Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14
Chr 5armrr.
Cultivation Of Peaches.

on the esi;tisatian Of peaches. |
have rot nnfr quently discovered my
neighbor farmers finding fault with
two things; enc is, that in our coun-
try p:-pers, or perhaps newspapers in
general, the department. devoted to
the interests of the agriculturist is
too limited; the other. that the maJor-
ity Of ideas advanced ere imlractica-
bic to the farmer Of limited MEANS
Now, as tie writer is not nursery !
man" but 1hat may, perhsps, proper
" be termed farmer Of ordinary
means, the ideas advanced shall be
entirely practical.
In cultivating peach' 5, first pro-
cure the best seed you can put IN the
garden, or some other secure place,
where the soil is in good tilJh, imme-
diately after peach gathering. pay
no attention 10 covering or wetung
them, and The following spring, about
ordinary gardening time, they viii be
sproutirg. when, you wish. you can
t4ke up the seed and put it in rows
if # were not drilled. When the
tree is started pinch offlhe buds, ez-
cept few at top, until it is sufficient
" advanced to give it The desired
shape, the first consideration Of which
is. rot to have lorked tree, but
when The first branch sets eff let it
be smaller than the main ore; this IS
to prevent splitting; next prune so as
to have your tree well balanced BE
sure to keep The soil well worked a
bout the tree, as ! have never had
any trees injured by wolms when
there WIS no grass or weeds about
them. DR. SIS with ashes, suds, &c,
salt or old lrine is an excellent lertli
izer. but Gale isnecessary, especially
With brine. A few years since, de.
stroyed two young trees, between two
and three years Old, by pouring toe
much brine about them: sat is Tot q,
dangerous, as it dissoiyes slowly, j
YOU wish to bud your trees, the frs
season is a good time--if they have
attained the size OF your finger yOt
can bud. Let your trees have tw'
years. growth before transplanting
and remove them just before the leaves
nut out. / have never succeeded
web in fall transplanting. In plant
Ing. incline the tree a little Northwest
and be sure to pack the earth wei
on the southeast side. ! consider
sandy soil best for peaches, but Law
some on clay loan doing finely; tn
latter Kind Of land should be cultiya
ted deep and highly manured beior
planting, and be sure on such soil t
put on plenty Of ashes, wood ashes
you have them, and coal ashes in III
absence Of wood; lime is excellent
Cultivate your peach orchard TIL
bears. If you wish to have you
trees in a grass plot, take two board
about the size Of head Of barre
and saw piece out of the middle
large as the tree; and put them t.
qetber aroiind the trunk, this viii PIE
vent the growth of grass. We ma
not foo often be reminded Of the III
noriance Of providing an abundanc
of nutriment 70. fruit trees, and'espt
cially peach, as it may be so great
improved both in size and flavor. 4
to pruning. after trees conmenc
b. aring, l seldom DO more than Gu
away the dry limbs. Peach trees d
host when protected from winds
They make a beautiful door-yard tree
when in bloom their appearance !
beautiful, and when laden with til
luscious fruit, they are doubly SO.
a Coop WRuEwasH.-We gln
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