Milford chronicle., 1893-01-20
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brought the matter up by asking if Maryland
had law looking to this eud, and Mr j. ".
Kerr Of Caroline county, Nd, informed him
that there was. 1--WE dread the yellows as
we do the cholera in our section, said Mr..
Kerr, and The people do all they can to
stamp them out. We have all the law we
need, but we waat adequate provision for its
being carried out Mr. Biddle said the yel-
lows had practically killed tue peach indus
try in Cecil county. Mr.. Rosa said New
Castle county, and two hundreds in Kent
county, we're exempted from the operation
Of the Delaware law. The first effort under
this law was made last season. There are a
number Of defects in the law which ought to
be rsmedied The compensation ofinspectors
ought to be greater aud they should be put
under bond for proper performance of their
duty law without a penalty is no law.
Another defect exists in the clause relating
to the work. This should not wait for any
thing. As matters now stand the work can
only be done on petition Of FIVE growers in
the ueighborhood. Again the law ought to
be made to apply to the whole State, aud the
shipment Of diseased peaches ought to be
prohibited. Our only salvation, five wish
to retain the peach industry. is to DESTROY
every tree on the Peninsula which is affected
with the yellows think the value OF pro-
perty has decreased from IS to so per cent
since the yellows made their appearance. +"
Colonel Z. L. Martin promptly indorsed
this view, and said that the best proof OF this
was the marked deelise in property values
since the yellows became prevalent. Mr..
Kerr stated that Maryland laws provided
against the shipment Of fruit from diseased
trees, making such shipments misdemeauor
Colonel Martin thought laws ought 10 be
passed BY Maryland, Delaware and virginia.
which would provide for destruction, root
and branch, Of every tree affected with vel
lows, no matter where it might be located.
The discussion resulted ia the appoint
meHt OF a standing committee, consisting,
of Mr.. Rosa for Delaware, J. S. Harris
Of Kent county, Md, aud A. ]. Nc
Math Of Accomac county, Va, to secure and
encourage the enforcement of laws in the
three States to stamp out peach yellows and
black knot of cherry and plum trees,
PRESIDENT BIDDLEs ADDRESS.
President George Biddle, of Ceciltou, Cecil
county, Nd, in his address said. iu part:
Our want is a competing line, and this can |
be had by extending the Baltimore & East |
ern Shore railroad northward to Sipgerly. on
the Baltimore & Ohio. And there is good
reacon IN he1fa-yo ts,,e t,.t t.tss- r..
be required to make this reality, as itwould
prove valuable feeder to the Baltimore &
Ohio.
PROFITS FROM PEARS
DR.. J. J. Black of New Castle, Del, in dis
eussiug pears, said
Among the newer varieties none have
approached the older for general cultivation
The Keiffer is productive, tender as to frost
from early blooming, not good or salesale for
eating pusposes very good for preserving
and canning, and if the market is not over
stocked likely to be permanently profitable
i EACH grower confines himself to a reasJna.
bic number Of trees. The Idaho is on trial.
with NOT much SO far to recommend it and
reports from other quarters speak of it as
olighting. The Aujou is a slow grower here.
md the fruit in favor is not equal to tha,
grown further north, yet is worthy of a place
II all collections as among the praudest of
'ears. The Laurence continues to be one
II our most satisfactory trees. The Bartlett
md Duchess hold their own as pre-eniuent
me manning is the best early summer pear
or profit and in foliage Thobit resembles
he Laurence. The Howell is a good PEN
nsula pear and beautiful when preserved in &
lass. Rostiezer and Tyson are worthy of {
rial here, and so is the OFT. Louise Bonne I
e Jersey does not do as well on this Penip-
ula as reports make it do further north
The committee sounds warning note /
gainst over-planting of trees and thus avoid
ng disappointment. To plant a few and
are well for them is better than planting too
ianY and neglecting them. As to dwarfs
nd standards there will not be much differ
nee as to time Of coming in ifboth are given q
ie same culture. But dwarfs will not cone
much earlier if forced with fertilizers and 8
IGN culture, and, as a rule, will bring in the Y
lost moHey. The blight is still a scouree. "
I'd was exceedingly destructive last vepr
is to be hoped that the present Legislature IL !.
Delaware will give us a law for general II
I'd thorough inspection of all fruit trees, in. q
udinR the peach, pear and plum. In such Il
law rests the only salvation Of the fruit in
lstries of this section" Id
NEW PEAR DISEASE.
Prof M. B. Waite of the United States n
,ricultural Department, came down from Q
ashiugton to tell about his recent investiea. -
n of the 'Fuuguous Diseases of the Pear. - ID
ofessor Waite has made extensive experi.
'nts during the past year in Virginia and "a
W York with pear dieases His talk was =
crmal' and he was interrupted frequently III
members who wished more detailed in. Ce
nation on the subject on which he was
king. Professor Wsite said that there -.
but one disease to pears that he knew of ~
could not be called funguous, and that pr
3, for want of better name, called near
illow." He had seen it in Georgia. in
v York, in Virginia and on the Peninsula
at 1t IS nobody knows. It has the same al
earauce as peach yellows, affects the
5 in the same way aud is classified with
ch yellows.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
hieers for next year we're elected as fol- SSi
): DR.. Henry Ridgely of Doyer, Presi- stu
), J. W. Kerr of Denton, Nd, Vice-pre-
mt; Wesley Webb, Secretary and Trea.
r. Vice-presidents for the counties: mo
ware-Dr. J. ]. Black, New Castle; A. A. Co
maker, Kent; Charles Wright Sussex.
gland-Z. P Lusby, Cecil; J. S. Harris, !
!; Samuel T. Earle, Queen Annie S; B. L
hing, Talbot; W. T. Kelly, Caroline; YO
ard Gulick, Dorchester; B. S. Morris, Th,
'mie; Charles NJ. Peters, Worcester; Mrs. -,
Waters, Somerset; A. J. McAiath, Ac. "
C, end Captain oris A. Browne, North IN I
on. tim,
yer was selected for the place of meet.
ext year.
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