The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13
ANDERSON s. G., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 49, 1871

under che trees. A apading fork can be
used mere 70 great advantage. The first
OF May hill the dirt up to the peach trees
and destroy any egeria that may be near
tne roofs. In November go over this
again and acrape this dirt awey we'll
leaving. The collar Of the trees entirely
exposed and destroy oil egeria. Never
SOW small grain Of any kind in an orch.
ard. Keep hogs in it after fruit riSens
they eat the wormy fruit and thereby
stop the reproduction Of .b<, cureulis, 90
destructive 70 atone fruits. It is often
yell TO SOW broadeast cow peas at the
first pioving in May, to be turned under
at the second plowing :n July.
PRUNING.
Trune whenever your trees need 10,
and yoa have @ sharp knife. DON'T allow
an excessive end Ugly growth 70 oontinus
go long as to require hatchet or cav.
Start your trees right, mare them head
low TO the ground, trirn th sm 60 % to
assume weil-balanced head and O ryra.
midal form. and they will not grow one.
sided, bend over or require q stake
Make the branches shade the body of the
tree 90 as not to allow the stem to be OK
posed to the sun, nor allow any one limb
to outgrow the others. Avoid having q
double leader and distinct fork or crotch
in the tree.
GATHERING AND SHIPPING.
Gather early in the morning whilst
the fruit is cool. Never gather it for
market when it is vet. Pick the fruit
from the tree carefully with the hand
do not bruise It by throwing ii into the
oaskets nor by pressing the thumb nail
into it. Pack In boxes holding one.third
to one half of bushel, remembering
that 2,l56 cubic inches make bushei
you can easily regulate the size. The
neatest and best boxes for shipping are
twenty-five inches long and have octago.
nal ends, with o corresponding middle
piece che axes of which are 9x5S inches.
The most successful shippers in Georgia
pacE IN live moss or cotton, the fruit
touching literally. These boxes bring
from 81 to 81 in New York, according to
the quality of the fruit and ita condition
upon arrival. 1t costs from any point
on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
baiiroad three cents per pound (express)
to deliver peaches ia Now York. <
6usaei crate filled with peaches weighs
fifty pounds. The secret of packing is to
P-S> 60 eISHe'y 60 pOosIoic bO d3 70 le8Ve
no room for ioetling. To succeed in aell.
ing send to an honest dealer, in good
condition; make small, neat, light and
strong crates. The crates will cost from
eight TO twelve cents, according to size
and care in making them. use three.
quarters thick and six inches wide plank
for ends and middle piece and sawed
plastering taths for all the side. hsye
shipped with satisfaction TO J. r. Hell.
lrich, New York; Burbage G. Co., Phila.
delphia; W. G. Dandridge & Co., Eich.
mond, and w. III. Hale, Charleston.
SURPLUS FRUIT.
A serious question TO solve and too ex.
tenrive 10 discuss in this paper is the
utilization of our surplus fruits, domestic
cad Wild. The appearance now Is that
the process of evaporating fruit by pat
ented ,evaporators as practiced extensive.
ly and successfully in New Jersey and
Delaware will prove most economical
and .ssnane=ass=s. The great en5m;ae
to fruit trees are COWS, sheep and goa.s
keep them out of the orchard at all times
and seasons. When you plantan orchard
instill at the Same time in your heart
some fondness for its beauty and growth
and hope for its success. As no one car
manage children without frat loving
them, 90 DC one Is apt 10 succssasf Is
horticulture or Horticulture without G
fondness for it. "Even heart full OF
love sometimes has to make room for !
great deal of sorrow over blunders and
failures"