New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-03

We desire 10 offer an abect apology for re-
ferriuc 10 IL at ALL but the fact IS, that II Is
miserable. hopeless, total failure-we can mean
hut one thing of c0ursc-thc peach crop. We had
intended 10 refrain from saying anything about
II. but 1t is such complete faiIure-such an all
around, awc-iuspirlng funk, II We may 50 express
it-T1lat We cannot pass ii by without WORD.
The American peach crop is dismal failure from
Florida 10 Alaska and the most pathetic feature oil
II is that the peach basket manufacturers haven
heard Of H.. and arc running their factories On
double time.
The peach crop is always, OF course, a failure
a, this time of the year. but the present season II
appcars 10 have failed in greater variety OF
,r.ys tlTo aver haforc Where blight has not
stepped in d black bug has come. aud where both
have been unknown the green worm has tres
pas,ed with fatal results, and where all these
enemies Of the peach have been absent the small
Lov has climbed the fence and hooked EN- of the
tree. But 10 Kent County, Delaware. must be-
awarded the distinction for losing IFS peach
crop more times aud IN greater variety OF ways
than any other region IN the country We are not
surprised 10 learn that the Kent County liza that
ls the Kent County growcrs-it Is not strange, we
repeat that the Kent County peach growers
should be getting discouraged and be preparing
10 move up oil the mountains, where the BLACK
bug and the green worm do not corrupt, ana
where they will De in measure protected from
tine ravages OF the small boy
Early in the spring report came from Kent
County that the peach trees had nierklllcd.
The first report said that only sixty live peach
trees remained IN the county, and "A second report
the next DAY that the supposed peach trees had
been examined hy Washington scientist OF dis
uuction. who pronounced them shclIbaTk hickory
trees from which there could b. no hopes Of
pcachcs. whethc~ alive or dead. Three weeks
later a flaming dispatch came from Kent County
saving that severe frost had just nipped the
leach buds throughout the whole county. The
growers buoyant hopes of good crop were
blasted There would not be n peach gathered
in Kent County. week later the story
OF another frost in Kent County. which had ruined
the peach blossoms The growers wild and ho-
iday-rr ioicing hopes We told, were blasted
Two weeks wore away and old Kent County was
again heard from Blight had nippcd the peach
crop Growers Heretofore with hopes, reported them
blasted Ten days later long telegram was
sent out saying that a peculiar black bug, with
eight legs, had just finished eating the Lac. Kent
County peach. The growers hopes, We should
add were In a blasted condition. Scarcely a
week had gone before there came the story OF
the long, green worm, with the natural blast
TO the growers hopes Two weeks ago the papers
all published dispatch from Kent County saying
TINT up to the night before the peach prospect
was good, but that there had come a cyclone
which had uprooted every peach tree in the county
Need we mention the condition Of the growers
hopesP We think not. Now comes the latest
report under date of June |. Last night, says
the dispatch. the peach trees of this county
hung loaded with unripc fruit. Az exactly IL
o'clock there was "A severe shock Of earthquake
which shook Of every peach in the county. "
Then it adds pathctically: THE growers bright
hopes are somewhat blasted
Reports from everywhere agree that the peach
crop for 1890 is n failure. Still. those poor. de-
lnded peach basket makers 90 on working night
and day Their only hope 10 avoid utter financial
ruin would seem to he TO trim mp their baskets
a little somehow and put them on the market as
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