The daily gazette., 1879-07-19

red and yellow peach, which IL juicy. and
rather sour, u next; slthe weather !,
cool when II npens It carries 10 mAsk4t
very well. There 10 another late peach
which ripsns week later than tho one
Ju. mentioned, and as 1t had no name
when got 1t, 1 nam"d It Townsend'l
Late Yellow. A peach that ripehs nearly
with the Smocks. have given the name
of Townsend's Late Red too. i think
got the seed material somewhere In
Maryland. ~
Ofthe white peaches, Delaware Whites
and the Patterson Whites, both Of which
are free stones, and are good both t.
ship Or to can, are among the most pr ,
minenr varieties. They are rather dry
In their nature; dryness, by the way. Ii q
have. Next and last of The free-s stone
peaches, may be mentioned the noted
old red and yellow "Smock." It. is 9
very nice peach and 10 a general tav0rite
with canners; have done good deA
In canning peaches several years age
when II paid and think i am Judge OF
the best canning peaches. ia
1.-THE "Late Heath Cling may next be
mentioned. This peach il good for
brandying and preserving. There is q
white peach called the 'Late Heath
Eioo, out Will mo IL noVoI paul. 4uen
there Is the Lagrange, also q white
peach. The old Morris White is the
tenderest aud most delicats Of all white
peaches, but will not bear handlinga In
shipping to market and are SO easily
bruised that for manv years people have
stopped growing them. The "Morris
Wbite," In its day, attained quite o ro.
putation. And this reputation has last
ed until recent years. / have often been
amused In the peach markets to heal
people ask for I'M orris Whites" and tc
see the salesman lay his hands on the
nearest basket Of white peaches and say
"Here they are"
In conclusion, permit me to observe
that people living outside OF Delawar.
may often wonder at the seeming war
fare between the peach growers and thu
railroad company. We, the peach grow
erS, have reduced peach culture 10 4 iegl
innate business, but, owing to the deli
cato and perishable nature Of the fruit
we could not carry 1t on II we had M
quick means Of transportation.
Ne differences how full tho markets
may be Of Saturday evening. they are
seen to be clear on Monday morning
and they must be supplied. or course
that can do this for ns. As the busines'
does not pay as it did at first, We, the
peach growers, insist on the Railroal
company carrying tho peaches for lssl
per basket tlian during those more pros
porous years. 1t is but fair that we, thu
peach growers, who hare brought up al
additional industry and an additiona
freight, should be- met BY the Railroad
company as their friends and act Ia har-
mony together and have the freight
rates properly reduced, az we are willing
to pay In accordance with what 10 re-
ceive. .a a..
The crop of peaches this year Is light
and scattered over q large space. Ii
will not exceed over 1900 600 baskets
in the shipments over the Delaware
railroad. Outsiders should not be de-
ceived by such as those In the Pbila
delphIa Inquirer. Delaw are and PENN
sula farmers raise many other crops thai
peaches, and there is no suoh proportion
of land planted In peach trees ~ tn
writer states. a -
| Peaches will be no drag ON TIE ma,
ket. They will sell for from IS cents L
| S1.50 per basket.
SAMUEL TowNsESD,
TOWNSEND, July -, 1879.