Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18


Having recently obtained from a very re- u !,
liable gentleman of my acquaintance, and an Ii
extensive peach culturist, a large amount Of a
valuable information on this subject, 1 have
decided to report the same for the benefit OF
the readers of the Rural The varieties that
/ shall describe are such as are grown by e.
r. Cochran, ESQ.,, Middletown, Del, who is
an extensive peach grower, and the most
scientific one with whom am acquainted in
this country. 1t is due Mr.. G. that should
state, that he kindly communicated the fol
lowing valuable data to me, at my request,
with the understanding that ! desired 10
publish the same. / was induced to solicit
his views and experience on the subject,
which he has been twenty years or more in
acquiring, from the fact that had visited
his extensive peach orchards, and was IA
mliar, TO some extent, with bis success aud
skill in the business.
| Mr. G. grows and recommends sixteen va
rieties, the characteristics of each of which
he carefully describes, and which, for con |
yeaience, shall number in the catalogue in |
which they are named in order, from the
earliest to the last Of the Season"
LIST EMBRACING TIE MOST VALUABLE MARKET
AND FAMILY VARIETIES.
Eales EARLY 9. Stump the World
Q. Troth's EARLY. 10. CrawfDrd's Late.
8. Har'y York. II. Wards Late.
4 Crawiods Early, y. smoek Free.
| 6 Mary h ice. j. yanG. kc's Fayorite.
| T. Nixon Free. Is. Last of the Season.
s. Reeves FaroTitc
No. is comparatively new peach, hay
Ing been grown but -four or five years Is
the eaflieSt variety Known, and is extensive
ly cultivated. The tree, rapid grower,
fruits curly, many ire S bearing ut two years
old. Fruit medium size, very melting and
of delicious flavor. The demand for this
, variety has been so great that the price has
been three to four times higher than good
older varieties. One peach grower in Della
n ware has 1000 Of No. ! in an orchard of
: 10000 trees. The earliest variety brings a
a high price.
No. ripens ten days to two days later;
IS il is q well known and iavorite variety, gen
Il orally small-thc smallest of any in the list ;
If rather dry end lnealy, not as certain bearer
. as many others but succeeds the Hales
- Early, and natures before the Early York,
g hence is largely planted and grown.
W No 3 is a superior peach in all respects,
y, natures about len days later than No. 2, is
:, fine size, trees very hardy and thrifty. 1t is
~ one Of the most reliable varieties the skin
Up has pretty blush, flesh white.
$. No. ripens six to eight days later than
No No. g. il Il very large, delicious, yellow
~ peach and an excellent bearer.
No. ripens six to eight days later thar
ut No. 4, is q white fruit with bright blush
IA very large ana delicious, Is not considered
SO great bearer as some other varieties
but its superior quality gives it great popu
Of larity.
n No. il rather shy bearer, ripens nearl,
10 simultaneously with No. 5, is rather a noy
~ variety. is not plated very extensively, bu
We ii is 4 good, large, yellow peach.
a No. is considered no. peach in a
asst respects, ard is claimed by many to be III
IN most profitable variety Of any iii the isl
- Ii is Of five size and great bearer.
No. is a splendid yellow peach, and
as the largest known. Ii is not i great bearci
to but the linj is so attractive. on account
!. its size, that all will have IL, II natures S
~ as to succeed No. Z, and pernetuate u,
supply. Z
an No. 8 is six 10 eight days later than n,
TO ~; is very hard 10 excel in any pgrticull
iii and is Of The same family as Crawford
VII Early.
At No 10 is Of The same character as GRAY
ats, ford's Early, only It is later; is fine, ars
ses yellow peach, is generally considered yc
profitable variety, 1t ripens Tour 10 fl
days later than No 8.
! TO No / fpess eight to len days later til;
as No. 10; is II good peach, but not gre
bearer. Mr.. &. recommends NOT TO pla
;, more than one half or tEreefoufths as maj
MS of this as of No. ~.
e a MOL is u tart yellow fruit,a great bear,
will extensively grown; is about the last OF /
standard varieties
No. 10 is an excellent variety, Il 90
Is bearer, and ripens in time to succeed \
II, thus perpetuating the regular supply
No. "A Is II large yellow cling, and t
only cling in The list il is not eXtcnsiv,
ers cultivated by growers generally
ems No. 10, ''The Last OF the Season." az
ear. name indicates, is the latest peach know
it is rather y new variety, Is large, VIII
gteenish yellow skin.
ions The above list has been compiled W
great care, and will be found perfectly rel
,i,tls be BY all who may desire 10 plant a la
.I., orchard for market production.
oAiy Those who only desire to plant two HI
ar dred 10 three hundred trees, | would ad,
who to plant about the same number of each
a,e1 ricy enumerated in the list, and add Il
,,,, Of :. Heath's Cling" valuable variety
'un'e preserving in brandy. To those who ii
ects. desire to plant two thousand trees, | wo
fruit recommend all the varieties in the follow
,;rds portions ;--lIalc's Early, $50; Troth's En-
H., ~; Eatk York, 200; Crawford's Early:
'Nihs Moorcs Fayolite 200; Mary's Choice,
The Nixon Free, 200; Reeves Favorite, 80;
ask Rareripe 80; stump the Void, 200; CT
aen,e fords Late, go; Wards Late, -; SIN
Free, 200; Crockett White, 40; Vandy
Fav9rite, 80; Last Of the Season, 80; Il
rrows 1000. Many other varieties Of the p
New have been carefully tested by our eXten
make slurM eis' w my ~. pegn iouliu Mant'ls.
'ction vet and tenacious; il ripcns and colors
on light sandy land, but the heaviest c
lyania arc produced on good LOANS. The p
=. u harvest in Delaware extends through
= " months Of August and September.
insect practice, with the best growers, is 70 /
invites three pickiuss Of each variety. The |
of planting and cutiyaiing the peach il
tricts, where il is most extensively grow
A,0@'.s 10 pillow the land as for corn, and mari
plan is the orchard in squares Of twenty feet
ses in way, and plant a tree where the iul
insects cross Whlen l.q1fes Wy hnn;e9 ana
The tron, ti,e on,i, n March 10 he ioth If
y day. The holes are dug about one foot squai
season. one foot in depth. An active man wi
three hundred To five hundred hole
ifierent I'm, ,rrcs sh6nld not lie snt more lin,
lighted an inch deeper than they stood in th
ccent, sery.
\ have seen IN orchard of thirty
an1 ~ which yielded in three crops net pr
''''u r. $1,000; another orchard Of 2, GEO trees
1ontoa ed, net, 81 600, and another party
. ~ o,e same ncighbFhood had, last year, al
80, ~ ~ sualy uufavotablp one, 1000 baskets
n brought him nearly S20,000. Mar
peaches iiom this district costs thir
cents per basket, when sent to New
$50 Il ia by rail.
II 7 h aS w Tie soil should not be too fertile
. ND causes the trees to make an excess of
~. ~ a,,si and little fruit. Land which will p
nYtent but thirty bushcls'of corn per acre,
snlv ~ siaered preferable to that which viii
action sixty bushels per acre.
tender The peach trees are all budded, al
taken from the nursery usually one "
cons;d- Ter they arc budded All the limbs
hn ~ moved, and Tic main stem headed b
onrginr three feet iii height, after they are sci
law l6c orchard. After the peach orchard is
Rut the ed in squares Of twenty feet, the inter
I have hand is iurrowed, or marked out so
a iarge have four hills between the peach trei
yaIi6n way, and the land is cropped with cor
i S'rain consecutive years, and ii the land wi
mr. honrs ducc thirty 10 forty bushels Of corn p
Il The no manure will be required until the
III cause year. when il would be better TO cr,
- ,,.totous apI ,,,an,1rn .I,or, trn1I ny