Middletown transcript., 1895-06-22
MIDDLETOWN, DEL, JUNE %. 1895.
agricultural,
OF Interest
ITO Farmers

Prospective Peach Crop.
The NeaUS and Advertiser has the
following to say about peaches:
West and north of Milford, for a
distance of about ten miles, the peach
crop will be practically full one,
while east and northwest of the town
the yield will be very light-not more
than one-fourth full crop. Some of
the best judges of the possible yield for
the vicinity of Milford place it at two
thirds what it proved two years ago.
While the crop then was a tremendous
one on the whole, there was section
south and west of Milford that had few
peaches. That section is full this year.
Judging by what we know of this sec
tion, and by various reports from 9TH
ers, we conclude that Milford will be
the heaviest peach shipping point on
the Delaware and Maryland Peninsula
this year. The total yield of the Pc
ninsula this season will probably be
half what it was two years ago.
The "June drop" is now practically
over, and estimates have much more
worth than earlier. 1t is noticeable
that the yellow fruit, which is ordi-
narily much less in proportion than the
white, has held better than the white
this season, and the promise is unusual
for such large yellow sorts as those of
the Crawford family, carly and late.
The Smock variety is generally too
full.
Charles Wright at Seaford says: 81
would not be safe in estimating the
crop at more than one-fourth and GER
tainly not more than one-third of full
crop. Some orchards have nearly a
full crop, others none. The idea has
been advanced by some growers that
crimson clover seeded in many orchards
was responsible for the failure, but the
fullest orchard have seen is one that
had big crop of clover plowed under,
and where the clover was the largest
there you will find the most peaches.
Others counted that orchards plowed
prior to blooming had held their fruit
best, but see just as many orchards
not plowed at this date containin G
nearly full CROP"
j. w. Kerr, Denton, Nd: "Indica
tions at present, warrant the conclu-
sion that for this section the peach
crop will not equal that OF '93 in num-
Der Of baskets. Some orchards have
plenty of fruit on the trees, while a
good many have but little, and a good
many none at ALL"
II. 2. Cannon, Bridgeville: The |
peach crop i'll this section will be about |
one-half what it was in 1893, when |
there was a full crop. | have seen
other orchards Oh this Peninsula, and
believe that we have as good if not /
better prospect than any other section. |
There are some orchards in this locality |
with no fruit; others SO full that it |
looks as though the limbs would break
when the fruit gets 1ipe."
j. G. Brown, Wyoming: Gin tie
vicinity of Wyoming the peach crop
will be very irregular. Some of the
orchards have fair crop, others none.
l do not believe, from tie present out
look. that there will be more than one
third Of crop. The fIuit in this
section was lost during the storm at
blossoming time, causing fungus to
form and rot!ing the young and tender
peach"
F. II. Harper, Still Pond, Md: "In
the first place very many of the trees
have died and have been taken up, SO
that we have not half the trees we had
five years ago. | don't believe we will
have one-fourth of crop for the trees
that are left. Some orchards have
full GRO, and others almost none"
Henry Ri,Igley, Dover; "The fruit
crop of all kinds is very short. The
peach crop will not be one ne-eighth of a
full crop. The same may be said of
pears and apples. In my opinion the
damage 10 crops is owing to the rains
in May, which prevented the proper
pollenization of the fowers.n
j. j. Ross, Seaford: 81 think the
orchards in this section are good for
One-third of crop. The June drop
has been small and the peaches now
in my orchard are unusually large and
look healthy. Two years ago l shipped
pa 900 baskets and expect about 5000 i
this year, many of which will be the
Elberta variety"
Thomas c. Horsey, Laurel: "My
impression is that we will have very
few peaches in this locality. If all that
were on the trees now were to ripen
we would not have one-fourth of :
crop. notice quite number of 6
peaches now on the trees are stung,
will drop"
FIVE PRODUCTIVE ACRES.
Twenty thousand cabbages, ready ,