New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
From The Weekly Tribune. Sept. 20.
PEACH CULTURE.

has been among the peach growers Of the Delawar,
peninsula, and reported his observations at length
to his homo Farmer. What first surprised him..
familiar with the New-England idea that one o,
two crops IS about all that can reasonably be ex.
pected from the peach-was the size Of the trees.
For example, in the orchard Of Mr.. Philips Of Mil
foId, the average diameter Of stem is is inches
and individual trees are from II to II niche,
through and evidently fifteen to twenty years Of
age and some of them undoubtedly older.
Nearly all the orchards in Delaware have
healthful appearance, and yet all admit that there
is such dI.eaSe as yellOws, and wherever they es
n tree thus disca I'd it Is torn ont and destroyed
On the whole, they consider their orchards more
bealthlul than twenty years ago"
As to frequency Of crop, opinions differed some
said nine IN a dozen years, and from tins down to
six. OF fertiizlug methods we have this infor.
nation:
1--WE shOuld regard their manuring az rather
light indeed think too much so. and yet there
question whether strong mtrOgenOus manures DO
nOi prcdspose the peach o. AN carly decline. very
common practice among the best growers Is 10 make
an Application OF lime OF fifteen to twenty-five
bushels per acre once IN four or I'VE years, Why dc
YOU do TINS Well, says Mr.. ECces, Of Dover, il
sweelens the land! ] have pOndeTed that idea
and think here Is nut with sound kernel 10 IL.
How often does the prudent houaeAreper nave ~.
course her soda 10 sWectcn her sour Dough, audI
more than suspect that the presence OF lime is
oitcner needed in our soils, NOT 80 much as plant
food as for corrective Mr.. Eccles says, 10
'sWceten the soil
Another idea sugge ted and held 10 very strong
" BY Mr.. Harris ot Georgetown VI, OF carefully
graduating the amount OF lime to the condition Of
the soil. Ihus very rich piece Oi 5On. ray one
viii Dear thirty bushels Of line, while ten 81 ittecn
bu hels will be enough for "A thin soil. NhY Be-
cause SAYS he II yOu get on too much II burns the
soil Inus an Overdose of lime III soil Is not
like an overdose of soda IN cookery. Again we md
that a iudIcOus use Of ashes - commended by the
best growers while others assert that ground Zone
or good superphO phate would De pIOdLcu'eoI
good results.
Aaain the moderate use Of salt is spoken If as
beneficial: two AMI one-nalt bushels per acre l.
COusdc red enough for on application y. l. 1cFe-
rue oil Dover, VINO has 40 acres OF peach orchard,
has one orchard which some years SINCE was cor
side1Jly OycrIOWcd by a glea' udal wave ths
effect 81 tle overflow was nlg, beneficial 10 the Or
chard, hence We concluded tlat ilzht application
OF Sali occasionally Is desirable. Inc though, ua;
occurred 10 us whc nee Delaware peninsula, lying
between these two great arms OF IN sea mas h9t
In cquclce hay, just about TIE HGhl amount ~
caicaic0ua ANA saline matter ~ make IL tue natural
SOL 10. the ieach"
Deserved prominence Is given to the TACT that
most success, has attended he efforts of those who
have held to The DID, weil-uied varieties, and tie
writer ontcls into details as follows:
The Alexander Wilder aud Auslcn about
The same. ihc ms i considerably planted very
early shipments. HIe5 10, badly 40 a We, season.
BlalIce TOO small. E4IN Hy,go lot nearly a- bal.
/, as Hdles. bat uOue al a, good a. 4Io,A5 Jafy
except ia time OF riyoIIH g. kcu Rtreupc peau
well. bur ducT, d.d Gamer, d0ut IKE lts clneiHg
ina lit. Early ions B, ltdii, superseded ~ Noun
tam Rose. Ola -lAon is Wy nifdY. hcd tht,
good bearer amt goo. peach, qua c'.ae' Ia u- -.u
Ol the seas n. Ntlmp7, rs pooi, c'oS IS following
Mooico Laly, very good, lts' h1ie' ~" AlAjh
Nd4a Late IL good, following i.e ~tIiuis.
AMOu- .tAoW peaches tlarlJ.uo ratlF la,
llt d -it I!I aau ,tiI u'r. uul tAe impression &
t.tt Foster /. gong o. prove better Crawford:
LARRY - rather teuUcr aud a ntue lncuhci to oe-
C.lyr. Reeves f.N0utc ID one 81 tIt cAoc Il
peaches, sod. Wing tidot oia' larry, ia couall 4'l