Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-04-06
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A NEW WAY TO GROW PEACHES.

J. H Sanborn of Vandalia, III, has
raised peaches in New Hampshire at the
rate of 500 bushels per acre, by the fol-
lowing system; In defence of the style of
training detailed below, Mr.. Sanborn
SAYS, that on the vast elevated table lands
of Western Asia, the natural habitant of
the peach, travellers tell us that the plant
that produces this frs1It rs OF low, spead-
ing, bushy form; and he believes the vel
lows and other diseases that affect the
Deach result from the unnatural forcing
of the sap to the great height 70 which
the trees grow with us,
Early next spring select the north or
west side of a hill, especially for early va
Eieties, or high dry land; plough it deep
ly, then take your trees, low budded or
seedlings (the latter are best), and not
more than an inch in diameter, and with
a>Bharp knife, st one cut, as smoothly as
possible, behead the trees II to 15 inches
from the collar or surface line, as they
stood In the nursery. Have ready a
varnish of one fourth pound of gum
shellaC, Dissolved in cne pint of alcohol,
and apply a coating to the cut surface
This is very necessary to preYentth the ex-
udation of gum and sap, which are need
ed to develop new buds. Set aup sticks
in rows 20 feet apart each way, 200 to the
acre; dig hole at each, and set in peach
stump: Fill in the original soil nicely
around the roots (using no water nor
manure), until the earth reaches an inch
above It's former mark on the tree aft
er which, if the land is poor, little we'll
rotted compost may be spread upon the
surface around each tree. Proceed now
10 SOW, broadcast, barrel of salt to ev-
cry acre so set out, letting the principal
part fall within six feet of tho trees.
IS AS new limbs begin to grow out, care
must be taken to keep them parallel with
the surface of the earth on no account
allow them to grow upward. 1t on hill
eide, train as many down hill as you can.
As soon as the limbs are two feet long
provide small, sharpened sticks, six inches
long. with strings attached drive one
under each limb that tends upward. pass
the string over the limb, drawing it down
quite near the ground, then tie to the
stake, forming loop In which the limb
can grow without injury. Do not suffer
any limb to grow higher than It's point
Of origin at the trunk of the tree. Du-
ring the summer you have choice of two
forms which you can give the future tree,
accordingly as you tram the growing
limbs. 1. The limbs may be trained
horizontally diverging from the body of
the tree like the spokes of a wheel from
its hub, when lying upon the ground, al
lowing side branches from these main
limbs till the spaces between are filed.
2. By training on opposite sides two
large limbs, each 10feet long, with many
parallel side limbs from these two, and
at right angles with them, all together in
form somewhat resembling the revolving
portion of wooden horse rake. These
should remain permanent. From these
parallel limbs grows the wood every year
which is to bear fruit the following year.
In midsummer this new growth should
be cut back one-half, which will cause
larger and better fruit, Along the At
lantic coast sea weed may be spread over
the trees in the fall, or straw as pro-
lection against severe cold and viii form
an admirable mulch in the summer, also
keeping the fruit from contact with the I
dirt. Do not remove this covering in /