Evening journal., 1893-05-22
PLENTY OF PEACHES.
An Abundance Of the Luscious
Fruit Promised.
TREES LOADED DOWN

only the Early Peaches Have Been
killed aud These Seldom Pay But
Always Glut the Markets and Ruin
the Prices of Mature and Ripe Fruit
which Comes Later In the Season.
To Kent countains and to many others,
failure Of the peach crop means fail
ure in other directions, says the Kent
News Of Chestertown, Md. For several
years we have failed to have paying
crop Of fruit and there is more depend.
ence In the outcome this year than ever
before. Many have been able to struggle
through the past with the hope OF a good
showing this year. and IL is now crafty
ing indeed TO report the outlook good for
fair crop. The recent weather has been
very trying on fruit, but TO day Is the
goth Of MAY and the danger line may be
said to have been safely passed. The
next great trial will be in June when the
June drop" gets in its work. Having
had quite number of inquiries from
cahners. commission men and others in
terested in the crop we have interviewed
a number of farmers this week as to the
outlook for fruit.
George Bell says he never saw the
prospect for peaches so tlattering as it is
TO day There seems to be a great many
twin peaches and they are growing fast
Wilbur Eliason, near Chestertown,
says he is preparing for cropof peaches.
There is no doubt, said he, that
some have been hurt and the evidences
can be plainly seen now, while in others
the hurt can not be seen before the mid
die of June when the June drop begins
think the prospect is good for peaches. u
John d. Carter, Worton, says there are
now plenty Of trees.
Joseph w Usilton, WortOn, says with
the exception Of injury to his early fruit
be has fine prospect for fruit.
William Hudson, near Fairlee. thinks
he will have plenty If they all stay on
He pulled Gsmall twig Monday which
had four Or five on It, when one would
have been a fair yield.
William Il. Nicholson has fair crop AT
this time.
George w. Hatcherson-"I think
there will be plenty of peaches. The
early fruit and Beers Smock are hurt
some, but II makes very little difference
about early fruit and there is enough on
other varieties to make up for the loss
Of the other
Philip b. Wilmer, Of Morgan Greek
Neck, says he has plenty of peaches
now.
John Brice-'I think we will have {
fair crop of peaches which will pay fa
better than full crop. The early va
rieties and Beers Smock are hurt, but /
makes but little difference as far as tn
pecuniary benefit is concerned. / an
preparing for a good crop of fruit and
think most of the growers are doing tn
same The June drop two years ago wa
very small and 1 am hoping it will be a
small this year.
Edgar Il. Strong on Grey's Inn Creel
says he has plenty of peaches Of a
/ kinds. Indeed the trees will not be alb
, to stand up under the load If they a
stay there. The caps are all of and the
Z are of fair szo
/. J. Biddle Hossinger-'1 have plenty
peaches now. They are not hurt
badly as at first thought. They ms
5 be hurt along the bay shore aud expose
places
j. X. Aldridge thinks his crop will
j. fair one. One small limb was cut fro
= his orchard with twenty three peaches {
it in healthy condition.
Charles s. Hurlock, Melitota, sa
peaches are hurt some but plenty a
f left. Young trees have good crop, b
J, on old trees the fruit is badly hurt.
n II. J. Shallcross, Kennedyville hea
d they are hurt some but plenty left.
d William H. Stewart My ear
+ varieties and Beers Smock are hurt, b
on other trees / have plenty. Ear
4 peaches seldom pay
g John Bell have plenty of
= varieties, early and late, and from VIII
! can learn the outlook is indeed prom
, ing
:, Aldey Clements-"I think the prospe
~ is good for fair crop Of peaches in n
! section of the county. ! was in Dentl
\ last week and good reports came to L