Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-04
FRUIT PROSPECTS VERY GOOD.
There VIII be Plenty of Peaches
Unless Conditions Change.

All the berries Are Also Looking Well,
Except ISlackbnrries, Which We're
Killed by the Cold Wintcr--The out
IoOk in Sussex.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
BRlDGEyILLE, April 2S.-Fruit growers
OF Sussex county now realize that the
prospects were never better for Il crop of
all kinds of fruit except black berries than
now. This is especially the case i'll western
Sussex, while in the eastern part Of the
county the peach buds are nearly all
killed, and the black berries have suffered
badly, but apples, cherries and Strawberries
promise Il good crop.
number of the most prominent
growers i'll Sussex county as well as cX-
Governor Biggs of Middlctown, have been
interviewed and expressed their opinion of
this years crop.
Ex-Governor Biggs, in speaking of the
crop, said The prospect for peaches in
Kent and Qneen Anne'S counties, Md ut
this time is good, MI varieties have plenty
of bloom. In New Castle county nearly
all the trees about Mddletown are taken
ont, but there are plenty OF buds on those
remaining. We have but few apple trees
and not many berries"
j. j. Ross, Seaford; "rhe prospect in
this locality is very good for fine crop of
peaches, apples and Strawberries The
"i'ChucllS crop y ilot So PROMISING nc
canes OF the Wilson variety are killed
to the ground. Early Haryests are also
badly injured
Samuel Fisher, Milford who last winter
sold the fruit of his orchard to George ii.
Hall for IS, being one cent for each tree,
said: "Peacles in my orchard are all killed
except two trees OF the Arson variety that
have probably two baskets on Them with
that exception the rest of the trees are as
bare rs a bald head.
W. ). Moore, Laurel: AT the present
time have never seen better prospect
III tins section for peaches, apples and
Strawberries The blackberry prospect is
very poor. The plants are all dead down
tothe ground. Some growers have taken
them out
]. j. Rosa, Milford THE prospect for a
crop of all kinds of fruit was never better
than IL was last Monday. What the effect
of the frost Of that morning will be re,
mans TO be seen, ! am of the opinion,
though, that very little damage was done.
Thomas c. llorsey, Laurel: IF fruit is
not damaged from this time, we will have
an abundance OF all kinds except black
berries, the crop oI which will be very
light, rs the canes were almost destroyed
by the cold wea' her of the past winter"
Mitchell Layton, BridSeville: "rhe
prospect now is Tor the largest crop Ol
peaches ever known i'll this section.
Apples and strawberries also promise q
full crop but most blackberries, especially
old Wilson Gaines, were killed last winter
The young canes in some parts Of this
| locality are alive. have about four acre:
OF Wilson and Il large patch OF Early Har,
yesl that are not injured, but uninjured
Wilson plants are rare.
IL. L. Cannon. liridgeyille up to this
time we ntiSe u Prospect for crop oi
peaches OH most varieties. Some varieties
have very tew. Apples promise ii full
crop. Pears and cherries have blossoms
in abundance. straw berries are looking
elegant, but are moi in full bloom vet
BltckDerries are failure. the canes on
nearly all Wilson ana some Early Harvest
are wlnter-killed."