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peach orchards in this county have been set within the last
three years.  These who, a few years since thought four or 
five trees a plenty, are now setting at the rate of 1,000 to
2,000 trees in a single spring.  Peaches are nearly a sure
crop here every year.  The crop of the past season [1874]
was unusually large. x x As nearly as can be ascertained
there were fully 100,000 crates [three-fourths bushel each]
shipped from this county. x x x The average price recieved
by farmers was about one dollar per crate."  B. G. P.
in C. & C. G. 1874. p. 820.

A Delaware correspondent of the C. & C. Gent. March, 1867
p.209 dwells on the great increase in the value of land
around Odessa, McDonough and Middletown, Del., owing to peach
growing. He says 2,800 acres three miles from Odessa [east
probably] was offered for $2,000, thirty-five years ago [1832].
"It is now divided into one-half dozen farms, one of which, owned
by Mr. Fennimore, cleared on peaches in 1855? [1865?] $26,000,[.]
and in 1856? [1857?] $28,000.  A farm of 151 acres, two
miles from Odessa in the same direction sold a few weeks ago
[i.e. early in 1867 for $30,000,[.] and the purchaser was offered
an advance of $2,000. a few days after.  The farm of G. W.
        