Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
DELAWARE CROPS
TOTALED S2O,OOO,OOO
DURING YEAR 1924
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state. This information was supplied
70 the Bureau of Markets by MIR. c
Douglas Buck, of the State High
way Department, which maintained
weighing stations along the princi
pal highways during the shipping
season.
This is also the first time that we
have been able to incorporate in this
report the amount of agricultural
products canned In this state. Re-
ports have been made to the Bureau
of Markets by practically every can
ner in the state, and only products
produced in the State of Delaware
have been considered.
The data regarding the rail move
ment of agricultural commodities
from Delaware was supplied by the
various railroad companies Operat-
ing in this state, and was taken
from their records covering this
movement.
'The amount of Delaware agricul-
tural commodities transported by
boat is, in some cases, estimated; ;
however, this estimate has been Sc
cured from various persons engaged
in the transportation of Delaware
products by water, and this Bureau
believes that it is very accurate.
The money value of the various
commodities was secured from re-
ports received from the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture.
The total number of cars of agri-
cultural products shipper by rail
from Delaware during the year 1924
amounts to S,801. No effort has been
made to figure the truck and boat
movement on carload basis; how
ever, the amount moved by these
methods of transportation is given
separately under each commodity.
AS stated above, no statistics are
available regarding the less than
carload movement by rail, and this,
therefore, is not included in any part
of this report.
APPLES-The total movement of
apples by rail from the State of Del
aware during the year 1924 amounts
to 1856 cars. OF this amount, ap-
proXimately $50 cars were early ap-
pies and the remainder late. There
were transported by truck over the.
State Highways 1858 bushels, and
the boat movement was approx |
mately 1920 bushels. In addition to |
the above shipments, all of which |
were fresh fruit, there were $4,000 |
cases of No. 10 apples canned, 5000 |
cases of No. 10 apple butter, $4,000 |
cases of No. 21s apple butter, 1000
cases of No. apple butter, and about
$4,000 gallons of cider and vinegar
The first car of early
apples was shipped on July 8, and
the last car on about August 20.
The principal apple growing section
Of Delaware is in Kent and northern
Sussex counties, covering an area of
about twenty-five miles long and
twenty miles wide. Delaware, having
548 apple trees per square mile, has
more than any other state in the
Union. New York ranks second with
287, Virginia third with 1885, and
fourth with 130. Della
ware apples are shipped to all the
eading markets in the United States
Ind Canada, and a large number of ]
,ars are exported each year to points
n Europe. The leading varieties of
,arly apples grown in Delaware are !
Williams, Early Ripe,
Fourth of July, and Red Astrachan, !
all of which are market &
ID as harvested. The leading Varie-
les of late apples are Stayman, l
Iome, Winesap, York, Nero, and Ben =
Davis. A large part of these apples I
re marketed as harvested; however. :
here is considerable portion plac- c
d in storage. The Bureau of Agri- k
ultural Economics estimates the C
Otal commercial crop of Delaware p
pples for the year 1924 as 100000 T.
arrels, and the farm value, on a p
asis of the December 1 price, at s.
1 l,073,000. a
PEACHES total carload o
hipment by rail of peaches for 1924
to 582 cars. This is almost b
Vo and One-half times the number b
cars shipped in 1928, which was S
i3 cars. There were 28,382 baskets b,
'ansported by trucks and approx tC
ately 21,000 baskets by boat. In ad- in
tion to the above shipments, which m
ere all fresh peaches, there were tC
IT'S cases of No. 2 peaches and ap- N
roximately 1000 cases of No. TO OF
lnned. The first car of fresh peach m
was shipped on August 5, and the m
st car on September 6. The EIber- ca
is the leading variety, although IT
armen, Hale, and other varieties II
e grown extensively. The produc- m
g area of peaches is practically the dU
me as covered by apples, how fO
er, there are quite a number of tn
aches grown commercially all ov- du
the state. The Bureau of Agricul- es
raj Economics estimates the total fa
oductiOn for 1924 at 280,000 bush
), and the esetimated farm value ca
$392,000. De
total carload ship m,
INT by rail Of pears from Delaware tht
the year 1924 amounts to 272 co
rs. There were 789 baskets trans GU
rted by truck, all of which were tai
sh stock. The total amount canned aW
the state was 34,463 cases of No. val
pears, 5000 cases Of NO. 21b, and
352 cases Of No. 8. The Kieffer RE
ar is grown generally and is pro- etc
ced in larger quantities than all mo
Ter varieties together. The first eve
Of pears from Delaware was va1
pped on August % and the last i19
on November 6. The Bureau of nri
ricultural Economics estimates si1,
total production at $4,000 bush bv
and the farm value at $295,000. can
- The total size
Of strawberries by rail Dor
ing 1924 amounts to 1901 cars. ina
re were 100,501 crates moved by ned
,k and about 400 crates by boat. the
to the above, there were ing
S5 crates used for cold pack pep