Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-07-31
What He Don't Know About
Peaches.

I'm. Mills should make the editor Of
the CLAYTON call submit his proof sheets
to him before attempting to put language
into his mouth; for we don't believe that
ar. Mills would Of he knows anything
about peach trees) make so silly state
ment as the following which was clipped
from the CLAYTON Cal Of last week
n. Mills, special agent Of the Philadel-
phia. Wilmington and Baltimore railroad, Is
Thus quoted 10 the Clayton CdA
6nd from reports received from all di-
rections that the peaches are coming 10 pre-
maturelv; this is occasioned according TO the
best growers by two causes: There being no
peaches last year the curculio was not pres
e,t This venr 10 help thin the immense crop
set on the trees, consequently the June drop
this wear was very light leaving more iruN
on the trees than they can possibly mature.
The fruit being set thick, the hot moist
weather has caused rot ana premature
peaches. In several orchards SONS o. ms
frst blossoms on the trees were killed by the
late frosts and the second buds blossomed
and are becoming fruit; thus showing peaches
nearly ripe end others very green on same
tree This will have very disastrous eiiecI
not only on the present crop, but on thetfees
Such trees must necessarily drop out OF our
calculations another year.
First he claims that there were no cur
culio this year because there was no peach
crop last season. This IS not sol because
in every orchard we were in during May
and early Inne we found the curcuiio
nresent and numerous as in any previous
year. He then claims that the hot moist
weather caused fruit to rot. Yes, II
caused the early varieties to rot badly,
and also the fruit on trees that we're pre-
maturing, BUT NONE RorTED ON
HEALTHY TREES.
Here is what street arabs term gag
Ger - viz. "In several orchards some OF
the first blossoms on the trees were Killed
nv the late frosts, and the second buds
biossomed and are becoming fruit; thus
showing peaches nearly ripe and others
verv green on the same tree.
That statement stamps its author as
ignorant Of the first principles OF truit
growing, and the laws nature has iald
down for the peach tree. It IS well
known fact that some peach buds Will
bloom a very little time before others,
even on the same tree, BUT THEY NEVER
when the tree is free from disease-are
81 far apart as to show the fruit on part
Of the tree ripe, while on the other part Of
the same tree the Fruit is green. In other
words-no healthy peach tree Will vary
more than three days in maturing all OF
its fruit. Nature forms all buds on the
peach tree in the fall Of the year and
there is no second fruit buds found on
that tree at any other season before 1t
There is one point that rity consumers
should keep in mind. On this PENN
sula the first good variety of peaches
that ripens naturally and is sent to mar
ket is Troths Early, and the average date
of its ripening even in Sussex county, in
fine southern limit of the peach belt Is
about August 1st. Then follows Noun
tain Rose, Crawford's Early, Nixon etc
These varieties carry us up to the 2oth
or 23rd of August 80,
We predict that Mr.. Mills never made
a statement that conveyed the idea which
the editor of the Clayton CAL has made
him the father of. One Of two things i
sure. either Mr.. Mills is misrePresented
or Mr.. Mills don't know anything abou
peach trees.