New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-11
GREAT IS THE DELAWARE ThdCH'
THE LARGEST CROP EVER GROWN on THE PEN
INsULA-PEOSPEEITY AMoNF
FRUIT GROWERS

Wilmington Del Sept. 10 (specaD.-The Work OF
harvesting and marketing Delaware grea'e'' p'"''
crop is nearly finished. The largest ana WHAT was
considered the widest estimate ever ihdue ",
peach crop that OF Isaac y. MINIS eNsuP''i "
of the Delaware Railroad has been realized. 1here
4. ro,,, no Doubt that the entire crop Will exceed
cno coo baskets II is richt to saw. however thd'
this is not all a Delaware peach crop. IL mas p'''
gathered from Kent and Sussex counties III zen"
ware and from the Maryland countries 81 MN,
Cucen Anne's and Talbot These are the cchtfh'
counties Of the Delaware and Maryland penii'suh'
which is famous for producing more 'Ab' '''-
caces than any other portion OF the Nor'h N'l""''
soaboard Of which Chief Justice Love, OF TINS H'a
has EXPRESSED the opinion that II Is the 'a'''" -
Eden and that this peninsula Eve "'"P'''
Adam with a Delaware peach. hHt OF JUS '"'r
and delicate food products indicates AT least 'la'
Z, &c richly enough endowed to make sooi cla''
cr beir,- the original horne Of mankind. lts nSh,
ovs,ers crabs and terrapins; lis 1mrtridseS anu
canyasback ducks. its strawberries ana Its pe''"7
are all unrvalled The peaches have won we "'S'
> Mace AT tho Worlds Fair. where california COIL
codes herself beaten ana names Inc De"""''
peach the queen Of American fruits.
The distribution of the peach crop ms year ma
Included tho territory from Richmond. Va I"
Toronto Canada. the north ana 'hlc"sp ""
the west, Within this district nine cues h"''
taken over a million and half baskets 81 ,"'S'
cities New-York leads with ahout v""' n'+"''s'
l philalslhla took HbOut WIZ i''''''''
Wilmington Del 1000. Pittsburg. 1900, ''eN'-
land &c 90: Chester. Penn 300: Nunalo 300"
and Providence. Il. l. 5000 baskets. making d
total Of 100000 basket. The total shipments ~
rail TO points lying within the territory named ~
sentenher : were 577} carloads OF y" h'ske's
/ each a total Of Gl ~ baskets
II - .sttmat-l That l.yJOp baskets have been
/ ehirp.J iy water and hauled ont OF ~" 'l'i. ~
I'm iraders wagons. Vt least another I"''v' ,.'7
Vets have been used in the canning 'fl"'.i JIM
/ IN. rvaporaiors sni by ia" 'aHnlnH of l'i,h.r
/ done bv private families. nearly l.'vlyn baSk''
az tn. fruit have been destroyed 10y storms wa [
shook II from trees and made II uninhrkr'apl,,
OF baskets OF peaches and allowed 0ther 'h'usah F,
~ baskets 10 spoil is'caus" o' thc H''ilhE' VI
Transportation. 50 % u mat the mpSt 'oh.'i ~,
Ultimate makes the total Of the p"ach crop 81 -
we than GWHpu baskets III" VAIN" ~ Hir
great crop has been about S-e'l"l i"thn!N ~
/ I.,,.r estimate would be 3, cents a lash"l W
g. ll. ~ for the GODoOD baskets 'At oil inl' sum
/ The growers have not receiver NOR" INN" al "''
/ acc OF 10 cents basket ~.
/ ,rhis great crop g. n marvellous result. wh"n II
! &c remembered that year ago prach ft'"'',' "
/ ianentinR the decay Of Their orchardS anu I",'N
| Ing i'm vain for a cur" FOR p'ach N'li""A, ~
scourge OF the peninsula orchards. Because OF me
FAILURE of last years crop thousands OF treas Wei
| emf down and their stumps pulled our as rs
| losalv cumbering the ground. Althoush th' W" ~.
received has been a small one. N" hhhcml reSil
| -, msrkeflng the crop has made the region OF
,errv-put ches and orchards prosperous curing d
| financial derresslOu That the business ma ~
nynrdevelored far as the grower - cVh''Ii
cos ,v,,houi saving but the great crop or peaches
! t.u.,rtn, g, Great crop OF strawberries. ana both
rrnrs demanding immediate harvesting ana irvuii
! oht,,,ncn, has given everybody Work. i-NeiNp'''4
! does work in the region OF "rchaIus' nnr,1
,d e,,aroraiors and while each person mas ehrhr'i
| lily a small sum the aggregate OF smal sum
0ndino their way 70 the stores ana thence 10 IN
| banks has filled the peninsula BANK vaults WIFI