Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-03-30
L. D. MCCANDLEss.
Ruin of the Peach Crop.

About this time it becomes the an.
nual duty of the press of the country
to report the failure Of the peach crop
for the coming season. 1t may be
monotonous but it is none the less
mournful duty. Readers as well as
publishers know it must be done.
The annual destruction of the peach
crop could not commence under more
auspicious circumstances than those
of today, yesterday and the day be.
fore. The reports come in from New
Jersey something like this:
"The utmost CONSERVATION prevails
among the wealthy and refined own
ers Of the peach orchards (the 6ne st
in the WORLDLY of this State. universal
ly conceded to be the gem of the
union Every peachItree has been
irrevocably ruined by the prevailing
storm, confessedly the worst ever
known upon the coast. Not New
Jersey peach will be harvested this
year. But the cantslope crop is be-
lived to be uninjured, as yet. Gran
berries are also pronounced generally
A s7ss4. Send in your orders
now!"
From Delaware an equally dis
couraging outlook is reported. Ad-
vices from Wilmington are as fol-
lows:
Postal cards sent out to every
peach grower of the peninsnls have
elected responses from ell but two,
one of whom (a Salisbury is dead,
and the other 70 Bayard) abroad.
The reports are unanimous that
every peach bud has been frozen out
with the roots The condition of the
people of the United States next sum-
mer, when not an eatable peach will
be grown in the country, may be i'm
agined. 1t is understood that the
New Jersey crop will be as usual,
bitter, and more than enough to sup
ply the demand"
From Baltimore it is reported:
"The entire crop Of Maryland
peaches for 1888 has been ruined by
the late frost, which has nipped every
bud. This calamity can be borne
better by the noble descendants of
the Pinckneys than by the unfortu.
nate people of the other states, who
will have to put up with the coarse,
uDpalatable peaches Of Delaware and
New Jersey"
The reports from Ohio are more
cheerful in tone, but even less en-
eouraging in conclusions. They
are:
Peach crop gone, Salt couldn't
save it, but we don't care . cent
Ohio will send out the biggest corp
OF candidates the country ever ex-
perienced. If the union is to be pre-
served it must be by Ohio"
From California comes intelligence
of a more uncertain character:
Last week peach crop was clear
gone, ruined by dry winter. Un-
expected spring rains commenced on
Sunday night, and is now raining
drops worth $40 piece. Every drop
of rain means peach the size of q
prize squash. Have just ordered all
our peach cans for '88 to be made the
size of eighth beer kegs, each pack
age to hold one peach. Look out
for California clings next fall worth
81 q can
P. S.-The cloud has passed away
and left nothing but shower of
horned toads. Not Q peach from the
coast next fall Every peach ranch
will be sold off in city lots at $1,000
per square foot. We are now bank
ing everything on city lots and eli
mate"
From Sitks:
Prospects for peach crop never
better. If coast steamers continue
weekly trips from terminus of North
ern Pacific we will have plenty of
peaches, and expect soon to be ex-
porting bananas. in railroad folders
and steamship display cards"
A careful summary of all the re-
ports received makes it appear that
the peach crop is totally ruined, about
as usual.-Pittsburg Press, March
l6.