Daily Republican., 1882-07-18
what tine country Presents.

the State at thisseason of the year. com
pensates the expense several times over
and to get the full benefit that rid
should be taken in carriage witt
plenty of leisure time to enable a per
son to stop and exchange friendly greet
ings with the farmers who are DoV
busy thrashing out one of the bes
wheat crops they have ever had. SOM
are busy cutting good but not extra
crop of oats and others again are en-
gagged in saving the remnants of a lux
uriant hay crop of mixed clover, tim.
othy and native herd grass, which
make the best hay that can be gathered
Corn and potatoes want rain and uu
less rain comes soon the first will moi
be more than an average crop and the
latter will be u short one. When we
consider the exnrbitant prices paid fol
potatoes now, the outlook for that in
dispensible esculent is not encouraging
The great wheat crop however puts the
farmers all in a good humor. such
crop has not been known for many
years. A field of waving ripe wheat
before it is harvested is beautiful
sight but more beautiful is that same
field when it is thickly studded over
with shocks of golden grain ready for
the ponderous thresher and separator.
Farmers eyes sparkle with joy as they
speak of gathering 80 bushels Of wheat
TO the acre where they expected %; 80
where they expected %; 25 where they
expected II; 20 where they expected 10
and IS where they expected IA or u.
This only little cloud to them in the fu-
ture is the low price, they fear they
will obtain tor their great wheat crop.
A short corn crop TO them under these
circum stances will not be so great a
calamity as if there were short wheat
crop also. If the first happens it will
in all probability bring big prices, and
will to a certain extent neutralize
the low prices of wheat.
One Of the pleasant sights is the peach
orchards, the trees already bowling be.
meath more than an average crop
which is remunerative to the growers
The orchards from Middletown on
down past Odessa, over into Appoquin-
mink and on to the Union Church
where the remains of Bishop Scott
we're buried, certainly present an en-"
sight. The Alexand ria,
and Hale's EARLY, besides
what are called prematures of other va
rieties are already being shipped into
market and in couple of weeks they
will be followed by the small but lus.
cious Troth and by the time the Ear
Yorks are ripe the peach season will be
at its heighth. The Appletons, Cor
bits, Folks, Cochrans, and other
peach growers in the region alluded to
assure US that more than an average
,rop will be gathered and more than
Gverage prices are expected, on account
If new routes Of trade being opened up
o the eastern markets. To say the
east the peach crop is encouraging.
No less encouraging are smaller fruits.
The raspberry season is at its heighth
md the blackberry season is just COM
nencing. The pleasant sight of dozens
If little boys and girls picking raspber.
lies greet the eye from Middletown to
odessa. Polk and Hyatt at the latter
place are the champion small fruit
growers Of that vicinity. Mr.. Polk is q
member of the Levy Court but it is as a
ruit gro wer that he appears to the best
advantage. Thus far the outlook for
he farmers and fruit growers is of
he most encouraging character and the
'rogress made in horticulture and DO.
nology strengthen US in the opinion
hat Delaware, if not already, soon
will be the garden patch of the United
states.