New-York tribune., 1867-08-07
THE ILLINOIS PEACH CROP.

To the Editor Of The TrbaHe
SIR: In your SEM-WEEKLr OF the 26th J
nd an article Of unusual interest upon the peach crop
"a we'll as numerous other items IN reference TO the gen
era harvest Believing that all such items are OF genera
interest TO the whole country may be allowed TO pac
fey upon record in your valuable Journal IN relaton
10 the peach crop chiefly Of another scope OF country
known as part Of the Northwest The region TO WHICH
I aude is Southern Illinois, commonly known as teype
This region embraces onefourth If not onebird, OF tha'
State and wherever proper attention has Deeh Palu
tbe neach orrhurds In that section the crop ths yeaI
promises large yield. In some couns .ns 49, o
n in lime had 10 be propped thinned out To Eep
from breaking down The crop theIe Dess W pSn H,
ars - The varieties cultivated are the same as emu
merated i'm your article under notice Hale "a. Eay "a
s as roths first and nearly all OF the hist hae
r as tie same defect specified IN the closing para
graph your article e. worm n essn Ss
Saretes preferred by orchadiss are the Two named
well as the Eary ons nSsH we aEe and large wft
October peach known at tho West as the
IN addition to the Suaaea sos eseeieni peaeses
are Seeding stocks when are consoereo
more hardy than the budded Last year the crop was
known So far as can see in rapidly passing nroaso 81
tSs Judge S sSs n The weld 70
each tree proporionate 70 its sLe sno ts ~ ~ h,.
with US tSa 70 s Sesn 81 beafps over teen years Last
year, when the crop was ne ssohf of frut nom
ths tree Our deem best 10 Keep
supply of young coming forward ohe IN & nne
copty WHARF, have my home procrres all OF Die young
,eas yron Delaware He deems change TO be ad'an-
ta asons His orchard this year is very promising
f5Is business OF uitowng IN Illinois IN s lniansys
ay when YOU call To mind tnat one county IN the region
named is nearly II not quite, as large as Delaware ou
NAV form some idea OF the magnitude II will attain Ter
sons hng TO examine the locality OF this part Oh ou
state can trace the by taking any modern map az
following the course of the Terre HAute Alton anu
Louis Railroad the Ohio and Mississippi ana az sys s
nj that embraces the fruit region In ana aDou' ALVIN
the peach and apple orchards are superior. ,.r,.,.
In addition 20 peaches, apples, q apes, and D Vii
tla sane region produces every kind Of escuen 49,
ss grain in large abundance over aud above ~ makes
IL she splendid Winter wheat, tie Hour OF WIZ have
the finest bread known From al the III of our
before think II was Wheat that gained the silver
state aud from my native county, Una. ~ neacb
medal al the Paris Exposition the ssL 10 mueh the
in New Jersey OF which you X nrSd
Vame with us except in using bone ars' hape reside
yS1Dovyn with us In fact In Tue eoi3 ,ns 40 snsk'
% ", me soii needs tonng down. II ma} 80 , ~,
muc o n S at frst causing the trees 10 give Out 100
as II Is & 700 or rather gr2w too rank Along the III
@ Central above Cairo, VIII soon DC the great peacn
growing & AGO precisely the same trouble prevailed
nMO IN refercIee high rates OF freight which you
% e1nnerated but this season We hope 70 see this hap
pily Obviated. - - ." "
f'CsHtaId, Ill., JtAy -, 1851