 1875. Thi
-. remark is intended to apply to the si
immediate orchards in this immediat
: neighborhood, containing about nin'
teen thousand trees in the aggregate
On my Forest farm near Willow Grove
my tenant informs me that there wa
h not single peach to his knowledge
affected by the rot, and that the tre.
a are full enough. l have reports Of fir
prospects of full crop in all that loca
= ity. Reports are favorable from a
!. portions of Kent county, South an
= West of Dover, for plenty of peaches
h Apples appear to be not SO plenty a
n last year.
4 Wheat is doing we'll.
, Early planted corn is good.
a Grass is short. Oats poor.
:. Yours, &c. s. B. Cooper.
1 PEACHES AT sEAFORD.