Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-04
PENINSULA FRUIT
CROPS WILL SURVIVE
LATE FROST AND ICE
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"Rcno,,s from the Eastern shore
aud from Delaware say that early
truck In some quarters cRmc In Tor
particularly rough deal. and that the
injury 10 early tomatoes and snap
beans will require considerable re-
planting. Tree fruits generally paid
only lisht toll. II being explained
that tho fruit WAS too far advanced to
he materially damaged by the frosts,
aud moreover that tho thick foliage
served as n protection. Indeed. some
gruwcrs speak yet OF the possibility OF
u good crop Of apples and peaches.
particularly apples. Not "A few OF our
correspondents mention damage TO
wheat. alfalfa, clover and other farm
crops.
summaries Of reports by counties In
Delaware are as follows:
New Castle County (Forcst) Apples
nnd peaches not injured. Pears
slightly, " Mt all. Early strawber-
iios damaged: late varieties not dam
aged. (Hockossin) Four consecutive
freezes. Peaches believed about 80
per cent killed: apples probably 20
per cent loss. Hard To estimate apples;
scmc varieties harder hit than others.
owing To heavy crop OF blossoms. II
is believed there will be plenty of fruit
left unless more serious damage shows
up later. (Middlctown) Early straw
berries killed. Sweet cherries mostly
killed. Early apples affected perhaps
not over 10 TO 20 rer cont. Late APP
Piles seem TO show very little. II any
damage, Peaches little damaged
Grapes hardly touched. Wheat frozen
siin injured probably 10 10 20 per
cent,
kent County BrcnfordD Apples
peaches. pears damaged probably sc
per cent. Early strawberries wiped
cut, late ones appear all right Whea
commencineto show rust (Camdenl
Apples arr hurt but not rs bad AZ
thought ~ first. Strawberries hard
hit. (Dovcr) An Strawberries In
bloom were killed: late varieties ap
pear q. k, Apples look good so far
kciffcr pears will be a short crop
Peaches IN some orchards are hurt
others In good shape. the shueks ha,
not shed, which seemed to protso
hut little. apples moro but 10 no grea
extent. Strawberries suffered some
\ correspondent here writes: "Thos
who thought they had everythinl
killed last Monday now think a proper
tion " blossoms set and gN,wing vci
large CWyomlnvD Reports from
this point vary from no damage q
considerable. damage. In general
fruit on the high lands came through
all right while that on the low land
and bottoms was injured some. Har
~ make an estimate after the nv
successive frosts Early strawberrie
injured badly; late berries not $
much. Some correspondents insis
they can see no damage At all TO tire
fruits and are expecting a fun crop q
peaches and arples-both summer an
winter apples: that few orchard
show some dead buds In low place.
hut plenty left even in the loy
places. Pears; light bloom thi
year and not many left.
sussex County, (Bridgeville) Re
ports mostly vary, but seem agree
that the low temperatures did quit
Bit Of damage In sections. Oi
the eest side Of Rridreviile. on tn
light sandy lands. on some farms IN
dnmage 70 peaches ranged from 4
io 100 per cent according 10 Variet,
flhertss being damaged from 40 {
90 per cent. Apples on the sand
lands sustained damage from 25
90 per cent. but Il is believed ths
there are Yet an abundance Of bloom
10 make q good crop ~ nothing hay
pens from now on. on the heav
lands barely any injury was don
some varieties Of strawberries han
hit perhaps two-thirds Of the ear
ones killed. Pear prospect shor
Four days and nights of frost
weather. (Jincolnl Strawberrie,
half crop. Pears mostly all killeS
hlackeerrieS probably not harme
Peaches about ~ per cent injured; al
ples perhaps 10 per cent. (Milfor,
Peaches on lowlands so 20 rs per Gel
killed, loss 20 the crop In general pc
haps about 90 20 80 per cent. Apple
loss 10 10 30 per cent; pears about
So 90 per cent; grapes 90 70 so y
cent. Early Strawberries about on
third lost. Cherries almos, ohlitera
cd General opinion seems 10 be tn
there are enough live buds left