The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-12-05
SHOREMEN ARE URGED
TO GROW MORE FRUIT
Movement Afoot At Berlin Meeting
To Get Farmers To Set Out MnIe
Trees. Experts Discuss Diseases.

Berlin, Md, Nov. 39.-Gorernurs,
former Governors, farmers, fruit
growers railroad tariff experts and
scientists from Maryland, Delaware,
Virginia and other States are iii at
tendance at the meeting OF the Pen
insula Horticulture Society now i'll
session here.
Speakers, specialists in their sew
eral lines, are urging proper grad
ing and packing OF fruits for ship
ment, the proper refrigeration OF
cars, more careful of tree pruning
and spraying, more equitable freight
rates and a hundred other topics all
of interest to the fruit growers OF
the Eastern Shore Peninsula.
An effort is being made to get
more farmers to grow fruit for snip
ment. The urge for this IS pelhS
applied particularly to the farmers
of Worcester county in this state ara
in Accomac and northampton coun-
ties, Virginia, whose principal crop
for years has been potatoes.
Reports from Wicomico county IN
dictate an Improvement in the mar
ket for cantaloupeS raised IN that
county. For number OF years I'M
til the Salisbury Chamber of Com
merce successfully established an
auction block for the sale OF the
melons, growers were shipping under
ripe fruit in order to benefit by the
high prices of the early season. with
the result that the sales OF all
Wicomico melons was greatly lnJuf-
ed.
There are indications generally OF
more careful hacking and grading OF
all fruits within the last year, ana
this, some of the speakers on tranc
and refrigeration topics declared
had greatly reduced the loss to both
growers and railroads.
Eeach of the sessions is we'll at
Tended. Delaware's peach growers
are particularly we'll represented
and Governor Denny and former
Governor Townsend, OF that State
arc present at the sessions.
At this mornings session Dr.
Thomas J. Headlee, Rutgers College,
New jersey, stated that new
remedy for destroying borers, espec-
ALLY in peach trees, is proving e1tec-
tive. VIM. C. Travers off the IN
;rcrs.ity OF Maryland, told OF his eX-
aerience ir large commercial
orchards. Prof. E. N. Cory also OF
the University of Maryland spoke
on spraying.
DR.. J. F. Adams, Of the University
Of Delaware, discussed applc-tree
diseases. At the afternoon session
w. E. Sanger, Of Cordova, Wro mas
on display an exhibit Of box and par
rel apples, gayY q talk on ''proiltablc
commercial varities OF apples for the
peninsula" wh'ie Herbert c. Richard
son a peach grower d Delaware,
spoke on the "profitahle varieties OF
peaches"
c. A. McCue OF the University OF
Delaware, discussed tie 'future-ot
the fruit business for the Peninsula"
He spoke of the advance in methods
of growing and marketing fruit III
cent years anG said that Delaware
is Al ely coIirs. 80 ITS WI again
as a leading fruit-growing State.
Former Governor John G Townsend,
Of Selbyville, Del, perhaps the larg-
est strawberry grower and handler
on the Peninsula, gave talk on the
future of the Strawberry industry.
He pointed to the remarkable growth
and improvement of his native sec
ton as an illustration Of what can
be done with strawberries in this
locality. He said that it was no
uncommon occurrence for grower
to receive $500 an acre gross re-
ceipts for his strawberry crop. and
said that, whereas the bank deposits
of Selbyville were 100000 in 1913
they are today more than $1,OOV'-
900 and that this is entirely due to
the strawberry crop.