The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-03-30


mich thar j. ~ interest N TIE fu'
r~ow<r thsf we 'ransis.r u ~ cur col
nmns from The Nrr'h Western Farm.
er. for which paf,rr i was written:
Sx,M,rr. l'se. 1866.
= lou will INrsnn mf. W. Editor.
II ! shenld trouble wa is,o oifen with
articles nr,nn tn snhi~ct n frnif cnl
'nre. a. roar psprr j. froiesseilr 4
farmer: hnf - f't culture AZ irnit i
becoming 50 much ~ ii.s N interest
70 the farming ranmnnifv generally.
tl-a<s accept th~t - q. alrIngy ior
mv .rsguent I'm visits: AMI than ths.
winter f"o being fhs oniy 'irs hall
lie able - tini - in' -,wU .rci t,ms
A. NAV - ~ interest b. inur ftai
ers. shsll have ~ a. the rslsinx
iasf in order - get resav ~ ~.
spring outdoor work. which will
bring nv correspondence 10 clo-e
for the season.
: IL may not lie generosity known
"a vnur readers thar there i range
Of land In this vicin " that are all ~
well adapted 10 peach orchariing as
the celebrated lsnds N 'h- neiehhcr-
hood of South Pas. Illinois. Said
range j. situated srme fifteen miles
south Of Seymour. and known as the
Chestnut Ridge land. la the native
forests Of shis ridge are chestnut.
walna'. poplar. beech. sugar maple.
ash and oak. Of lsrge growth. mingled
IN gsrerous proinsian.
4 Unlike the chestnut lands ~ other
States. the sol j. rich and fertile. nro-
dBctsve in the culture a the cereal
grains; loose and frishle under cnlti.
walton. and naturally well drained. il
has proven Itself well adapted 10 fruit
culture. which i fa-f taking The place
~ grain culFDr-. For several feet IN
depth clay presiominates. bat vet
ssni enough 70 render il porous and
easily drained 81 ito surplus water
even IN very vet seasons. Tie lower
strata being sand and gravel. the
- ~AAA@ - - AHfNtt fNtc.
" ron ore i found ID considerable
quantities intersDurssd through the
sDt-snil; this NAV have an effect in
promoting the very health growth ami
longesity Of the peach. Tor We can
show good. sonnd. healthy trees al
thirty years and upward. staining ID
blue grss sod that nas nat been
disturbed by the plough for the last
Ten or fifteen wears. OF course these
these are the nstivc sorts. but we have
Dow number n vonrg orchards of
the best selected varieties Tor the
market. | csn number III al about
100 acres nos planted. ani consider
able more viii Be piantei tie coming
'pring.
"Onr method Of cultivation l. viii
he plough. Two ploughin.s ia a
season i ali thar l. necessary IL nro.
note a very generous growth. The
irsf orchard planted hare I've wears
~. last spring embraces ahan; fwen
y acres. and was planted Nv tAe Rev
J. w. Lewis This orchard paid ior
tself. both the trees and land anon
which they were planted. tie fourth
SIMMER q their growth. srd consists
II one the bcst collections fir market
purposes that have seen indeed. Il
30 proven decided success. And
now permit me g. give yonr readers
selection for commercial schard
which vii prove success where sAe
each viii sncsred. beginning viii
Hale's Early, Troth's Early. Craw-
ord's Early, Crawtord's Late. Old i
nixon. free, Reeves Favori,e. Free
mans White. Smock. free. snd Heath 4
ding This selection vii give . sue
session from the earliest I'd the --latest,
4 good peaches. and | doubt ii
Jingle addition could be made that
would add to the profits of 4 Iarpe
commercial orchard. The varieties
enumerated are al hardy, good bear
'rs, and good size aud quality. more
rec from rot than most varieties. and
4 equally good quality in respect.
{ Is true that Hates Early and Heath
ling, are sometimes affected with rot :,
a wet seasons. Hale's Early rlpens
'bout the 18TH cfJuly, and tie Heath
uns into October.
"Of this collection. the variet;ss
re generally % well known that dc. ~
cnption, | think. IL unnecessary. II