Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-30
THE PEACH CROP.

The Yield Oyerestiniated, HUT Hard
Times Way Curaaii the COnsump-
tiOn.
Correspondence American Grocer.
MIDpLETowN, DEL, July 18.--From
recent critical examination of the peach
district of Delaware and eastern shore of
Maryland, am satisfied that the crop has
been largely over estimated, and particu-
larly is this the case in Delaware. At this
point upon the Delaware railroad the
average shipments will not exceed two
cars per day, and not more than 40, 900
baskets of half bushel each during the
season. At Clayton, the northern edge of
the peach belt, the yield will be better.
Al Dover, some of the best growers fear
they will not have One-tenth of crop.
At Wyoming the growers IRE noted for
and being in the centre of the
peach belt, they have promise of
an ordinarily fair crop. The peach belt
referred to is n strip of territory extend
ing from the Sassafras river to Apo
guinunk creek, on Delaware bay, as a
northern line, and from the Choptank to
the mouth of Mispillion creek on Della
ware bay, as the southern boundary.
NHllt peuCnSS hft broMh hpoNo 0iu
below this belt, yet within the boundaries
given will be found the heaviest pro.
| duction, and this belt is moving further
south annually from two to five miles. At
| Harrington put poor yield is expected
and the crop in Sussex county is far
below an average.
Returning to the nqeth edge of the ter
ritory we find that upon tile western side
NF
bay and its tributaries, there is promise
of u heavy crop of fine fruit. The
orchards i'll lower Cecil ue light, hut III
Kent, Queen Anne, Caroline and Talbot
counties of Maryland the yield will be
heavy and of fine quality.
During the week shipments of Alexan
ders, some few Beatrice and Rivers Early
have been made The first carload, ms 4
carload, sold for ST. 5 per basket in New
York. These varieties are small, ye
highly colored, and generally command
fancy prices, but the facilities for trans
portation are SO increased and improved
in favor of southern peaches that OIL
growers no longer realize fancy figures
for very early fruit or vegetables.
The Gamers and evaporatorG are all ar
ranging to operate extensively, and he
| i'ht WIZ phs lS"'h'' "p "nhA' - "
figures, and have no doubt that sucl
will be their experience, MS the fact can
not be controversial that those who
render the greatest aid in consuming TIN
fruit crops are unemployed, and pc
Sc are feeling unable to do more than
provide the actual necessities of life
bread and meat. The man of wealt
who buys by the dozen extra larg
soleotol peaches to grace his fruit stand
as II centre pleoe of his table, does no
assist in the crop consumption rs til
mechanic OF laborer who purchases
basket daily and gives them 10 his famil
to cat and destroy.
So | shi.ll not he surprised to see, as i
other preceding years, II glut of earl
fruit breaking prices down and no rally [
fancy prices until late in the season, whe
the Gamers become competitors for til
late yellow varieties. From present ind
cations Baltimore will receive lnuc
greater supply by water than easter
cities.
The strawberry and raspberry crol
were fairly profitable, and blackberri,
are now moving at satisfactory prices
growers.
The pears and apples give promise {
fair crops.
Peaches, such as York and 'rroths, wi
ripen by the LIST, and Moores about IL
10th of August. The excessively Ii,
weather of this week is Fastening then