Milford chronicle., 1905-10-06
DELAWARE APPLES.
This Fruit is Fast Supplanting Our Once
Famous Peach. European Ship.
menfS.


Englands markets are now being in
It yaded by the Delaware apple growers an
I the high standard of the fruit shippe,
7 from here causes big prices to be realizes
4 and Kent fruit growers are jubilant owe
= their business venture. The principa
e apple growers in Kent county are S. H
I Derby, E. H. Bancroft, A. W. slaymake
and F. NJ. soper. Much care is exercised
' in the preparation of the apples for ex
S portation
Mr. Derby, in speaking of apple grow
ing in Delaware, said to a Board of Trade
t Journal representative
Delaware has so long been known as
the land Of peaches that those outside Of
the state think Of it as producing peaches
and nothing else. Even those outside OF
the fruit belt in the State think that when
the peaches are killed, as they are this
year, that the fruit shipments Of the State
will be little or nothing. How far this is
from the truth only those know who have
been watching the recent development in
Kent and Sussex. Following closely the
destruction throughout the State Of peach
yellows and consequent destruction Of the
orchards, came an increased planting OIL
small fruits-strawberries, raspberries and
blackberries, and an entirely new depar- |
tQre in the planting Of late pears and |
early and late apples.
early apples for some years had been
grown on the Peninsula, but with little
or no success for various reasons, among
which we note absence of proper varie-
ties, lack of intelligent cultivation and
care for the orchards and a total ignorance
Of how to combat the various diseases and
insect pests that the apple was subject to
and which rendered the fruit worthless
for anything except cider
"The growing of late apples on the
Peninsula came about first in an expert
mental way by northern settlers in the 7
state who wished apples to eat the year .
round. The experiments proved success o
ul, but not satisfactory, because the fruit s
vas injured by insects and fungus. Later n
praying Eith Bordeaux and arsenic at q
he proper lime assisted in producing as IL
me late apples as could be produced any q,
here. The knowledge Of how to care al
lr the fruit was increased by H0rticul- Il
Iral Society meetings, by State Expert y
lental Stations and by the United states y
apartment of agriculture. It is not too or
uch to state at this date the growing Of of
ne fruit is as much profession as that II
law or medicine as it requires as care ~
J training Of the Individual As soon az N
was demonstrated that fine late apples OF
aid be grown here, more care vas taken Ih
th the early sorts, and an increased y.
anting took place with the reault that org
is section is now supplying the city sf
lrkets with as handsome and delicious
rly apples as any section Of the world. -., 20.
For years the northern apple sections an,
the United States and Canada have auC
IN sending immense quantities o1late are
Pies to Great Britain and the Continent, Mn
the profit Of the growers and shippers asa
the relief Of the home market. 1t PHO
seen by Secretary Wilson of the De- -
tment of agriculture, at Washington, ,ut, il
{ here was an opportunity for the early wor
lie growers if the fruit ooald be placed A
maHu
the foreign market in 5Ood condition. ni'n
.ause the eayly apple would not sand vain ,yI'
'iage in warm weather under the same brsr
ditions of transportation to the sea ton
,s aad thence by ocean vessels. nor Td
ID the same packages De used as sor y -, =.
apples. To solve these questions the !
.tieai studies of the whole situasion fed 6
e undertaken by the departments TO "a
srts. The work has been going on for ~ ws =
raj years and with very iiatterinEre- way
:. Withous going into detail of psices or sy
ivedi in European mark tits enough son
" that they warrant continued ship 80, 80
is by those who produce fine fruit green
carefully attend to ,be details de. value
ded by such shipments. Of 40
cannot here refrain rom using the NOV, nov,
rtnnity TO extol the work of the De. easier
nent of Agriculture Of the United lssve'
$ IN assisting the American armer IN
W markets for his frait and might "a ~, " -
be whole long list of agricultural pro- or mi
. Graia there may be in the depart viii hl
E, and do not defendi it, but personal his fai
ct with many in tho department has oet, ,1I J, 1
need me that thoae is an earnest. while
st purpose there which believe may walt q
e said Of some who.are decsying nos % worh
the personnel bus the wcsk of tie oio,,sr ~ 80
rtment OF Agriculture" for oy
again.
most !
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