Evening journal., 1903-01-08
:. -. awARE RoRrICuLTuRE
s-.9eninsulhr HORTICULTURAL socle'

sf&1ding It's Sessions NJ WV
As done a great deal for the fruit
proNers OF Delaware. and thus aided
IN the prosperity OF the State. Not
many years since we raised few ap-
Dlcs. which rarely found a market, and
many peaches which brought hand
"A ONE return. When the diseases which
tackled the peach became prevalent
IN aany reached the conclusion that the
fruit growing days for the Peninsula
wers practically ended. and that re-
turn to general farming would be nee
cssary.
q Such. however. was not the case. In
v nhe rursi communities were many per-
sans who used not only their ,ha7 -
but their brains. They read n "
able literature bearing on IN, % 'o
tlon they studied soils. climr
fertilization. To them a rerC ''S
Department OF Agriculture. y
ment from an Experiment s. 400
a-'a They were not al 49,"
|HWTss 1.-THE Of their incomes J.
non. and their eagerness fS- 4
''"e' Ns5g well as 10 give help resulted
4 New Conformation Of the Horticultural
specia-
New G. r. result Of this spirit and enter
Of City G ich has been shown both with
pers pfese without the organization. a
,s,r ','', eester variety Of products is grown in
.saa Delaware than ever before. Instead
or Of peaches and apples merely, we pro
dnce in large quantities berries OF all
kinds grapes. pcans and plums. Much
attention has been given TO the selec-
ton of the bcst varieties, the cllmina-
ton OF insects methods OF shipment
and dozen other points.
or course there are few. II any, who
devote their attention entirely to fruit
growing. To be successful. a variety
OF crops is desirable and for the pur-
pose Of utilizing the land and Of improv-
ing the soil. there is a constant rota-
ton. Therefore the average fruit
farmer really is both a fruit grower
and a trucker One great gain has
been in me habit Of studying out con-
ditiops-eo that disaster OF partial fail.
F'7d s'F6 is discounted. Even the accident
tt cf weather Is partly minimized. In
4 stead OF selecting any part OF the farm
for any kind OF a crop and OF trusting
10 luck. the modern progressive farme.
proceeds with an accuracy which &
born OF scientific knowledge and tn
use OF thu reasoning faculties.
we are just beginning to see the pos
sibiliues OF this Peninsula; It shoul
be both an orchard and a garden TO
4 a 1he great cities an around us. w
2 learned long since that an acre set 4
peach trees might in one year pay th
NJ full ,alue Of ten acres Of land. We ar
in now learning that the experience ma
b be duplicated with other fruits. Nea
n Brideerille it is no uncommon exper
y enct for grounds set in small fruits I
net a profit of 500 per acre. and 9th,
"a sections are doing the same
10 These meetings OF the Hortcultur
~ Society are Of incalculable benefit, M
only TO the participants, but to all u
people OF the Peninsula. There Is 8
Interchange OF ideas. the presentati,
Of theories, an exchange Of experienc
which help to bring to higher PIT
y ducuyeness the soil by which, direC
'fs " or indirectly. we all live. The he
III. tlcuitufist is no longer a man in patch
be trousers. unkempt beard, slouchii
\ la gate and with a straw in his moui
'K He is an up-to-date gentleman, SON
thing OF a scientist and man Of 1
e.. fairs. He employs a great deal Of
bor and attends TO the business end
- his enterprises. He keeps a set
books. makes business trips to I
greet cities, and takes a high rank
v a citizen.
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