New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-24
fRUIT UP THE HUDSON.

IRON An OCC AsIoNAL COR sPONDENT OF rHE TEiBr%El
KINGSTON. \. y, July 22.-Ilaving recently
visited tire river fruit section o. Southern Ulster ana
converted in many leading fruit ;o"cr there. making
some calcful observations for myself, am enabled 10
speak Of the fruit prospect there with fomc degree Of
accuracy The raspberry season is Just NOW az IT, rcch'
in that nci.hbJrhood, and the frui, is eoiuc
10 market OF rate lot far short Of LOGO
bushels per night from the docks Of Marboroue h,
Milton Highland ard Eaopu- Indi> dual growers have
been averaging about 5000 cups Per night last week
The dock are J. led tiah with crates, "cmptic' and
filled aud the proce sion OF loaded with berries
for the evening boats sight that would be Of interest
TO any city consumer An army Of women and children
are employed ~ picking tnc fruit for which they receive
l cent per cup, holding "a thrl of quart AZ day
break these pc-u begin assemble from far and near,
Old women ana young children barciootod
and scantiiy clad. Most OF them, however are
clean. and seem to belong the respectable
ranks Of poverty. Some become ver expert a the Work
and earn rs high as two dollars in day AZ times,
espccally if the fruit Is large the bushes well loaded
The Native or Highland Hardy, has composed ia; blk
OF the crop thus flr marketed though several other
sorts are aso grown. From five 10 seven cents per cup
has been the ruling price Of late and the demand rs re-
ported good. raspberry fair was bed at Highland on
SATURDAY, last 4 large variety was shown, including
very promising new seeding Of Mr.. \. J. Caywood,
ca'led tho Marlboro" which has lately occasipncd
some e. element among fruitmen down there. Cuants
nre also going forward in largo quantities. and the
crop will be fair including ire fruit OF the cherry
La versailles and white grape varieties. The worm has
been very troublesome, and in some instances where
bcebore hes not been applied The crop is destroyed
Cherries have not been abundant Tno aplis aud the
birds have affected the quality lseued the quantity
Of this some hat Improbable fruit Grapes have SUI
fred sadly from rapacious rosebuss which have dc
sr,vcd nearly half tho crop IA some Vineyards lhey
never were So numerous before, ana the bIhch's Oh
rraprs viii be tain and Struggling III sequence.
paris green AMI other rytcrmnator5 nave hccn &Dphtd,
with small effect AID the Insects nave been hand-
tbered av the bushc Some growers nave ado TED the
ng OF cncaslng best branches IN paper bags anu
fnr netting. But this is attended with nNcn AMOR u
i. believed that the grape Neid mere VII zoe rtdced
hr nearly third from the rIFagts OF ms insect Ife
rs1 IN has a-o Injured the apple crop t. large eN
pt and from this and other causes the aouudan Nrld
when wa. NJ r.t Indicated viii Do about one ali cs.
sfrn II Inc vouug has ready dropped on. frh
men are cO n0ed In tia, los by the suggestion that
= Icss cxhau-tng crop this year may MT IN i" iar
y,cd ,rvf season which j. The of wear ihe yled oi
49, - ,giiI he yerv ng.t PiunH are sill moderately
Tvc lri,icd Ounces unusually wei loaded every
yrr OF com Sc there viii be no peaches IN TINS nrgi-
InrbonJ hui tle Trees are growing N20iO',H'. c1-
% Inn al orchards where tncy have pccn exhausted ~