Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-09-07
LETTER FROM ST. MARoAaErs.
A Raaable Among ..he peach Orchards.


Peach growing has received q new
impetus in the Third District Of Anne
Arundel county 1t is said. there Is
no land any where in the United
States where the soil produces such
peaches az are grown in this county.
and yet the most of our farmers have
been SLOW in finding this out. The
failures of truck to pay such as mel
ons, etc, which can be shipped from
the Southern State to these markets.
have set our people to thinking. Our
peaches not only have the best flavor
but they can better stand shipment
than any other peaches that 60 into
the market.
We walked through the peach orch
ards % Mr James Wilson. twenty
TIVE Thousand bearing trees, and was
sorry 70 find bis crop of peaches very
short. Mr. Wilson was the first man
to introduce peach culture in this
vicinity; and he is the largest grower
on the Western Shore. Leaving his
orchard, we passed over Fork Greek
to that of Mr.. James Spriggs. Here
we found the trees. some twelve
thousand, much fuller than Mr. Will
sons In few hundred yards we
entered the orchard of Mr.. Samuel
L. Redgrave Here we also found
good crop Of peaches He has some
eighteen or twenty thousand trees
Mr. II ad ~rar ofo farn, :, alo.o41l
above the surrounding country, and
this is given as the reason why his
orchard hardly ever fails. Leaving
Mr. Redgrave's wharf where he was
shipping several hundred boxes of
peaches, we passed over Deep Greek
u the property of Mr.. VIM. Stinch-
comb, who is one of the oldest and
most successful growers in this eoun-
ty. We found him in his orchard SUI
perintending the packing Of over two
hundred boxes which were to go off
that afternoon. He has twenty thous-
and trees of every variety. Mr. Hen
ry Tydings, ser, who adjoins Mr..
Stinchcomb, has also a large orchard.
most Of his trees are young. We
next visited the homestead of old
Judge Pettibone, now the property Of
Alfred Stinchcomb, ir. The old prop
erty has been regenerated, the old
house has been torn down and in its
stead stands one of the handsomest
houses 10 Broad Neck. New out
buildings dot the surroundings end
there is now going up very large
barn. All these buildings have been
built pretty much by the work of Mr..
Stinchcomb. He proposes to make
this o peach farm Already be has
set out some twelve thousand trees.
Adjoining him is Henry Tydings'
farm. Everything on this farm is in
first rate order and his orchards bid
fair TO be unsurpassed by any ia the
county. 1t is but three years old
and yet he will pick three thousand
boxes. Mr.. Richard Duvall has also
fine orchard. Passing over to Rev.
DR. and Orlander Ridout's places we
find some eight thousand bearing
trees pretty we'll sprinkIed with
peaches. Mr. Charles Duvall and
DR.. n. Ridout have set cut young
orchards which look healthy and thriv-
ing Judge Grafton Duvall has fine
young orchard and will pick thous-
and or two boxes. Mr. Tilghman
Brice has the finest crop in this sec
ton He will pick seven or eight
thousand boxes. Mr. w. Nichols and
the Messrs. Joyce have fne orchards;
what their yield would be we could
not learn. Messrs. Winchesters are
also large and successful growers -
Thomas FOLSOM has full crop this
season. His orchards are elevated
AID but seldom fail to bring forth a
full crop Why he is more success
full than some of his ueighbors. | am
at a loss to tell There NAV be some
thing in the SOIL or it may be the sit
uation, or the cultivation that aids his
trees in their fruiting. Mr.. Thomas
Arnold has many trees, bat very few
peaches. DR. Revell and Alton Ar
nold's richards are doing pretty well.
Mr.. James s. Robinson has large
orchard, but hardly half crop. T.
G. Boone. George Brice end DR.. Ar
mold have small crops There will
not be an average of more than half
crop of peaches gathered this season
Most of the growers attribute it to the
cold weather 10 the early part of the
spring. The trees were full of bios
SONS but the young fruit dropped off
in the month of June, showing it bad
been injured by the cold weather.
The Third district is bound to be-
come the peach growing section of
the Western Shore. Look at the men
in this district who have their thous-
ands of trees, and--who are they p
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