Smyrna times., 1931-06-10
|IllNfRS OF CANADA
'H'IFE|NDLD ORCHARD.
cROUp SELECT DEL
~, y FOR ITINERARY

,,d,ed in Newark Delaware 81 va"
'li,rs ,-;.it CheswoId To-day
MiIfOrd and Rehoboth
' # sixty fruit and veg
l.s ..,srs motored thru Smyr-
s.y from a short stop at
7; then to the Smith or
|, rssswold and on down
g,r.va Peninsula on a
s,Dsction. That they Sc
!. -nsI,Mar-va Peninsula as
4. outstanding sections Of
IL states is a compliment
,,rners and fruit growers.
[,,jian contingent are 1rom
M WeIland Counties of
,nd their weeks tour Of
.trding sections in the
y,tes includes the central
sp.rrsylvania and Washing
and other points of in
!, their return route to
H. and Erie, Pennsylvania,
m p their homes across the
M Canada. The Canad-
4 tbeir native country early
n norning and arrived in
n Delaware, at noon yester-
rr,jav, where they were
4 lunch Of the Peninsula
rsl Society at the Uni
IN Delaware. Following an
n 4 welcome by Director G.
H. the visitors inspected
.,.,irsnt station farm, and
led to ChesWold where
In welcomed by R. Coleman
II Of the w. L. Smith Or
! he, who is personally ac-
h with many of these Ca
snce be formerly lived in
tiun Of the country.
v Welcome at Cheswold
sry at the Smith orchards
l. joned by Kent county
| Russell E. Wilson who as
| \. Coleman and DR.. j. F.
{ plant pathologist of the
|sty Of Delaware and the
EBsrd Of Agriculture, in con
{! ths tourists through the
irEss Of the county in order
ag might obtain an idea Of
E.lt to which fruit growing
stirsd in this part of the
Sls. On their way to Re
b where they remained for
I:ht, the visitors were shown
llmOnd State Nurseries near
d and the territory in Sus-
1nty which is considered the
ztensiVe area where lime
in grown for commercial
Z purposes. The first place
VISITED on "Wednesday was the
! Swan Orchard, Inc, near
an' which is owned by SEN
AG. Townsend, and from
'as party was directed to
si Nurseries at Selbyville
he visitors saw the straw
acdon block in operation in
ilaa largest strawberry ship
lulis in the state. From
" the itinerary included
zrison Nuseries and or.
near Berlin, Maryland. and
y Allen Company orchards
n !, larms near Salisbury
i.lcn vas served and an adj
=
"eleome given by F. w.
4 p''sl0ent OF the Peninsula
aalral Society.
races Visited by Canadians
wednesday, afternoon the
lat Salisbury for Clai-
4 were they took a ferry to
y enroute to Washington,
= = 'als point they motored
! : Due Ridge mountains
\. .s4lgn The following day on
''.ll mp to Canada, after
~ ,esnl a very delightful
'alag !. this section of the
va. S'aIeS in the two large
'llca had been chartered
|. qecial occasion. On their
= Salisbury, the visitors
. 4.e0 !, to a clam bake on the
]. 'aOre 4 Of Maryland as the
J : lae n. v. Potash Export
i, ) under the auspices of
! 4. ooOO, agricultural agent
!, .o'npany in this territory,
ii,..s, ~sa' proved to be one of
81 Oie features Of the
'r., ~ The itinerary of this
su the Peninsula was
NY special committee
s. Inc Peninsula Horti-
IySlety ~ and was composed
,b,,.. lso and George r. Cobb
\ S \ <. Coleman Of Ches-
4 y. j. F. Adams of New
\. ''siy effort was made to
- US nssltors the real mean
Iiy ,slaware ,s and Maryland
, !, a. i0r It was Considered
y isi'e ! an honor for these
a, !. !. include this section N
'4' Tor this tour.
n.y., New Rector st.Peter's
par's evening, Thursday.