Smyrna times., 1916-07-12
BIG GRAPE CROP PROMISED
IN STANDARDIZATION BELT
OUTLOOK AT PRESENT is FOR
a BUSY AND ACTIVE SEASON
Growers Hope That There Will be No
nan Storm This Year TO Damage
Crop-Canteloubes Promising

''Ope nat here Will be Nc
nan Storm This Year TO Damage
Crop-Canteloubes Promising
Despite the rose bugs and various
other insects that have harassed
growers, the Smyrna. Clayton grape
belt promises to yield a bumper crop.
Inc vinyards are looking fine. the
vines give evidence of fruiting nm
abundantly and unless some unforeseen
Damage Is done, this vicinity will hold
up Its reputation of being the largest
ana most prolific grape producing dis.
trlct IN Delaware. Last year when
Such a fne prospect was before our
growers hail storm visited this sec
tlon and cut the fruit so badly that
many Of our culturists lest thousands
OF dollars. In talk with Mr.. George
Garter. one Of our leading growers the
other day, he said the outlook was
most encouraging. Despite the results
OF year ago. some of our culturists
increased their acreage and with the
new vinyards coming in bearing this
season, the grape industry promises
TO be an unusually active and busy
one. In anticipation of hummer
CROP The Yates Lumber Comnanv of
Penn fan. y. Y, whose half-page ad-
vertisement will be found on our last
page, are filling orders for quantities
OF grape carriers around Smvrna.
Clayton. Greenspring and Brenford
The vinyards Of George Carter. Mrs.
Joseph E. Carter. Walter T. Massey
I. ?. Gears and James W. Anthony.
as usual will be among the leading
grape producing centers.
Canteloupes Also Promise Big Crop
The Delaware crop Of canteloupes
also gives promise Of a bumper crop.
Though pests have gotten in consid-
cradle work, especially in the lower
part Of the state. this years crop bids
fair to be the best raised for 1uite a
while. not only in the size Of the
fruit. but also in quality and anantitv.
The early plants were eaten off close
to the ground in many instances. COM
pelling a replanting; cold weather
further retarded their progress. but
now the plants seem to be fairly
jumping. The rains nf the east few
weeks. followed by a change 10
warmer weather. have given the can
teloupe just the kind of weather needed
to make it grow. Many of the farm
ers are showing fruit on their vines
as large as big apples, and the fruit
will begin 20 ripen in a very few
days. bringing TO market one of the
best-paying crops in lower Delaware.
Some years back a number Of the
most prominent agriculturists held a
meeting in Seaford and among other
things discussed the sdvisabilitv of
ihipping only the best fruit to market
md placing their names on the pack
iges. as a guarantee TO the consumer
hat the contents of the carrier were
he best to be found. The plan worked
veil for those who lived up to the
but finally some unscrup-
ilous farmers slipped back into the
I'D style Of shipping carriers, the re-
ult being that trade again began to
lip back into the old rut. This sea-
on, realizing the need of some action
ending to elevate the fruit business
oeal buyers Of fruit and vegetables
ieeided to refuse TO buy or handle
ny .ackages of fruit or vegetables
inless the shippers name was plainly
marked thereon.