Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-23
a TRIP To GEORGIA.


From the Middietown Transcript.
Mr.. John W. Jolls, Of Middletown, and |
Mr.. George W. Lockwood, Of near War
wick. left this place for trip to Georgia |
on MONDAY, April 2. These gentlemen |
are both interested In peaches, and while
Mr.. Lockwood grows the luscious fruit
on his farm near Warwick, Mr.. Jolls
probably handles more Of the fruit than |
any dealer on tho Peninsula. Tho trip
was taken for the purpose Of getting
some idea Of the peach prospects in the
South and to SEQ about the climate, soil,
etc., in that country. The gentlemen
went to Mr.. eamual II. Rump's homo, an
extensive fruit grower, Who resides near
Marsh allviIlo, Houston county, about
1856 milcs from Atlanta. Mr. Rump 10
about forty years OF age aud perfect
gentleman. Mr.. Jolls says he has met
great many men during his lie time,
but does not think fc has ever met
man more frank, honest and obllgiug
than MIR. kump, and speaks iu the
highest terms OF tho treatment they re-
csived at the home OF that gentleman.
The farm Of Mr. Rnmp Is a very fine
I one, comprising 1000 acros, of which So
acrts are 10 peach trees. Mr.. Rump
shipped the finest PEACHES TO New York
last gear which reached that city but his
prospects this year for crop are not SO
good. 1t ID indesd doubtful II there will
he MALTA crop. The dry weather has been
the cause OF the failure OF the crop, at
least the people OF that section think 60,
but Messrs. Jolls and lockwood are OF
the opinion that the frost has killed the
fruit. The weather in the South Is not SO
warm as come people might suppose.
Que day last March the thermometer
stood IL dcgfe,s above zero, and this Ia
as cold weather - We had here during
the entire winter. The peach trees look
perfect but some OF them have hardly
! put out their leaves yet. The trees on
Mr.. Humps farm are from four to FIVE
years old, and are in splendid bearing
condition.
The early varieties are not injured
near 20 much - those which ripen later.
but taken altogether there will scarcely
be half q crop. The peaches In tina
section Of the country mature inucl
more rapidly than they do here, and tn,
land Is more adapted TO their culture
Tue trees are planted closer toKeihe
there than they are here. They plant
their trees abou. Is feet apart, aud Mr.
Runp says the trees bear better wher
they arc planted close together and tn,
fruit will not rot 80 quick. Mr.. RUM
10 not only successful peach grower
but also q nurserymap, and u short tim
ago sold Il ON 5000 to $4,000 young tree
to one firm ut ESQ per thousand. II
also has large number OF pear, appl,
and plum trees which pay wei. He nor
has under consideration contract 10
ali the apple cider lie can put up at i
cents gallon, the purchasers to iurnisl
the barrel. Very large Chinese ounce
, have been raised on the farm aud son
OF them weigh four pounds. Mr.. Rum
: planted $50 bushels of different kinds Q
seed last winter 10 his nursery.
II Is fact tina. farm machinery In TIL
South DOES not cost near so much AS
does hero. A self binder can be bougt
= there tor much less than here, as can ever
0 other Kind Of farm machinery.
n Mr.. Jolls says there is scarcely an
). grass grown in that section, as The sea
sons are too dry. The farmers rails
enough wheat for their own use, aud bu
4 little more. There Is also an absence G
straw. The grass which we would ca
crab grass, but which the people oil III
i. South call Bermuda, Is grown and use
i as hay. On Mr.. Rump's farii of 90
a acres he has one COW and twelve mule
4 One mule IL used to epch pillow TO till vi
: soil. The colorcd people are everywher
q but they all work. Tho help 10 paid
= yents a day and board Themselves, or .
cents day and peck OF meal aud SON
meat. The meal Is SO cents per Lush
and the meat 51s cents per pound. II
arm lat ers o /, TO the fields TO wo
40 soon as they get up, and their breal
last Is taken 10 them later In the morn
Ing g.. :. ,,,. T., ,.or i. A.. o,.., =,
IoU Ia In Lat. IN Heat nfda
No refu Q or nth is allowed to Ia
N around. which Tact 10 in striking contra,
y to some OF our Delaware farms. III
l. soil Is called red .oam aud Is especial
>, adapted to the growth Of fruit. Goo
. lau1 can to bought at from $40 TO 81
{. per acre.
q Messrs. Jolls aud Lockwood both SO
!. that Georgia is undoubtedly ths comm
State. One would be surprised ut the II
flux OF strangers Into that section. Man
of them come from the West and Nortl
and 1t was noticed that an unusual nun
r Der OF people came there from Michigan
Mr.. Jolle, when asked how those VIII
n came there from the orth were treatot
replied that ''the farther North q ma
's calne from the more they thought
Is him." There Ia marked improvement
taking place In tho South and grea
M boom for that counir, is going on. Man
10 railroads are being built aud industrit
D springing up. The South is withot
0 doubt tho coming country.
u M. Jolls aud Mr.. Lockwood were we
~ pleased with their trip, and their accom-,
No OF the country and the South In generi
% is very interesting. During their absenC
" they Visited Atlanta aud various otht
places, and at one time were With
10 eleven miles OF the state OF Florida. A
70 Atlanta the weather was cool, AS that Gil
" Is about 1900 feet above the level OF I'll
sea. Several people from Middleton
unw m AXE their home AT Atlanta.