New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-04
THE DELAWARE FRUIT CROP

POOR OUTLOOK FOR PEACHES. BUT OTHER PROM.
UCTs PROMISING WELL.
tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBUy.
SMYRNA, DEL, July IAN estimate of Tia
peach crop formed before tho end OF juno partak. -
tho proverbal untrust worthness OF ante
census Of the poultry yard The fruit may b. there Ana
the chicks may be there but peaches will fall and srss
will be added But tho mysterious but Inevitable
"June fall" 10 ended and It's disastrous effects can b
seen so that II possible to form estimate OF the
crop that will be nearly verified by the marketing 4,
this Immediate locality the show wing Ia not gooi Smyrna
will not have more than half CROP perhaps more
than onethrd In the ALLEY" south west OF this plaza
down to the Maryland line, there will be nearly fun
YIELD but north aud south OF that the orchards Arr
almost bare Tho bad weather IN May did much damage
ana there is much complaint Of the OF borsrs
curcue aud other insect pests Around Dover In thu
central part Of Kent County. the crop almost total
failure and the Is true OF Harrington Frederos
aud other points in the southern part Of the county
Some localities arc In excellent condition Little Creek
reports full yield and Wyoming expects to improve
upon last year. Wyoming station shipped nearly $50 900
baskets to market last year and expects 70 handle
$4,000 this year. The Troths. Hsles and Odmxons
appear to be the leading Varieties At least they susrs1
from the wet cold spring and other bad influences lees
than any others
The southern county Of the state. SUSSEX, will ship
few peaches this summer There srs some fcw we,i-
laden orchards out as whole there Will probably noe
be moro than one-tonth Of q crop There IN much
complaint Of winter killing by tho severe weather OF
February. In the northern country. Sew-Castle the
outlook 10 the best the State At Mldle0wn, Iron
Hill and Summit HILL the juno fall only hal the
esct OF relieving overburdened trees and saving them
from being wrecked by tho increasing weight OF the
fruit. Now. with fall cnted. the trees bending
under load OF the finest peaches All along the Apo.
qunmiHk Creek IN Iced all the lower part Of
NewCastle County, the promise Is Of the largest yield
record.
On the basis Of present observations the crop OF the
entire state will be small one. Few arc so sangine
as to put above 2750OOO baskets. while some zee
low 1900 900. These tho extremes how ever
The oOnsensu, o opinion among growers and shippers
points total OF about 100000 baskets Of good
fruit. AMI 1t is upon this bass that preparations for
marketing being made over on the Eastern shore
Of Maryland the yield will be very large.
however. that the total OF peaches slipped
from this entire peninsula Will scarcely be
less than that Of any former year How much Delaware
has suffered may DE In the fact that the range Of
for the past dozen years has been from 100000
100000 bushels, against only 2,3OOOOO thss year,
But Delaware IS at all dependent peaches for
her prosperity. Her yield OF apples. pears plums,
ounces aud small fruits has for years been Tar more
valuable tnan the product OF her peach orchards and
for fruits the outlook for this Is generally
excellent General farming. also is prosperous. aud
ths year the state will produce, IL has done In each
year long time. bushels Of than bsskets
OF peaches who OF wheat oats. hay, butter aud pot4-
toes the product will be large AMI valuable.