Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-10-31
Apple and Pear Growing.

The editor of the Dover ''Index" rode
through the central part of Kent county
Delaware, last week, and records his
the following language;
Peach growing has evidently greatly re-
vlved in recent years and thrifty orchards
abound, some of them in bearing now for
several years and others recently set A good
many one-year and two-year-Old orchards
we're noticed.
The Keifer pear is everywhere; the older
trees breaking down with fruit, the younger
standing in long straight rows, perfect masses
of deep green foliage, while other varieties of
pear trees have been bare for a long time. One
Keiffer tree was found covered from top to
bottom with coating Of San Jose Scale. and
the fruit on the tree was one mass of spots
and pits caused by this insect. This shows
that the scale is like human beings, it will
eat Keiffers if it cannot get anything better.
But the surprising feature OF the business
was seen in the quantity and beauty of the
apples. Wherever there we're trees OF the
late or winter varieties, they were loaded with
fine fruit. e. II. Bancroft. whose well kept
farm has been a model in this section for
many years, has a fine lot of the compare.
lively new variety, the Stuyman Winesap, q
Seeding Of the old winesap, but much larger
and quite as good or even better in quality
Trees to years old are bearing a fine crOI
Of fruit. Mr.. Bancroft has also some beauti
full specimens OF the Jonathan, an apple tina
has a great reputation among New Yorl
State apple growers, It ripens little to-
early probably here in Delaware for a wints
apple, but for size and beauty the specimen
n. A.
those grown by Mr.. Bancroft.
S. H. Derby,of Woodside. is making a spec
ialty Of apples, having 100 acres and 40 acre
more ready to plant next spring. Mr.. Derb
stated that he is growing his own trees 70
this proposed planting and had them grow
from buds and gratis from the most fruitfu
trees ofthe varieties desired For exampl,
certain Winesap trees have borne cOntinuou
large crops of fruit every year for sewers
= years; other Winesap trees with the sam
treatment have borne much less The bud
were taken from prolific trees. Surely n
harm can come from such a practice. I
test il several rows of trees are now CROWN
, in one OF the younger orchards, some OfwhiC
were prOpagatei from gratis taken from pr
life trees others from barren trees and sti
: others from the nursery row. Some old ire
[ have been tOp-worked on the same plan
order to get results still sooner.
Mr.. Derbys Winesap trees are loaded agai
this year and his Landlord are simply breal
/ ing down. He has the Stayman Witness
t also, and is delighted with it. But one of Il
4 most interesting sights were some your
Missouri Pippin trees that were just load
with fine. large, beautiful, red apples. TIL
variety bears very young but dies early, so
e is recommended as "hller," to plant betwet
n trees OF later bearing, lOng-lived varieties.
Whether due to the light soil on which tn
are grown or tOspraying,Or some other caui
n Mr.. Derby's Kelffers are Of a particular
bright, clear color. He is arranging to shiI
,r car load Of them to Europe next week.