Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-08-02


storms of wind have occurred.
OHIO STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
There will be meeting of the officers
and ad-interim committee of this SOcie-
ty, for the inspection of Vineyards and
Orchards, at Toledo, on Tuesday, the
18th inst.,-another next day at Put-in-
Bay, where they will also participate in
a meeting and picnic of the Erie Coun-
ty Agricultural and horticultural So
ciety. Any members of the State Socie-
ty who choose to attend, will be quite
welcome.
The annual Report of the Society for
1928 is now being printed at Column
bus, and will be. sent all members as
soon as completed.--Secy.
PEACH CULTURE AND CROP IN DELAWARE,
The editor of the Horticulturist, thinks,
very correctly, that peach growing is
over done, at least, In Delaware. He
says:
"The number of peach trees now on
the peninsula, as gathered from last re-
ports, is 5000, 0,000-representing fifty
thousand acres; and the average annual
income does not exceed $50, although in
many cases 5000 or $500 per acre are
realized. Estimates from most reliable
sources indicate that the peach crop of
1873 will be about 2, 500, 900 baskets; half
of the crop in Delaware, in the north
ern half of the State, had their buds en-
tireiy killed the past winter; were the
entire number of trees on the peninsula
to bear full crop once, it would be
fairly enormous.
We sincerely. hope these enthusiastic
peach growers may have most abund-
ant crop, and then, after it is all over,
sit down and reflect: Does peach culture
pay aohen everybody is going into it? We
have felt for several years, that too many
trees were being planted, and peach
growing for the next five years would
not be even as profitable as devOting the
same ground to potatoes. The peacf
crop also effectually spoils the sale ol
other fruits which ripen at the same
time. So much so that growers of 9th
er fruits often wish there never was {
peach. 1t seems rs If the peach grower;
did not make much money themselves
and did not allow others to make any
also. Peach culture in Delaware is eff
fectually overdone."
VICK's FLORAL GUIDE.-No. 3, OF thi
very cheap and beautiful quarterly, il
received. If thare is one of our readers
who has a garden and does not get th'
Guide, he should send on the % cents n
once, and thus secure the four numbers
THE FRUIT PROSPECT IN GENERAL.
1he following, from the N. Y. TriJ
une, is perhaps as good a general esti
mate as can be made at this time of tn,
fruit crops of the country:
"The condition of the fruit crop
now becoming more apparent. In TIN
Eastern States, us well as i'm Northern
and Western New York, in parts o
New England, and Pennsylvania ant
Maryland, half a crop of apples may b.
expected. II \ Northern Ohio, Michi
gan and Indiana are to have partia
crops of apples. Further west one
sixth of u crop is mentioned. X y Or
the eastern shore of Lake Michigan ther
will be a few peaches, in the rest'of tn
State none in Northern Ohio and West
ern New York none; there may posi-
bly, be a few around the lakes In Centra
New York. The heavy orchards il
Central New Jersey are barren. bu
there may be a million baskets in Della
ware. The peach orchards in Virgini
and North Carolina, and some othe
Southern States, Will have fair crops G
nice fruit"
STRAWBERRIES IN NEW JERSEY.
The editor of the Camden Press, Wis
tied the fruit farm of Mr.. VIM. Parry
the noted strawberry grower, at Gin
aminson, at the time of strawberry picL
ing, land thus speaks of the different va
rieties of strawberries:
"The most esteemed varieties of straw
berries (and which ripen in the orde
namely are the New-Jersey Scarle
French's Seeding, Wilson's Albany
Seth Boyden, Chas. Downing, Monarc
of the West, DR.. Warder, Black Defiance
Col. Cheney, Late Prolific, Kissena an
Kentucky. Much attention is now. Civ
en- to the Monarch of the West. 1t is
very large, bright red, firm, vigorou
and productive, and of superior flavor
The footstalks are stout and tall, and tn
foliage luxuriant and hardy. On Jun
14th, 12S quarts of this variety sold fo
1854 in New York, while 300 quarts {
Wilson's the same day only brought 81
DIR. Warder, Late Prolific and Kissen
are also very promising"
HOW TO HAVE GOOD COWS. :
People do not pay enough for cows
they want to buy them too cheap, an
they always have poor cows. l war
cows that will give from 16 to 20 quart
of milk day; you can get them by pay
ing a good price. Advertise for thel
and you will soon find that kind bu
them, and you will not pe sorry for s
doing. There is a profit in good cow
loss in poor ones. Many farmers wi
complain that they have not the money
but this ls not often the case-they hay
money enough, but they won't use
properly. They buy second class COW
and second class everything. Whetht
good for anything OF not, they will /
sure to buy whatever is apparent
cheap ;and that is why we have so man
poor farmers. Once more l will say
regard to milch cows,-let them have a
abundance of the clearest and pure
water at all times, winter and summe
and induce them to take it freely if yC
wish to get the largest quantity of mi
that they are capable of yielding.-Co
Country Gentleman.
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT IN THE YVES
In speaking of the Patrons of Hu
bandry, last week, we stated that the
were about sixty oranges reported as @
ganized in Ohio. Several ofour reade
have expressed surprise at this, al
wish to know where they are locate
We have not seen a list, but, from Il
residence of the State deputies, we inf
they are mostly in the Central-Westel
parts of the State. We do not antlt
pate a rapid spreading of the order
Ohio.
The Kansas Farmer, of July 18th, II
the following editorial remarks on t
movement in that State:
"Can we say all's well? The FarI
ers movement, is it making satisfactO
progress? Are we yet agreed rs to
policy--a line of action? Many bu
eombe speeches have been inflicted upt
us. Long-winded orators have HI
their say but is there yeti we'll defin'
policy mapped out, that farmers gene
ally receive as the panacea for their ill
Ii there is, we have failed to see
There has been much talk about ia
roads, high taxes, dishonest politician
middlemen, large profits, &C.; but !
feasible. Well-defined plan to reme(