The daily Republican., 1902-10-09
PEACH=GR0WING MAY RESUME
ITS OLD=TIME POSITION.

However the pr opposed revival of
peach growing in the regions where
it had been practically abandoned,
is being conducted with cousum-
mated caution and if it is not sue
cessful there will be II small loss in
the outlay. The methods of hand
ling the fruit now far surpass those
of some years ago. Then the grow
ers were completely at the mercy
of the railroad companies, the com
mission men and others. There
were, because of a lack of a proper
system Of distribution, several gluts
OF the fruit during busy season
ant the loss was always on the
growers. Peaches in the city dur
ing Il "MiXon glut' would almost
be given away, During the last
year no one heard of a glut. The
commission men are eager to have
the fruit shipped. There has been
little complaint Of surplus of pea
ches although hundreds of car loads
from theGeorgia markets now come
rushing in to the cities.
By the time the best of the Della
ware fruit is ready for the market,
however, it has little interference CO
from the Georgia product which ar
rivesconsiderably earlier in the sea-
son. Now most Of the peaches are
sold direct at the station to the
buyers representing the city houses.
The grower, if he is smart, gets his
cash on delivery and that ends his
trouble then and there. Besides the
the railroad companies the growers
have also tho steamer lines to call
upon which carry the fruit to Phila-
dclphia, and tho Quaker City nova
days is considered It fairly good
market for fruit.
Some growers firmly believe that
peach raising will be revived in this
(Nrw CaStleJ county. Anyway the
experiment is being made aud
farmers will watch, with interest,
the development Of Il fine young
orchard On the farm Of Marx M.
Clcaver by the trolley line a short
distance from Delaware City. Mr..
Cleaver has pretty young orchard,
planted several years ago, which
has received the utmost care. He
has failed to detect 50 far anything
uniavorablc about the orchard. The
trees are growing nicely and there
isno symptom OF disease. Mr.. CleaVer
brought his trees from Alabama.
They We're and are entirely free
Of disease. The orchard COM
prisrs several thousand trees Of
the standard varieties. His chief
yellow fruit is the Elherta and his
principal white fruit is the Belle of
Georgia." another Southern pro
duct Some peach "picures think
the Belle Of Georgia" is the finest
Favored fruit for 'peachcs and
cream" and for general eating pur-
poses that is grown. 1t is good size
peach and probably better than
most Of the other standard varieties
of the white species.
All the young orchards going out
are sure to have some of the Belle
CT Georgia. Mr.. Cleaver also has
the Crawiords, some Reeves, En-
mas. Mountain Rose and all the
better varieties. If his young or
chard proves success. many far
mcrs i'll this county will doubtless
plant trees and the industry may be
entirely revived
No authentic record was kept this
year of the prices peaches brought,
but for considerable time at MI.
ford and the other stations in Sussex
the fruit was higher than 81 a bas-
ket. So far as ascertained William
Clrwithin, of near Milford, holds the
record having obtained So, CT a bas-
ket for a wagon load Of fruit deliverd
at the Milford station. They wore
Of the Crawford s Late variety and
described as most beautiful spec.
mens OF that fine fruit.