The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-25
Written for the Register
Peach Crop and Culture in Ohio.


According to the assessors returns as
published in the agricultural report, the
peach crop of Ohio in 1867 was not less
than one and a half million bushels.
The exact figures are ! ,402, SAG, with no
report from the counties of Hamilton,
Muskingum and Logan. 1t is probable
that the amount is over stated in
some of the counties, but after making
due allowance for errors, the figures az
ford proof that peach growing is by ne
means a small business in that State.
Ii is well known that the crop of 1867
was not a remarkably good one, being
almost failure in some sections; and
probably not any larger than that of the
past year, or the average for the past
ten years. In the Lake shore region
the crop of 1865 was much larger than
that Of lo61.
The apple crop of the State is about
ten million bushels, and the peach crop
being about one-sixth of that quantity
and worth on an average three times as
much per busbel, the peach crop is
worth about half as much as the apple
crop.
At the late meeting of the State Hor-
ticultural Society, at Columbus, there
were several experienced peach grow
ers present, and an hours discussion on
peaches and peach culture ELECTED some
facts and opinions Of practical value.
Mr. Kemp, of Butler county, has a
hundred acres Of peaches, and has had
crops six years out of eight; he finds no
difficulty in selling all the fruit he can
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good fruit and ship it carefully and
well. He received four dollars per
bushel fer four hundred bushels of his
peaches the past season. He ships most
iy to New York; finds it especially ad
vantageous TO use nice new boxes,
and to sort and pack the fruit in
the most careful manner. Sometimes
the outside appearance of the box
alone would damage the sale
full one dollar per bushel. He had given
much care and attention to varieties;
did not want many kinds: had fifty
acres ofthree varieties, Old-mixon Free,
| Crawford's Late and Smock. For early
he approves Hale's Early, Troth and
Honest John, (Large Early York; the
white Heath Cling is quite popular for
canning; Crswford's Late is rather q
/ shy bearer, but makes up IN the size,
beauty and price Of the fruit. 10 the
order of succession be prefers Hsle's,
| Troth's, Honest John, Crawfora's Early
! Old-mi1on Free, Crawford's Late, Heath
Free, Snock, Heath Cling In planting
peaches he selects a good soil, dry sandy
| loan; makes fuTrows twenty feet apart
each way, digs holes at the crossing
pretty large and deep, putting surface
earth at the bottom, cuts of al the
side branches and tops, aud dips The
roots in q bucket Of water before setting
seldom has any failures, cultivstei
three wears with corn between the row:
of trees. Destroys borers by cutting
them ont with the point of knife.
Mr.. Weltz, of Clinton county, another
large planter, proposes TO set ten thou
sand peach trees the coming spriBg, and
from his experience and observation q!
TO varieties, he would apportion then
as follows: ORe thousand Hale's Early
one thousand early York, (Serrate), one
thousand Stump the World, two thou
sand Freeman's Late White, one thou
sand FIVE hundred Snock, one Thousand
lOldmi1ou Free, FIVE hundred HEATH
Free, Eve hundred Royal Kensington
FIVE hundred Red Rareripe, five hundre(
Heath Cling, FIVE hundred Wards Lat
Free.
Mr.. Clarke, of Fairfield county, bad
been Horticultural teacher al the Stat
Reform Farm peaches were eItensiyel!
grown there and succeeded well. Bes
varieties are Crswford's Early an
Crawford's Late, snock. Heath Cling