Smyrna times., 1892-06-15
HtraWharriea.

The strawberry crop reached its
highest yield u week ago. and has
nearly run its race. But for the good
ram That fell then, the picking would
nave been over. The crop has not
been so fine nor the returns so good as
last year (which was an exceptional
season. but it has been fairly good
year, and has put good deal of money
in circulation.
The new strawberry insect referred
to week or two since, materially les.
sened the crop in some patches. The
destruction seems to have been done
mainly in the patches of staminate Der.
ries, those that fructify themselves,
such as the Sharpless, Jesse &c. The
pistllate berries, such as the Bubach,
that have to be fructifiad by staminat e
varieties, escaped almost entirely from
the ravages of the insect, This is
matter that must be taken into ac-
count in future paintings. The ques-
ton of sex in strawberries is not cred
tied by some persons, but II. p. HAZEL,
we are told, had u satisfactory test in a
bearing patch of his this year. He set
out last year q patch of eight or ten
rows of the Bubaoh, with staminate
Strawberries, the Sharpless, only at
one side. The rows Ofthe Bubach next
to the last were perfect and full, but
getting poorer each succeeding row
away, until there were scarcely any.
G. b. Taylor had a test experience
the present season in this line. He
was raising some early ones under
glass, and had them ripe the last week
in April. The book (which he was
guided by) said that with fruit prOpa.
gated under glass where wind nor bees
could carry the pollen iFom one plant
to another, u camels hair brush should
be used for this purpose. He did as
excellent berries folio wing
the touch of the brush, leaving some
untouched, which hardly produced |
any fruit at all, that imperfect. And |
those thus treated were a staminate
variety.
Capt. Scout believes, we are told
that pistilate berries will fructify them.
selves as well as the staminate. and Ne
lievlng what he does believe all his
might, planted the past spring an acre
Of Bubachs by themselves. If the cap-
tain meets with loss he will poeket
u without any complaint, but the result
Of his bold move will be looked unon
with interest nevertheless. "
The Vicinity of Cheswold grows a
great many strawberries, and thew
have satisfactory way of disposing Of
hem They have foreign aud local
buyers of the berries as they come To
market, the grower carrying the money
home with him without waiting the
uncertainties of the commission mans
returns. When team drives uD the
rates go through an inspection. The
tart last week in the fulloftbe marked
or the usual grade would be seven
Ients per quart, the other marty would
'dvance quarter of a cent, usually
'oing OF at about "a cents o quart,
Arge berries cent or two higher. If
ruits OF all kinds could be thus dis
,,osed OF, 1t would be a great satisfac-
lon to the growers.
The largest berries grown this year
., ave been those proPagatea from pot {
W. G. Hill, shipping agent, reports a
pc prices good, hut crop near It's end. \
he returns from Philadelphia the
asst week have been from TO 10 cents q
or quart New York, 8 to ~ cents, r
nd boston 10 to IS, with some very n
ne berries up TO 90 and 25 cents.