Evening journal., 1902-08-14
FRBQUBNT RAINS
BhNEFIT CROPS
Farmers Getting Good Prices
for Their Goods
Delaware Peach Crop Is Not Yet
Ripe Enough to be Placed on
the Market

Complaints are heard here and
there about the quantity OF rain which
has fallen during the past month, and
some people seem TO think II would
hurt the crops. Such is not the case. |
Farmers say il has done good and
made things grow a visit TO the
local market would soon convince al
person that nothing had been dam
aged by the frequent downpours
T. Chandler, of Hockessin, said while
talking about the market: The fall
crop will be good, and the abundance
OF water that has been absorbed by the
ground made things grow. Corn has
come up much better, and will yield a
larger crop than had been expected
the first part of the summer. Potatoes.
also. are growing in a promising way.
The apple crop will be pretty fair un-
less something happens 10 knock the
fruit of the trees. Pears are a little
scarce, except the Kieffers, which are
good this year"
In the city market yesterday pOta-
toes were selling at 35 cents basket:
corn was II cents a dizen; apples. 10
cents a half peck; lima beans, which
are plentiful. were bringing 10 cents
a quart, but later came down to u
cents. and egg plants were cents
apiece. These were the prices asked
by the farmers. and they consider them
fair returns for their goods
]. Bullocks. OF Mt. Cuba. in speaking
about them said: 1--WE get good returns
for our goods, and think this a pros
porous year. Potatoes do not bring
such a good price. and corn is selling
at a rather low figure but the pros
poets II a big crop account for this"
When asked regarding the rainy
weather. Mr.. Bullock said. "The wealth
er has been very favorable for the
growers during the summer. Plenty of
rain will bring up the second crops.
and il will also make good pasture.
Some think that corn will not I'LL out
as it should if there is too much rain.
but corn has come up all right"
Not Many Delaware Peaches
There was any amount OF peaches
in market yesterday. but there was not
much Delaware fruit among them. The
Delaware peaches are not quite ready
/ for the market. The imported fruit
was selling at forty-five and fifty cents
basket.
Delaware peach crop Is not quite ripe,
and therefore cannot be put on the
market. Peaches will not grow ON high
ground as well as on more level places.
although / have seen the time when
we had some nice fruit in our neigh
| ibOrhood Myself and other farmers az
one time purchased some small trees
in Baltimore and brought them here
and planted them. They all died, how
ever, but / think they were hurt In
transportation"
The commission merchants we're sell
ing most of the peaches in market to-
day. Cantaloupes were plentiful, and
were selling at thirty cents a basket
| Reports from the lower part of the
! Peninsula are to the effect that the TO-
mato crop in that section viii be small
and many growers contend that there
will not be over One-half Of crop
Heavy rains are supposed TO have dam
aged the vines.
The State Board OF Agriculture yes
terday devoted its time exclusively Il
measures looking toward the preserva-
ton and improvement Of Delaware
peach business. The members de-
o.ared that. with San Jose scale and
"yellows' conquered 5000, 900 instead
o. 5000 900 baskets could be sent w
over the Delaware railroad every year
The board issued an appeal to the
lfruit-growers to make an examination
of their ripened fruit, and all fruit pre-
scented at the shipping stations is alsc
to be examined by an Inspector, who
can then 60 into the orchards and fight
the disease where the insects exist
The board intends to give this matter
it's undivided attention all this
month. and in September take up tho
"yellows."