Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
pENINsU LA Crops.
A Fine Prospect for Most Frulfa,
Especially Strawberries = wheat
Generally Looks WeII-Corn Plant


throughout the Peninsula;
ST. GEoRGEs. DEL, April 29.-1b ea peach
prospect In this neigbborbood Is very poor.
In fact, l can say there will be an entire
failure. The wheat looks badly, owing 10 the late
spring and the grass is very backward. The
last few days have improved both wheat md
grass. Yours respectfully,
j. c. sruoKERr.
MoDoSoUon. April 29.-No peaci.ts !:
prospect good for apples and cherries wi.eat
Is looking better Yours,
2. D. Poo.
ODESSA. April 29.--In reply to your inquiry
the prospect for wheat il fair. Owing 10 tile
baekwardness of the season it Is too soon 70
spenk for other crops. AS to peaehes thhfe
will be none here, and doubtful if elsewhere,
| have not seen II live bud yet except on
broken limbs that have been covered with
snow. Respectfully
II. IL. APpLEToS.
MIppLETowS, April 29.-Your inquiries in
regard to the prospects OF the peach crop
ceived, and i'll reply will say that sU far a.
Delaware is concerned the crop is n total
failure. Isolated points i'll lower Cecil and
keni counties report living buds along the
water courses. Cherries and strawberres are
rafe 30 far al my observation extends.
Yours truly,
jonN i. Cochran.
in this nelghborhood IL as follows Wheat
good cherries and apples, good red atid
black raspberliea and strawberries, good
There will not be u peach or even Il blossom
oil IL standing tree in this neighborhoad
few blossoms have leeu found ON broken
limbs that were un Ter the snow. The trees
are injured very much and some fatally.
Yours, &C.,
JOHN W. GRAHAM,
I
munication by stating that the peach crop
here is an entire failure this year. The trees
many of them arc dead. No blossoms on
leaves on them. Raspbenies aud hlackberrie-
are injured too, very mach, as the bushes are
badly hurt OF these fruits and we cannot have
a full crop OF either, because the fruit is
always produced on the previous years
gro~th Of wood As to Strawberries We are
hopeful of u full crop. Pears, cherries
plums, apples and all the fruits except those
above named seem now all right. Wheat il
now looking very we'll hurt here with the
winter but worry little.
NJ. S. YANBURKALow.
GEoRagrowS, April 20. Is the tim,
for tue cry no peaches" and never was the
time when the cry was so significant. Fiom
my observation, and from many growers from
all sections of the county, there will not be-
another peach crop until thr trees are planted
and grow to pre- duce them. The trees are
dead and thoy are being rooted ont ty the
thousands. There il no longer any doubt about
the matter 80 that the beliefs general. have
just heard one grower order 800 three-pear.
ulds be cut down t. Is inches--an experiment
hoping they would sprout out, but he re-
marked, "a large percentage can never
COME" Another told me he had beautiful
tiye-year-old orchard of l 200 trees beautiful
last fall and i'll the early wiuter-but now it i,
worses than worthless for II will have The
u ~
trees have signs OF vitality sufficient to throw
out leaves, close examination shows that
tine bark has left the wood and of course they
must completely die before the summer is
over. Our people have not as yet fully real
lzed the calamity: a very little while must
convince all. hear of live buds and AhoN
OF fruit along some Of the water courses
Around Lewes and along the bay shore it wa
reported Yesterday there We're some peach
binds believed to be alive and healthy.
The prospect for pears and apples seems
good. Blacliberries viii grow only on thu
wood below the snow line; consequently the
crop cannot be otherwise than small. Mos,
of the bearing wood is totally destroyed to
the ground surface the saIne ma be said o
raspbenies. Some of the early cherries have
been III bloom for several days.
Yours. c. II. RICHARDS.
MAssEY's, April 29.-our peach crop is
total failure. The raspberry and strawberry
crops are very snort nope 10 nave len
blackherrles. If not killed by the late frost
we will have some pears and cherries. Wheat
looks excellent. Farmers are planting corn
and expect good crop as everything is now
favorable. j.. NJ. BEAN.
CAMBRIDGE, Nh, April 29.-Peach crop
is badly damaged in Dorchester county. Fair
bloom on the water courses. Int all interior
orchards are totally destroyed no bloom
Apples, pears and cherries are i'll goua condi
ton, with nfDSuect5 for fnlI grOD.
Wheat Is much injured by the winter
especially that town on corn land and all late
sown wheat. But little rye sown. Oats i.
not mp yet j. WALLACE.
SALISBURY, WIGoMIco County, Mn, Apu,
29.-Crop prospects are very good straw
berries are improving rapidly under warm
weather. with prospect OF an excellent crop
barring future frosts Wheat slightly damaged
by winter, hut fair Peaches variable, sDinr
orchards have none. others half Il crop
Probably one fourth of crop will hc
gathered on an average.
J. A. GRAHAM.
SSow Hl1L. WORCESTER CouNry. MD.
April 2a.-Yonr note received. to which !
reply with pleasure. III tbs comfy there
will be some peaches. The bloom is scarce
mostly i'll Seeding trees. in the topnust
branches, aud in orchards much exposed
Some orchards have II bloom promising one
sixth of an average crop or more. others moi
think the most accurate estimate would he
one-tentn of a fair crop. Apricot, apple
cherry. plum and pear, bloom full
Respectfully. IRvINa SPENCE.
ralScEsS ANNE, Mp, April 90. Wheat
growing finely. y gloomy prospect for
peaches; few orchards. and a few only
have any blossoms; a small number upon thu
salt Mnter have n fair quantity of hnd-
Pears blooming well; apples aud cherries MI
right. Season very backward PrOHendel
very scarce
Yours, &c, A. C. HEAToN.
NASSAU, SUSSEX County, DEL, April 30 -
Tho last few days of warm weather have
greatly improved our crops of wheat. Winter
oats is looking we'll have authority foI
saving that peach orchards exposed 10 tho
ocean indicate at present that part OF n CROP
may be expected. All others with US we be
lieve. are dead. Our prospect for 4 crop of
apples, pears and cherries is good. Grass is
starting up. Respectfully yonrs.
WILLIAM P. JONES.
EAsToS, MD. April 30 Wheat in this
locality. except that seeded veryslate, is look
ing remarkably well, beyond the expecta-
tons of unr farmers. In regard to peaches
there seems to be great diversity of opinion.
The general impression H. that we will have
at least half of q crop. The trees seem to
be blooming everywhere, ana unless some
thing now unforeseen occurs to kill them, We
sanguine expected after such winter.
BmpoEyILLE. SUSSEX CoUNry. DEL. May
2.-in answer To your circular in regard to
crop prospects will say wheat on well
drained land bids fair for an average crop.
there will he no peaches i'll this section and
but few blactberries, but there will be It large
crop of Strawberries. Yours
c. F. Rusr.
CnEsTERIowN, EENl CorNrY, Mn, May ?.
s. .
hOrhOod is good considering the severe Niu-
ter. Peaches are badly hnrt nj! dead OF
lower limbs. hut IN the tops there is q good
spmnkliHg The early and late varieties are
not SO mach hurt, bnt the middle varieties
are badly hurt except the hIiNons. SmGcl
seems the lea-t hurt. If We have no more
frost there will bo perhaps one-third OF
crop in this section perhaps a little better
Yonrs, &c, L. C. PARSONS.
CHuRcH. CREEE, DORCHESTER CorSTT, Nh.
April 2S.---tn reply to your inquiry regarding
the crops IN this section, would say wheat Is
looking very we'll Peaches are an entire
failure. | think the apple crop will he me
dunn. The crop Of all kinds of berries will
he small LUTHER +, MARTIN.
CAMDEN, DEL, MAY 8, 1ssl.-In reply TO
yorlr inquiries | will state that | have Just
made careful examination of my pr ach
trees. Gu nv 5000 trees | am quite sure
there will not tins year, he one blossom. My
opinion is that we shall not he able fully TO
ascertain the extent of damage to the trees
before midsummer. Many trees which have
vitality enough TO put ont leaf. by force of
sap already in the brancheo, will probably die
before the summer is past.
An examination of the inner bark on the
trunks Of the trees, shows an inusual dark
discoornti0n. All orchards in my neighhor-
hood weat of Camden are IN about the same
sad condition.