The Cecil Whig., 1913-02-01
Delaware To Be Noted For Apples

Delaware, especially Kent and Sussex
counties, will be one of the largest ap-
pile producing sections in the United
states, within a very few years, it is
predicted, while sixty years ago there
and no app.es grown for market pur
poses. Not only will Delaware produce
many apples, but they will be of the fin
est quality, prophecy borne out by the
quality that is now being grown by the
few farmers who are Ieaping the cream
from the industry by uhe.r foresight in
planting orchards before the other farm
els were awake TO their opportunities.
The large and extensive orchards of the
;epers. the Richardson's, the Bancrofts,
the nerbys, she Townsends, the Har-
'ingtOns and Others are now among the
! nest orchards in the country, With
every mo!ern appliance for cultivating
and picking, and with up-to- date pack
ing plants where the fruit is packed in
,OXes and barrels, and shipments maze
al over The United States and even to
Europe in active competition wlth the
famous fruit of New York, Colorado or
Oregon. The next five years will make
S not "A prophecy, but "A mere statement
Sf facts, based on the actual work that
IS being done In almost every section
Dig orchards are being set out suine b!
individuals, some by companies. Men
like Governor Pennewill, Henry Ridge!y,
Of Dover; George Han, of Milford; Oil
yer Newton, OF Bridgcville; John Town
send, OF SelOyv.l!e; Orlando Harrison, OF
Berlin; Andrew Marvel, of Georgetown,
,und others of equal prominence are en-
Lhusiastic over the future of the apple
in Delaware. and in every case are
lacking their opinion by planting large
orchards on their land. Since Thanks
giving day one man has pranted 1000
rees near Milford and it is understood
that 5000 more are to be planted be-
fore summer At Brdgeville, Seaford,
Georgetown, Days oro, Lcwes, Selby
vile and other towns large corporations
lave planted big orchards, and that they
believe in their project is shown by the
Nact that they are selling stock or
are not expecting Their orchards, but
instead are sitting tight and waiting for
.he orchards to bear the first crop. The
fact that one variety will not bear the
same amount OF lfnlt eacn year mas
caused most of the OrChardists to plant
many varieties, and as a result the nur-
series are doing big business In the
she of trees. 4 few years ago almost
every farmer owned a peach orchard in
Delaware. In the absence of spraying
knowledge the orchards died and the
farmers cut the trees down. Today the
same land is being planted in apples,
a though many wise men are also plant
ing peaches in large quantities, fore
seeing the profits to be made in that
ruh in a few years, when the peach or
chards have been cut down In the
chandler orchards, near Milton, 1000
peach trees were planted last year. Once
acknowledged as the peach belt of the
world, Delaware will be known in a few
short years as the "appe oelt", fot
with the light sandy soil, with the warm
sun and long seasons, apple growing in
Delaware is almost as safe as the bank
ng business Frost blight in apples is
unknown in Delaware for frost is not
heavy enough at the time the apples
bloom to make any difference to tn,
trees, and for that reason a.one Della
ware has Just slight advantage Owen
! the other apple producing sections.