Evening journal., 1901-11-30

Not for many years has there been \
so much interest manifested in the
corn market as at the present time,
and sixty cents for corn, which Is the
market price today was an undreamed
of thing a few months ago. With
corn still on the rise our farmers natu
rally feel very much encouraged, but
how much higher the market will so
is a matter of mere conjecture. Pub
lished reports to the effect that the
ruling prices point TO dollar corn, is
not looked upon with any degree of
confidence and some of our local buy
ers who are well informed on the con-
dition OF the market, advise our farm
ers to sell while they can get 60 cents
bushel. Considerable corn has been
sold in our local markets-Clayton
and smyrna-but not SO active the past
week for the reason that many of our
farmers are not ready 20 sell. On the
other hand some are holding their
product for a better market, with the
hope that it might eventually reach
the dollar mark
AT Cheswold. it has been many
years since they had so active corn
market as they are having now, and
perhaps never so many buyers Sixty
cents is the price paid for new corn
and lots OF farmers are moving their
crop at this price. Dealers have been
perplexed, however, because OF the
scarcity of cars. The grain is well
dried out and grades well. c. w.
HAZEL, one OF Cheswold's largest
growers, procured last spring Is BUSH
els of Dent" a new variety of yellow
corn for seed. of which there has been
great deal of favorable comment,
both as to its yield as we'll as grade
Mr. Hazel will have approximately
1000 bushels of It from seyenty-fiye
acres. He has preserved some ears
measuring 141a inches in length. His
whole crop for more than 100 acres
is over 5000 bushels.
James f. Shallcross. of Mt. Pleasant,
was a Wilmington visitor yesterday.
HE Is one of the most successful farm
ers in the State. and is of the opinion
that corn may soon reach the dollar
mark.
This has been a peculiar year in
many respects in the various peach
growing centres. While the crop In
the southern section was short, the
quality OF the fruit was very fair, par.
ticularly when coming from orchards
we'll sprayed, cultivated and fertilized
The season was much more favorable
in the south than last year. In the
New England States and part of New
York the peach crop was seriously
damaged by the very wet months the
early part of the season. While tn,
crop was fairly satisfactory, the fruit
was not up to the usual high STANDARD
sent out from that section. On th'
Maryland and Delaware Peninsula th'
fruit was somewhat better. but becausl
of too much humidity and the excep
tionally hot weather following, tn
crop was short and the quality rathe
inferior
In tine Blue Ridge and Alleghan,
mountain belt, the cold and backwar
spring, followed by the excessive hea
of the summer months, greatly inter
d fered with the orchards in that section
While the early varieties in the Blu
Ridge belt were Of fair quality, man,
J of the late varieties were almost fail
J ures. In the Allegheny region tn
ldle varieties. SUCH as lne bllyeu
: Heath's Cling. Levy's Late and Sun
rise. have been somewhat better, bu
not up to their usual high state of per
, fection.
In the Michigan and Missouri belt
the exceptional drought reduced tn
output seriously. but the quality i
orchards where up-to-date cultura
methods are practiced were very fins
I, In a general way the season has bee
peculiar in all sections. yet peac
growers on the whole are fairly salts
fed with the present outcome.
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