Evening journal., 1922-11-22
GIVE PUBLIC
SQUARE DEAL
A. F. Walker Also Suggests
Advertising to Popularize
Peninsula Fruit
GROWERS HOLDING
SESSION AT DOVER

Special TO The Evening Journal,
DOVER. Nov. 22-Delegates from
Delaware, Maryland and virginia at
tended the opening session OF the
thirty-sixth annual meeting OF the
Peninsula horticultural Society
which opened In the Hall OF the
House OF Representatives In the
state House yesterday.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by the Rev. G., Ashworth
Burslem, followed by an address OF
welcome by j. Hall Anderson.
Mr.. Anderson called the Peninsula
OF Delaware-Maryland-V irg n a,
"The Garden Spot OF the world" He
said he had visited other parts OF
the United States. but found no
place equal to this Peninsula In the
production OF fruits OF all Kinds
which excel fruit OF all other states
as 10 flavor, etc.
The response was made by Wal
ter B. Harris. OF Worton, Md.
The afternoon being opened with
the annual address OF the president,
Arthur F. Walker, OF Woodside. His
address In part follows:
"Fruit growing, trucking and gem
eral farming. as well, have had their
ups and downs. the downs being far
too frequent, for the past few years.
Last year the fruit was nearly all
killed by late spring frosts. Another
such frost occurred this past spring
which reduced the yield consider
ably. but much more IN some sec
tions than others. However, in Kent
county at least, most growers had
about all the fruit they could harvest
before Il dropped TO the ground.
Help was very scarce, owing to so
much road building, that Il was i'm
possible for most growers to pick
varieties at the time they should
have been picked, this throwing the
fruit on the market at the low price
of that variety. Had there been a
full crop OF early apples harvested 1
do not believe the price would have
paid for the gathering. The price or
late apples Is still problematic as
most of the crop II still in storage.
"Of course the coal and railroad
strikes had considerable TO do with
prices. but I believe that shipping
poor stock had more TO do with Il,
stock that never should have been
put on the market. II we are go
ing to grow cider stock we must
dispose Of It as such and take the
II believe we would be muc ch bet
ter off IL law was passed prohib-
iting the shipment OF anything but
sound fruit for sale on our market. |
II II were 1 believe that the price /
received for poorer fruit would be
added on to the price OF the good
fruit.
I'VE can grow the best fruit on
this Peninsula, fruit that is second 1
10 none, but we must market only
the best and make a name for the
section as shipping high class frui'.
A selling organization II properly |
handled would do much TO help out I
our present situation. There Is much /
room left for educating the buying /
public as to when and what varieties /
10 buy.
THE tomato business for the past
-ew years has been on the decline. |
md I feel that II Is doomed unless |
he canner can afford TO pay high |
prices for small tonnage per acre. |
,r some easy remedy for blight con-
roi may be found that a reason
lble tonnage per acre may be OBJ
aimed.
"Keiffer pears have also gone bad.
.ast year the trees were defolfated
learly all the year, thus a very
mall set OF fruit this year. I feel
hat II would be a good thing for
he apple industry IL the Keiffer
ear trees were all dead.
The freight charges that were ad-
anced to high rate during the war
ave been lowered but very little.
We did not feel this high charge so
luch when we were getting a high
rice for our products, but now when
verything is low Il pinches and
inches hard. The increased rate
ften means the difference between
rofit and loss. II is certainly time