Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-15
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BIG ORCHARDS
Horticultural Society Mem
bers Inspect Harrison
Nurseries, at Berlin
ENTERTAINED AT
LUNCHEON THERE

BERLIN Md. July 15.-Members
the Maryland State Horticultural So
ciety and the Peninsula Horticul-
tural Society. including fruit grow
ers from Maryland Virginia, Del
aware and New Jersey yesterday
had a glimpse OF the extensive Har-
rison orchards around Berlin, which
make Worcester county the second
largest fruit-producing county in
Maryland.
! Members OF the Maryland State
Horticultural Society arrived here
I from Easton. where they were In
session Thursday. and were Joined
I by the representatives OF the other
organization, the entire party num-
bering more than 1000.
Luncheon was served to all the
guests through the courtesy OF
the members of the Harrison
firm. Chief interest in the. meet
ing here centered in the auto
mobile tour OF the various
Harrison orchards. from which
will be shipped approximately 800
carloads OF peaches and $50 car
loads of apples during the season.
The visitors came from Maryland,
Delaware. New Jersey and Virginia,
the guests Of Senator Orlando Har-
rison, OF the Harrison nurseries.
Many interesting addresses were
made on horticultural subjects.
Among the speakers we're Andrew
Cohill, president OF the Maryland
Horticultural Society; Senator Or
lando Harrison, ID. G Harry, presi-
dent OF the Maryland Agricultural
Society; DR.. A. f. Wood. president
of the Maryland University: Sena-
tor 7. r. Disharoon, of Wicomico
county; W. r. Beatty, u. S. Depart
ment OF Agriculture; William f. AL
len, fruit grower of Wicomico
county; Z. p. Cohill. one OF the I
founders OF the Maryland Horticul- !
tural Society. and Senator Roberts.
OF New Jersey.
The party visited the Pomona or !
chard territory on the Berlin Snow I
Hill road. The principal item OF in /
terest in this orchard was the large |
crop OF belle OF Georgia and the ex- !
traordinary size of the Carmin Z
peaches. Forty-nve peaches to a
Is basket gives some idea OF the size
that these beauties have attained. In
this orchard demonstrations OF the
methods of preparing the peach
trees and applying paradi-chloro- /
benezene for the control OF peach |
tree borders was arranged under tho /
auspices of the sounty agent. r. 1.
OSWALD, and State Entomologist,
+. y. Cory.
From there the party returned to
Ironshire and viewed the large
blocks OF peach and apple trees and /
other nursery stock. aggregating ten .
million trees.
From there the tourists went 10 I
the Squires' Farm, where the prin- /
cipal item OF interest was the Won
derfully fine crop OF Williams Early
Red apples. The Glack Twig Orch
ard on this farm bore approximate
~ one barrel OF apples to the tree
at six years OF age. and has been
bearing a full crop each year since
that time. This was remarkable for
this variety, as the Paragon is no
tably a late bearer.
A visit was next made TO the farm
where Admiral Stephen Decatur
was born, which Is now an 1000
tree orchard in full bearing. In
this orchard there was an early va
RE ) of peach ripening and the Wis q
itOrs RECALLED themselves 10 their
hearts content.
The party then proceeded to the j
Home Orchard. and paid particular I
there to the excellent
equipment for preparing spray ma
terials and for handling the spray I
ing problem. In this orchard. as I'm I
all of the others elevated platforms,
with from two to three cookers and ,
running water. are used in prepar-
ing both the dormant spray ma ;
terial and summer sprays. One OF ,
the most important factors in the
success OF these orchards is the
thorough way in which they are ,
sprayed from the time the buds be-
gin to swell to the time the peaches
are Off the trees.
A complete coating OF self-boiled
lime and sulphur is maintained
throughout the season. Another re-
markable sight at the Home Farm
was the 1s-year-old liberia peach
orchard, which has a crop this year
and has borne a crop for the last 10
years. This Il probably the best
producing orchard toNbe found In
the United States. There are two
thousand trees in this orchard and I
they have borne as high as thirty g
carloads OF irst-class fruit in sea-
son. This orchard, although a great
age for a peach orchard OF the org
inal planting. is of two thousand
trees. Practically all OF them are
still standing.
The facilities for packing and
loading the cars at the packing shed
attracted a great deal OF attention on (
account offhe amount OF fruit going
out from this station each year. TO
date fifty cars OF yellow transparent
apples and ten cars OF peaches have
from this point. There will '
be about three hundred cars OF i
peaches and one hundred and fifty
cars OF apples handled by this or
The fruit is packed in
he shed right alongside OF switch
OF holding forty cars and
carriers are shunted into iced cars
On gravity roller carriers and ship :
ped as far West as Indianapolis and
North into Canada and into the lead
ng Southern cities.
After the tour great many OF the ]
risitors went to Ocean City for the
Weekend to enjoy the surf bathing.
THIS is MARINE DAY.
This IL Marine Day, the fourth an J
iiversary OF that zero" hour when 5
he fate OF the world hung in the