Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-04-26
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How TO Crow PEkcHEs---Select
the north or west side OF hill. es-
peciaIly for early varieties, or mgn.
drv land: plow It deeply, then take
sonr trees. low budded or seedlings,
;tba lstter are best), and not more
Than an inch in diameter, and with
a sIssru Knife, at one cut, as smoothly
ss possible. hehead the trees II to
* inches from the collar or surface
line as they stood in the nursery
Have ready varnish Of one-feurth
nound of gum shellac dissolved In
one mint of alcohol, and apply coat
inc to the cut surface. This is very
necessary to prevent the exudation
of gum and sap, which are needed
to develope new buds. Set up sticks
in rows 20 feet apart each way, zoe
TO the acre; dig hole at each, and
set in peach stump Fill in the
original soil nicely around the roots
fusing no water nor manurel until
the earth reaches an inch above its
former mark on the tree; after which,
ffthe land is poor, q little well-rotted
compost may be spread upon the
sruface around each tree. Proceed
now to SOW, broadcast, barrel Of salt
to every acre so set out, letting the
principal part fall within six feet OF
the trees.
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. If on . hillside, train as
many down hill as you can. AS soon
as the limbs are two feet long pro-
vide small sharpened sticks, six
inches long, with strings attached;
drive one under each limb that tends
upwards, pass the string over the
limb, drawing it down quite near the
ground, then tie to the stake, form
ing a loop in which the limb can
grow without injury. Do not suffer
any limb to grow higher than its
point of origin at the trunk of the
tree. During the summer you have
choice of two forms which you can
give the future tree, accordingly as
you train the growing limbs: I. The
limbs may be trained horizontally,
diverging from the body of the tree
like spokes of q wheel from its hub,
when lying upon the ground, allow
ing side branches from these main
limbs till the space between are filed.
2. By training on opposite sides two
large limbs, each ten feet long, with
many parallel side limbs from these
two, and at right angles with them,
altogether, in form somewhat re-
sembling the revolving portion of a
wooden horse- rake. These should
remain Permanent. From these par
allel limbs grows the wood every
year which is to bear fruit the fol-
lowing year.
In midsummer this new growth
should be cut back one half, which
will cause larger and better fruit.
Along the Atlantic coast Sea- weed
may be spread over the trees in the
fall, or straw asa protection against
severe cold, and will form an admi-
rable mulch in the summer, also
keeping the fruit from contact with
the dirt. Do not remove this cover
ing in spring until the buds begin to
swell and open underneath. If there
are indications of frost after the
trees are In blossom, they should be
covered with old blankets, quilts,
bagging. ETC., every night, till the
danger is past. Every two years the
orchard should receive dressing of
salt, in the spring, as directed above,
and every fall good supply Of we'll
rotted manure; that prepared with
lime slaked with salt water is best,
Apply all manures upon the surface,
and keep clear of weeds with the hoe
Never use the plow after the trees
are set 1t is designed the trees
shall cover all the ground except
such narrow paths as may be neces-
sary for supplying manure and gath
ering fruit, which may be done with
wheelbarrows. Wherever the saline
properties of the soil have been ex
hausted, the peach tree will not fruit.
Salt must be supplied either in the
soil Or by atmosphere, through the
sea-breeze. Very fine fruit is re-
ported as grown near Great Salt Lake
in Utah.