The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-10
For the Democratic Press.


EdtMburgh, Peach Ofeharos'
Charles Dowpings' work (Over 200
pages) on Fruit and Fruit Trees of
America. should be in the possession
of everp extensive peach grower. 1t is
the standard on Pomology, as Webster
is authority on photography. Without
it,no orchardist growing fruit for mai !
ket can succeed understandingly, in
derendently, and be exempt from the
wiles of tree agents and nurserymen.
The pesch grower must know his
wants. his preferences, and the de-
mands Of his own customers, Down
ing describes over 800 varieties of the
peach. He aimed not to nislead, Civ
ing time of ripening, complexion, har
diness, prOductiveness, aud attractive
hess for the table. Therefore, the
Peach should be studied for its natural
and attractive qualities The value of
such work cannot be estimated in
dollars. John Wiley & Sons. Publish
ers, Is, Astor Place, New York, is
where il eau be found.
The question is often asked, (which
gives the hest returns, early or late
fruit?" Late. 1 mean by late, Sep
tember or October fruit 1868 / planted
500 trees of July fruit, carefully select
ed, believing. then, early fruit would
pay an equal profit, comparatively,
with late. l found the demand was in
small lots, with a southern competitive
production considered early fruit a
puisance, in large quantities, with no
adt quate returns for the amount of
labor and expense it required. 1 cut
the orchard down. A few trees of
July fluit is well. About the goth Of
August is the time to commence with
a variety that is free at the pit; juicy.
luscious, attractive to taste. No better
peach is found for this than the old
Sturtevant, originated In Cleveland. /.
Downing says, it is the best yellow
peach. With me it is ready for mar
ket August 2Oth. 1t has alway given
an attractive tone to my whole crop
following. Early Crawford's follow
in the wake, and other varieties, both
yellow and white, that give daiI y
consecutive shipment to about the 10th
of October. For these copst cutive
varieties Downing offers study that
growers of fruit will find profitable.
in purchasing trees discard agents
unless you know them. Buy, if posi-
BILE, direct from nursery men. You will
succeed in getting your orders filled
without substitutes. Always ssy on
orders, no substitutes will be received
If you wish to plant large orchard il
may require demands upon several
nurserymen- / had to draw on nine
nurseries to get what wanted for my
10 acres. l allowed DO substitutes
Give your orders early in the fall, and
receive your trees then-they are more
apt to live, for two lessons. EvapoIa
rion is not so strong, exposure of the
ti1rous roots to the suns rays is not sC
destructive rs the spring exposure
Again. the nu, serymen have moe
time and are more careful in lifting
the Trees. have always found NOR,
with roots mutilated in the sprips
than in the fall. Receivilg q your orde
lock carefully al each variety for strayl
or sl,orts, You can readily see then
uy the color of bark. Discouragemen
strikes the amateur grower when Ii,
sees inferior, unsalable fluit on tree
he has almost idoIiz d. Be your owl
Judge, reject what you may conside
spurious.
, L hardly think it advisable to give ,
, lirt of varieties, rs many have beer
, mentioned in every agricultural paper
Will say, however. select IA cannins
variety. Yellow fleshed has ruIeG
heretofore. This sesson ladies hav,
, called more for white peaches. They
nave found that the white peach is til,
I juiciest, sweetest, most palatable, at
tractive table peach. 1t is the mos
popular at the East, and growing NOR,
SO here. Therefore 1 should includ,
the old Nixon free, red cheek, Mela
cotton, George the 4th, early and lat'
York, and others. Preference for vel
low flesh is the late Crawford, Reeves
Favorlte, Smocks, the Oxford, are vari
eties that meet with admiration boil
of growers and consumers. [ hav,
: known them to sell for $4 and So De
, bushel, and to retail in kavenna, Ak
ron and Cleveland at cents each.
have seen specimens of the Oxfor,
q measure nine and one-half inches il
, circumference. You can grow thenl
I [ will tell you how i'll my next. will
hints in planting and marketing.
THEODORE CLARK,
n Highland Home Fruit Farm.