Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
LATE REPORTS ON
STATES FRUIT CROP
SOME BELIEVE THAT The FRUIT CROP
In DELAWARE WILL NOT PROVE
TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.
PART OF CROP AT MILFORD
PEACHES AND PEARS WORST HURT.
CHERRIES MAY HAVE HALF CROP.
STRAWBERRIES LOOK PROMISING.

Recent examination of orchards by
those interested in fruit in the vicin-
ity of Milford, since the freeze of two
weeks ago, and since the last cold
snap, make more encouraging repOrt
for prospect for partial crop in this
part of Delaware.
The belief is now growing that the
strawberry crop will come thru with
but little curtailment. Some yarie-
ties of apples in different locations
and under varying conditions. seem to
have fair percentage of live fruit
setting and owners of orchards are re-
Stunning the spraying, which they had
stopped after the freeze.
Early Richmond cherries seem to be
badly hurt, while the Montmorency
variety has very fair crop left on
the trees which are now growing into
. visible size. Peaches very generally
have been blasted-yet, a few persons
report finding occasionally live buds,
but nothing to enthuse over. These
are in protected places and contigu-
GUS to sections where the salt water
of the Delaware Bay affected the tenn
perature.
A. B. Peat, who is a grower of an
pies near Milford, reports that he
finds enough live buds on the trees
to insure fair sized crop. His wine
saps are especially good and the
fruit is developing on the trees. He
has so much faith in the apples. that
he has resumed spraying for the cod
ding moth and worm. His Williams
Red variety promises a fair crop. He
no nil I,
on his trees, than was at first thought
after the freezing weather of two
weeks.
Jacob J. Rosa, Master of the State
Grange, and prominent horticulture
ist said: my apples are nearly all
OF the tender variety. I have none of
the Staymen winesap, but I find that
they are not all killed. I expect to
have at least One-third of crop, and
am going to spray"
Leo o. Truitt, fruit broker, who
has made spring examinations of crop
conditions for many years, and who
is considered an authority said: "I
have examined many buds this spring |
since the snow and find enuogh live |
apples left to make a good crop. Some |
varieties are killed, but there's
enough left to make a good yield. |
There are also few peaches and 1
find that the strawberry vines are all
right. A few of the leaves have been
touched but there will be many straw
berries in this section. The sweet
tender varieties such as Nero and De-
liciOus have been hurt, but the KlOn1
dykes are all right.
c. T. w. Williams, a real estate
man, says: "I find that 1 will have
many strawberries and the buds are
in good condition"
Reports from Lincoln City district,
which is large grower of small fruit,
Indicate that there will be a partial
crop of almost all kinds of fruit. '
Plums are very scarce on all varieties. I
8lackberries did not suffer so bad as {
It was thought, while strawberries {
show little injury-except in a few of {
he most tender and advanced Varie- I
ies.' Vegetables were not injured in {
my way. Wheat shows no injury. t
The large growers of apples in al
most all districts are reporting that L
he injury has varied in different Sec il
ions. Some varieties show quite a fl
of live fruit while others
'nly few live buds. The same va
ieties in other sections just reverse a
he conditions; so it is reasonable to t
ssume that unless further injury fol-
ows, that there will be a much re-
luced crop of fruit in lower Delaware I
his year. D
Growers about Milford have not tt
enerally planted their usual acreage p
4 white pOtatoes-which they will t.
regret when the crop ma c.
lres next summer. This shortage in is
lanting was brought about by the al
wv prices for old potatoes this spring in
l many cases. OF
The wheat crop in lower Kent es
Ounty and in upper Sussex, certainly jo
)Oks well, and the indications are OF
nat the crop will be good-but only
me will prove this. ii,
The acreage to be planted in corn so
ill be about the usual size-if the
lowed fields are to be taken as an in tn
cation of the acreage. in
A few tomatoes will be grOwn-but eQ
D general effort to produce this crop
i'll be made in this part of Delaware. sp
he cost of production is above any so
ice that Gamer would engaged to
" for them at the present time.