White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-02-17
FIR tbt farmtr.
Now to Grow Peaches.

sSs How 70 Grow Peaches.
The cut of the Mammoth Peach, which We
published week or two since, vas'not accom-
panied BY any practical directions for the cul-
tivation of this delicious fruit. Such direc-
lions We find in statement made 70 the New
York Farmers' Club. BY J H sanbori, Of Van
dalis, Illinois. On this plan. which was kept
secret for some time, he raised peaches in
Ne v Ha1pshire at the rsteeoi 600 bushels per
sce. In defence Of the style Of training de-
tailed below, Mr.. Sanborn says, that on the
vast elevated table lands of w estern Asia. the
natural habitat Of the. peach, traveIlsss tell u.s.
shat the plant that produces this fruit 10 Of
low, Spreading. bushy form : and he believes
die yellows and diseases that afiict the peach
result from the unnatural forcing of the sap to
the great height Of which the trees grew with |
ne.
"Early next spring select the north or west
side Of hill. especially for early varieties, or
high dry land: pIoagL It deeply, thea take
yosr trees, iov bsdded or seedlings. (the latter
are bess,) and not more tia, an inch in diane |
ter, and with shap knife, at one cut, As
smoothIy::as possible. behesd the trees IL to
Is inches from the collar or surface line, -
they stood in the nurseryl Have ready var
nish OF one-fourth pound Of gum shelac, dis
solved in one pint of alcohol. and apply coat
ing to the cut surface. This is very necessary
to prevent the oxidation Of gum and zap. which
are needed to deveIop,new buds Set up sticks
in two rows twenty feet apart each way, two
hundred to the acre dig q hole ct each, and
set in peach stump. Fill in the original soil
nicely around the'roots (using no water nor
a ,nure), until the earth reaches An inch above
It's FORMER mark on the tree; after which, if
the land is poor, little veil rotted compost
may be spread upon the surface around each
tree. Proceed now to SOW, broadcast, barrel
of salt TO every acre 90 set out, letting the
prins ipal 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 sur
face of the earth; on no account allow then TO
grow upward. Elf on hillside. train as many
down hill as you can. Al soon - the limbs
are t<c feet long provide small, sbarpened
sticks, six inches long, with strings attached;
drive one under each limb that tends upward,
pass the string over the limb, drawing it down
quite near the ground, then tie TO the stake.
forming Loop in with the limb can grew
without injury. Do not suffer ary 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 trees, accordingly as you train the grow
ing limbs. ]. The limbs may be trained
Horizontally, diverging from the body Of the
tree like the spokes Of wheel from its hub,
when lyingi upon the ground, allowing side
branches from these main limbs till the spaces
between are filed. 2. By training on op-
posite 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. resembling the revolving
portion of q wooden horse-rake. These should
remain permanent. From these parallel.limbs
grows the wood every year which is to bear
fruit the following year.
SIN 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 as a protection: against severe cold,
and will form an admirable mulch in the sum
mer, alss keeping the fruit from contact with
the dirt. Do not remove this covering 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 ab,ve, and every
fall q good supply Of well-rotted manure; that
prepared with lime, Stacked with salt water. is
best. Apply all manure upon the surface, and
keep clear Of weeds with the hoe. Never use
the plough after the trees are set. It is de-
signed the trees shall cover all the ground ex-
cept such narrow paths as may be necessary
for supplying manure and gathering fruit. which
may be done with wheel-barrows. 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 the
atmosphere, through the sea breeze. Very
fine fruit is reported as grown near Great Salt
Lake in Utah."-Nep England Former.