Daily Republican., 1888-01-13
THIRD EDITION.
Tne Horticuituralists.

tue horttoulturAlists ~ Dover, PAynter
Frame, Esq read . paper on vegetA'
bles, In which he said:
"Thig branch OF agriculture Is, In my
opinion, next to fIuit growing In Inn
portsnce on this Peninsula. Oar soil
and climate are peculiarly adapted To-
tho growth Of most vegetables. We are
situated between the great markets Of
the East, ana It would seem that n our
farmers would inform themselves upon
the subject, that they would hnd 1t .
profitable employment, not only bring
log them q revenue for the produce
raised, but also increasing the vAlue OF
lands and helping to secure the diviAioR
farms. -
He was glad, ne said, that this branch
Of agriculture WAS receiving so much
consideration in this State. Continu
ing he said:
"In lower Kent and In Sussex the
growing OF sweet potAtoes has become
quite an industry. The light ssil OF
Sussex Is especially adapted to the
growth Of this vegetable, and the Della.
ware sweet potAto, like the Delaware
peach, has favor not 10 be found In
potatoes OF any other State. and causes
them to bring the very highest market
price. With soil and olimAteso favora-
BILE to the raising of this vegetable In
such superior quality, there 10 no reason
why the intelligent cultivation OF II
should not be very profitable. Della
ware should be able 10 rival any State
or place in the gro v tn OF this vegetable
and this association should look 70 itS
development and culture. I grew 40C
bushels on ono acre last year. The
same cause.-The soil and olimate-tha,
gives the Delaware peach, strawberry
and sweet potatoss their superior quail
ties, would seem to make the beet thai
Is grown here OF superior quality for the
production Of sugar.
Snow that improved machinery, In.
vented and made in our State, can be
used, an effort should be made 10 give
the growth OF the sugar beet trial
Bot the growth of the beet should moi
stop at this. 1t should be cultivated
for feeding purposes In the winter 1t II
aIoheap food, helps to keep stock in o
healthy state, and Is good to increase
the dairy products.
"rbe round potato IN proving to be q
profitable crop Ia Sussex, and some Of
our farmers are raising them by the
thousands Of bushels. While our sol
will grow this vegetable and produce
~ large quar- titles, 1t would seem that
in,quallty IL Is not 80 good rs thoge
RrDWn In some other localities.
1rhe growing OF asparagus ia bec1m-
ing mure general, and our farmers who
bAve grown 1t In an intelligent man.
nerhave found that 1t Ia certain crop,
aud that IL pays, and that 1t Ia well for
faRmeRs 20 have at least one good bed
- "a IaHrraa Nd d. n -
belp 10 the failure OF other crops.
IT en- OF the opioiou that celery
would DO 0 more profitable crop. II
grows with but little trouble In our low
lands In Sussex. and is OF = fair q aAlity
As yet but little il cultivated for the
market.
Il have not attempted to give infor
nation as to how the above named
vegetables are to be grown, only thai
In this age 70 make 1t profitable In.
dustry."
The session WAS c0noiuded by tbs
reading Of Vice Presidtnt Messick's re-
port.
The proosedir 60 yesterday morn In
were COMMENCED by Ne reading of the
report Of W. p. Oorss, of the Commit
tee On Insects. This wua followed by
the reading OF Paper on "Eruits" By
the same person. The paper Was . very
interesting one, ami the various dis
eases, pests, etc, that the fruit grower
has tO contend with were fully describ
ed, and the society was urged to con
tinue Its Investigations In that dlrec
ton.
Mr.. J. s Brown OF Wyoming then
read an interesting paper on carp es. "
Mr.. Brown thought apples could be
grown to advantage In this State, but u
number Of me nj ers differed.
At the afternoons session the fTst
business in order was the election o.
officers, and the following were elected
to serve fer the ensuing year:
j. W. Kerr, president; DR.. II. Ridge
~, frat vice president; Wesley W
Webb, secretary; A. l.. Hudson, treas
ureri vice presidents for Delawsre-E
Il Cochran Of New Castle, W. H. Bur
mite OF Kent, s. II. Messick OF Sussex
vice presidents for Marylapd-GeolR
Biddle OF Cecil, o e. JRrrel Of Caroline
bamuel 7. Fare OF Queen AIMEE, Gov
ernor K E. Jackson Of Wloomicn, DR.
l. L. Adkins Of Talbot, j. s. B, Woo
ford OF Dorchester, Samuel Griffin q
Accomao, DIR. Brsckenbro OF North
ampton, Wm. NJ, Peters Of WoTcest to,
s~S -S.s - ~ W nttAo VI OCtAoAHGig "a
ecutive commlttee-J. W. Kerr, Wm
p. Cora, A. N. Brown.
A resolution was adopted endorsin
the movement of the State Grange 1
bringing the transportation discrimins
ton OF the Psnnsylvanta Railroad Com
pAny to the notice Of the Inter. Stat
Commission. A. N. Brown offered tn
following resolutions:
"Reeolved, That q committee be al
pointed to frame q Jaw compelling ever
peach grower, under penalty, to deetro
every peach tree affected with the di
ease Known as peach yellows imu'
dia,ely upon Its discovery and preser
the same TO the legislatures OF Dali
ware, Maryland and Virginia, IN
endeavor 10 secure Its passage"
A warm discussion ensuej, but ii
resolution was tinsly adopted. Tt
society adj lurued ut 5 o. N.