Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-19
FRuITGRoWERS IN SESSION.


Smyrna, Jan. 12.-The Peninsula |
horticultural Society began its 18th
annual meeting in the Opera House
here today. A large number of the |
prominent fruitgrowers of the PENN
sula are in attendance.
The session was opened by President |
j. J. Rosa of Milford and Werley Webb |
of Dover was secretary. The address
of welcome was delivered by Congress-
man elect John II. Hotfeclier and was |
responded to by James s. Harris of
Still Pond, Md.
President Rosa delivered his annual
address and it was listened to with
marked attention. 1t contained suR-
gestions that will be of great value to
the fruitgrower if carried out. The
morning session was concluded with a
short discussion as to the practicability
of preserving fruits by cold storage on
the farm.
The afternoon session opened with
report on Fruits by Or. j. j. Black
of News Castle. Special attention was
paid to the Keiffer pear, which is fast
becoming one of tho main fruit crops
of our farmers and is likely in the near
future to become as much of a crop as
the peach was q few years ago.
Ex-Congressman Jonathan s. Willis
was the next speaker, with lengthy
address on 'Our Peach Orchards. " He
spoke of the money made out of the
crop few years ago, and gave valuable
suggestions as to how the culture of
the luscious peach could be revived
and much profitable again. He urged
the fruitgrower not to give up growing
the peach as he believed with the
proper precaution against disease and
insects it could again bring the days of
prosperity back to the Peninsula
farmer and make him feel happy and
contented.
In the discussion that followed r.
M. Cooper of Cheswold took the ground
that our farmers planted the trees too
far apart. William P. Corsa of Wash
ington, ID. c., asked how the members
would view suggestion that the State
offering reward of $50, 600 for the dis
covery Of the cause of and cure for
''peach yellows." He thought this
was a small sum when it was taken
into consideration that the farmers are
losing annually by this disease.
adequate. He thought the ''yellows"
were blessing in disguise. ii it had
not been for the plague there would
1
Mr.. Corsa said the farmers should
PULL out the trees as soon as affected,
the same as they do in Michigan.
Samuel L. Earle of Centreville sent
a very interesting paper on Pear Gull
ture, I" which was read by the secretary.
The remainder of the afternoon ses-
sion was taken up in discussing Pear
Psylla,' and "Peach Scale.''
b. + b. Woodall of Milford offered
a motion that committee of three be
appointed to frame bill to be intro
duced in the Delaware Legislature to
have the law in reference to injurious
insects and diseases to trees enforced
and made stronger. 1t was carried
after lengthy discussion and the
chairman appointed b. F. B, Woodall
of Milford, S. III. Derby Of Woodside
and Pennell Emerson Of Wyoming as
the committee.
In the evening s. H. Derby of Wood
side talked on "Apples. =" He con
tended that after numerous expert
ments it had been proven that tbs
Peninsula farmer would have to spray
the trees if he expected any fruit. The
ingredients used in this process had {
tendency to make the fruit rough, bu
this was better than none at all.
Prof. G. II. Powell Of the Delaware
Experiment Station addressed the asso
citation on horticultural Education
What Can the Public Schools do TO
, ItY" 1t was practical and interesting
Smyrna, Jan. lathe big hit o
yesterdays session of the Peninsul;
, horticultural Society was paper b,
j. w. Kerr of Denton, Md OIL
Marketing" He gave history o
the freight charges and maintained tn
, grower had given largo percentage O
his sales to pay for transportation. Il
| many instances, he said, it took tn
entire sales, leaving the farmer nothing
: He then turned his attention to tn
commission men, and said the ope
markets Of today are simply collosss
/ bucket shops, where the producer
rights have little, if any, consideration
The consignment of the growers prod
. ucts in the hands of strangers at dis
c lance is simply licensing them to rot
and seldom indeed is such licens
. abused. We have, he said, remedy
f Everything should be sold at the poir
y of shipment Expend some pains |
d advertising for buyers to visit you
f town. Always sell your PRODUCTS q
# the shipping point il you have to ,dri,
|
! gramme of the day was fully carrie
out.
y The treat of the evening session W.T.
n the address of Prof. w. g. johnson
i. State Entomologist of Maryland, G
e insects of the Year." 1t was mo,
interesting and valuable. SALISBURY
J. Md, was selected as the next plat
&c of meeting
,s The following officers were elected
1t President, Capt. r. s. Emory, Che
y tertown, Md. /; Vice. President, JOSEF
}. E. Garter, Smyrna, Del. 4; Secretai
and Treasurer, Wesley Webb. Dove
Del. Vice. Presidents, New Cast
county, DR.. j. ]. Black, New Castl
t, Del. Kent county, s. III. Derb,
B. Woodside, Del. Sussex county, Charl
lie Wright, Seaford, Dell Cecil count,
Of George Biddle, Elkton, Nd. Ksi
n county, James S. Harris, Still pom,
IN Md. Queen Anne's county, f.
To Emory, Centreville, Md. Carroll,
r, county, j. W. Kerr, Denton, Md
e. Talbot county, A. j. Wilson, Easto
r. Md. Dorchester county, Robert ]
u Gulick, East New Market, Md
le Wicomico county, Thomas Perry, Sail
IN bury, Md. /; Worcester county, Orlant
Of Harrison, Berlin, Nd. Somers
Mt county, John W. Hall, Marion Static
Ill Md. +; Accomac county, II. E. VI
e. Deman, Parksley, Va. Northampt,
county, w. L. Elzey, Exmore, Va.
Executive Committee-Capt. r. 4
s. Emory, Chestertown, Md. James
ST Harris, Still Pond, Md. John j. Ros
IN Milford, Del. Chief of Bureau Of /
as formation and Statistics, Prof. Wesl