Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
FIAVARE PEACH CROP WILL
/ S SAID, Be PROFITABLE
IN CAROLINAS FAVORS
[rrFR DELAWARE MARKET

Iop IN CAROLINAS FAVORS
rrrR DELAWARE MARKET
q Newton. President of State
,oard Of Agriculture, Returns
,fter studying the Conditions
varving reports regarding the
,ditions Of peaches in North
rolina have been received and in
IL that the peach producers in
Iavare might have accurate in
rmation regarding conditions in
brtb Carolina, Senator GA. New
President of the Delaware
pte Board of Agriculture and W.
Darickson of the Bureau of Mar
u have Just made a survey of
ocb conditions in the Sand Hill
strict of that State. This is the
bst important peach producing
ction in North Carolina and the
ach growers are in a very seri-
condition. Thousands of acres
ve been abandoned. One farm of
rec thousand acres was visited
had not received any attention
three years and no effort was
linz made to pick or pack the
bit this year. Many growers are
ID making every effort to con-
hue in the peach business; how
erthe abandoned orchards which
not receive any attention are, OF
lrse, breeding place for all
Ids Of diseases and insects and
Iese pests spread to the orchards
oining. Bacteriosis and curculio
I've entirely ruined the crop in
me orchards. In one orchard
nditions were so bad that it was
possible to find a perfect peach
the trees. The bacteriosis
ems much more prevalent on yell
" fruit than on the white fruit.
be Hiley Bellies that they have
ipped have ranged, generally,
Iod and in the orchards that were
operly taken care Of. they have
ZEN able to ship a considerable
rcentage of U. S. No. l quality
d while the Georgia Bellies are
riously damaged by bacteriosis
ID worms, yet it is not believed
at the damage on Georgia Bellies
50 great as in the Elbertas, al
ough the damage was very great
some orchards.
nditiOns Bad in Some Districts
conditions in the Aberdeen Dis
Jet are very bad and there seems
De more abandoned orchards
pund Aberdeen than there is
ound Candor. The growers re-
ri that they have not been able |
make any money for the past |
rec or four years and in view of /
Is TACT, 1t has been impossible for
EN- to continue to take care Of !
orchards as they should have
en cared for. In another orchard
a. was visited, the manager ex- /
Fcted to grade as much of the
Forgla Bellies as possible; how !
III ne said that he intended to (
flp the yellow fruit from the
eS entirely and dump it in a bit
Oe destroyed. Conditions in the
moor District were much better.
P"eVer, bacterosis and curculio /
q serious problem and very few /
any new orchards are being
anted. 1t is reported that condi. |
" u some Of the producing
Ions Of Georgia are as bad as
wort. aOrth Carolina and this year.
fllcularly, it is thought that .
~ viii be little, if any, put in
Olage owing to quality and in
L" OF these conditions it seems
y Inc Delaware peach growers
olo receive fair prices. Condi- /
i n tne North Carolina Dis /
!, !. = prove that it is impossible to .
N the peach business unless
'fees are well cared for. There /
many good peach growers in /
IT, slate and they are producing
~ rrult. The good growers are,
nouiSe, picking up their early |
4 peaches and also exercising
lery precaution to take care of .
/, insects and diseases
e,a~are "a "a Crop Situation Superior
A the present time conditions /
Deidware, in so far as peaches /
~ hrOncerned' are vastly superior
sae section visited; however, this I
I ar image can only be maintained I
\ enerclslng a,,,'e the greatest care in
Eizstiu sstuii.lVation, spraying, and fer
Laos on Of the trees and the
b''ch ch gro growers should keep in close
('asa a.a with DR.. ]. F. Adams VIM i
|osra n. rathologist for the STATE
|niroeI u 81 Agriculture and for the
kth kterslty rs of Delaware, and also
I-no,. y 7. Il. L. Dozier, who Il nm
(plauglst (U,oglst for the University Of
b. a"are' y. in order that thew NAV
fav.s ~ advantage Of ali Of the i'm,
(aDv NV IN methods for controlling tha
Eg y diseases and insects for If
10 > . remembered that two wears
faos very large PERCENTAGE IF tbo