Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-03-14
AGRICULTURAL.
THE PEACH CROP.


Selection Of Market Varieties for South
ern Ohio.
EDS. GAZETTE: About three weeks
since, after spending few days among
the peach growers of Warren and Cler-
mont Counties, l was present at meet
ing of the Cincinnati Horticultural
Society and made some remarks on the
selection of varieties of peaches for
market, brief report of which was pub
lished in one or two papers, and has in
duced several young fruit growers to ask
my advice on this subject.
! a gentleman who was largely en-
gagged in the shipment and sale of
peaches the past season, told me that in
his opinion the crop of this fruit in
/ Warren and Clinton Counties, would
have sold for one third, or $4,000
more, if the varieties had been all Of the
best, aud we'll proportional as to time
;; of ripening, so as to give fair supply
for about three months, instead Of nearly
all ripeniug in three weeks.
All who have observed the matter at
all, must have noticed the scarcity in
our markets of good early and late
peaches, while there was quite glutiu
the midst of the season. DR.. JAS. Tay-
lar, of Newport, stated, at the meeting
abeve referred to, that he last year sold
his earliest peaches at SIS per bushel,
the second at So, and the third at 81 so.
l will here give list, nearly in their
order of ripening, of such varieties as |
would choose for a FIRST rate peach Or
chard
l. Hale's Early.-This new and very
carly variety is not generally known as
yet, but seems likely to prove the best
!, of all the very early sorts.
9. Troth's Ear!y is a very popular
Jersey peach, generally counted as first
of market varieties; but was told that
lit had failed the past season around
Lebanon.
3. Coles Early Reds next in season,
and superior to Troth' in color; hence
quite popular.
4. Early Talotson is approved by
some, but the fruit is toe tender and
juicy for carrying far to market, and
' like its parent, tSerrate Early York, the
tree is rather tender and poor grower
s. Cooledge's Farorite is another of
the Red Rareripe class, and exceedingly
. hardy, productive and profitable.
6. HeNow Red Rareri;pe is the earliest
| of the yellow heshcd class. 1t is very
productive, of good size and quality,
quite handsome, and bears carriage
well-none more profitable.
(. Borndrds lellou 4lberqc-similar
to the last, but larger and !, trife later
Just preceding.
s. Gra,efora's Early is everywhere
the most popular of all market peaches,
owing to its size and beauty.
9. Large Early York is the best of
, the white ficshcd peaches at this season,
and far superior il flavor to the yellow
, kinds, though not so good for distant
. carriage.
; 10. Jacques Ra,eripe is valuable as
intermediate between Crawford's Early
and c. Late, which l. closely resembles
II. Rcd Cheek Malucotoa is also ap-
proved for this purpose, and is quite
, handsome and good.
r. Grautords Late has precedence
of all in its season, for beauty and size,
! frmness, &c.
: 13. Old .uiron Free is much sweeter
and richer peach, and sure to find pur-
. chascrs among those who are not misled
: by mere show. --
, IA. Morris White or Heath Free must
always be popular, especially for pre-
serving, &C., but Should not be planted
too largely.
Is. Old Mizon Cling is the best of
all clings, and as it is very productive,
handsome and bears carriage we'll, it is
quite profitable.
/ 16. Stump the World is very hand
!, some new peach, flesh yellowish white,
and of finest favor; said to be very pro-
ductive and profitable.
. II. Heath Cling cannot be dispensed
! with, as its beauty and lateness make it
quite profitable.
19 Scots Nonporei7 is considered the
latest of the deep yellow class with red
cheek) to follow Crawford's Late.
1920. Smack Free and Lagrange are
, among the latest and best of freestone
peaches, and popular market varieties,
! but are deficient in color
! 21. Wards Late Free is of the same
period and quality, and sells better in
narkeC on account OF us DffSnE Ieu
cheek. 1t ought to be better known.
Of the foregoing list, Nos. 4, II, 16
: and 20 might perhaps as well be omit
\ ted. if the others are included, in Sec
l ton. We have dozen or more other
S kinds in the nursery. some of which
might prove quite equal to the fore,
0 going, but we cannot SO confidently rec
a ommend them except for the use of am
I ateurs n. B. BATEuAM.
5 CoLUMBcs, o., Jan. 90, 1862.
n Let Farmers Take Courage.
f, So says the veteran editor of the HAS