Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-04
PEACH PROsPEO1s.
Reports That Indicate "a Crop of
lft 7tifh Oniy Fair Dimensions.

IA8p4IAH ~ cHoR VS.
Oniy Fair Dimensions.
A Dover correspondent of the Balti-
more Am.ricdn reports the receipt of the
follcwing letters from prominent peach
arov&fs of Delaware and the Eastern
6hrR& Of Maryland, in regard to the
p6thh crop prospects
William @. Hill, Clayton, DEL, North
IN Kent.--Our prospect for peaches in
npper part of Kent county is dwindling
down to almost failure, with few
single exceptions. 1 would say that the
showing on large orchards, embracing
1000 to 10000 trees each, is now but
from 500 to 1880 baskets. The fruit is
utili dropping and largely defective, so
much 80, that 1t ia not safe to estimate
that the yield will be as large as the
season of 1887, which was about fifth
Of orep. -55--.z=.
Esekiei Cowgirl, woodside, Del, west
arn Kent.-Our present outlook is good,
I think, for half of an average crop.
Some orchards In this vicinity have good
showing on most varieties, while others
ere bare.
y. q. Brown, Rising Sun, eastern Kent.
From present indications there will be
full crop of peaches in all that part OF
the county east of the railroad from
Dover to Milford, while the fruit on the
old trees will yield about the same as last
year; to these may be added all the
Z young trees that are now in bearing for
the hSst time, numbering many thousand,
all Of which are In good condition for o
fair crop. As the June drop is now over
. good crop may be looked for in that
section.
William G. Postles, Dover. Central
Kent-The peach yield of Central Kent
county will certainly not be over one
Afth of q crop.
The Rev. Jonathan 8. Willis, Frederick,
Southern Ksnt.-From best evidence I
can secure after careful investigation,
am Of the opinion that one-fourth of an
average yield will measure the peach
crop OF Kent county this season.
Simeon Pennewill, Greenwood, North
Hn Sussex, Del.-From present indica.
tons we expect a half crop OF peaches in
the upper part Of this county, as the June
crop is about over.
Tx. Governor James Ponder, Milton,
Eastern Sussex, Del.-Oannot say what
the number of baskets of peaches pro.
duoed here and in the neighborhood will
be, but the estimate is there will not be
half crop.
James j. Ross, Ross Station, Western
Sussex, Dell think can safely say
that we will have good half to two
thirds crop in this section.
DR.. Edward Lewis, Sycamore, Southern
Sussex county--From the present out
look, / think there will be full hall
crop.
Governor Benjsmin T. Biggs-I would
eatimate the peach crop in Kent county
hid, about one sixth, aud in Queen
Anne's about one half crop.
Robert A. Davis, agent, Slaughter,
Delaware aud Chesapeake Railroad A
far as have travelled, and from what
can hear from reports from northern par
lot Caroline county, Nd, there is goot
prospect for quite full crop.
WJ. W. Kerr, Denton, Southern Caroline
county, Md-The condition Of the peact
crop in this county is rather better thar
In any OF the other counties OF thu
Psninsula. Yet, as compared with til;
crop last year, orchards, as o rule, viii
not yield nearly as much fruit. Gener
ally speaking, the growth Of the trees, o.
we'll as the set of fruit buds last year
was quite satisfactory, and the orchard
produced an abundance of bloom thi
spring; but from the period OF blossom
Ing up to the present time, there has beer
gradual diminishing of the set of fruit
until it is plain to observant grow
ers that half crop is an estimate full.
covering the outlook.
James Wallace q Son, Cambridge, Dor
chester county, Nd: From the best in
formation we can obtain, there will
from one. fourth 20 one.third OF crop O
peaches in Dorchester. Certainly no
more than one.third of crop, and W
think one-fourth will be nearer the actua
drurea.