New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-24
POPLAR OBSERVATIONS.
CuSEs OF PEACH BLIGHT
,o,,c@rv PEACHES AND ROT IL PoTA.
roE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PROCESS OF
nRrEp1XG IL AND GN-A CURE
SCGGTSTEJ.

uprFDINii IL AND IN-h O'"H
SUGGESTED.
TO the Editor Of The tri .on','ori.t. and
o,"orv. That council Of entomoIoe't' ana
,,..,,r,its Ia, been held in Delaware 10 S'"'' we
'' r,,,. ~ disease called "ycllo"-' bc'''7' 'he
peach o'-'' ,.os ,rr, yellow in their decay More
''' .", o,,,l SYMPTOMS Of this decay are the
a ro-tv ar crlnklcd appearance 81 inc DARN ana
40 -. e,.ud,,iog AID density Of the gum from
.to ers, Introduction Of the peach t'ee "''' -'t"
rn,,arc I'D to about le2j fine small o'''"u' - w,t
mi and excellent fruit were "O"'''''. 81
cpr.e,t. Rhode Island and Connecticut nv ''e
m largo orchards. but many village VI .,
and thriving farm, produced Suiu''o,' ... 10y
,,o ,oc,r mood Abont I72j'3O the "YeHo"S ap-
-, an, most If the peach trees were DESTROYED
,o,orvaI q some twenty years the cultivation Of
mo fruit was resumed to limited extent pu' mas
NOT prospered and has been p"''uo"H "o'"O'"'i'
Meantime soutbward and westward the 9''r vi peach
cmpirc took its way; southwa" 10 W." am
,roi,,,ar, +, western Network, paris OF ONO and
,,ta,,car vi,c,ra Counf; in Western New-iork, was
ociou. t,r,ous for is production Of both peaches ana
nnlos which for years source oil great profit
mi Soma rnecn wears ago the enemy appeared and
tho largo splendid peach orchards were swept as with
the bosom of destruction.
The writer. then living on the bank OF the niagara
River inst above the Falls, had dozen trees on his
yrourds .x Of which, growing in II very rlch soil.
trd ,oretv producing fruit That was wonderful for
i,. ard 1ovor As soon as the disease appeared IN
tho neirblorliood he resolved 10 make an experiment
IN an effort to save them, Notwithstanding the i'', '"'
tho bark had become warty and the increased cN"oh
and density Of the gum was Just appearing WIN ~
inch anger he bored two holes on opposite sues VI ''
ho,o onc little above the other and about four feet
from the ground. The holes were slahtcd d'"u""n
and penetratcd the heart OF the truhA' i"csc H'c'
were flied with -four Of sulphur
rho result was that four of the trees were saved.
They bndded and blJssomcd the next spne' out '"''
NJ the blossoms set with fruit ana ''' nun wa III
fcrior I'm quality Although the color oi the 'Nc>
vas healthfuL they were OF diminished "A' i"'
o,d,tion of gum was also diminished somewhat but
tbc bark did not resume IT. NATURAL h''l,'N
condition. Tie first indications oil 'hc 'r'"uF
.no manifested In the bark, which gradually
10 H. freshness Of color and plabllN 10 ''e
touch Then il haricns This checks 'rcu"''''' ,
,be camIiun i, overloaded with gum which, h'''c"'
of contributing t. the growth Of the pulp an" nav
- the frut is pressed out IN unusual quiht'c' anu
decay and death soon follow HOOD.
After the destruction Of the Niagara peach of'n"'"'
tho writer wa, visiting the venerable DE- 'A"'"e'
,.,..r . Wen educated and intelligent plysi J"
,h rlc,>,nt old village Of sharon, Conn., WHo'' NC
,,s horn lived and died. lie was very eo"u a''A''"
hot,rist and cntomo6-,t. Near Ms N'IIAso ''"''
n, had a small. fertile farm with about 'Icc Az"
: ,cnos III. tree, we're always healthy ara b'ic
,,nud,ntly When I inquired ho" he se'ui"i sue"
healthy trees and abundant fruit he made III repN 1"
NO., interesting statement. lie said al one. mat 'le
- ,,,s NOT disease but the 'esult Of de
,orin,afion from breediI< 10 ana 10 t' ~" - a.
and budding from the same variety "i p"",n ptS -
,'co,i',n while IL produced An eAulcrtht tIV"' -
,,not aud large and dcN'lou, Irult. N't -,
cert ain T., b.. followed 10y early dcici"i'',' 'u Wv
~ orchard, which perish II IN" yc.l"%a a.c 'lS
inc o' 81 ,l,.s When tie yellow destro} cG
thr New England peach trees DI. ''E' ~ ..,',il.
W. .uttcrt aud su.pectiug the cause 81 tc Npuu''
Wv y comedy lie selected Win care p'a,n Pr
Cr,u ihr most healthy tree ana "l ".''' I..e.t
~, .,r,uts from these. at tho proper ui'' We ,
LIE 9P,rId in, "uc variety on the bolr o' branches
Of the same variety. WIN u!c ,s.1 %n,I,by tree
imirlIi.cnt observation I, nccc--y 10 sue eel, oc.i
any .'N t,,1,i Every man who has grown up IN a
LAT. arm has seen tree, Of vigorous growth aiG
welded but very little irml. l"'i u't ,"rr never
=, crIuOl strain, Nail'i'-- III. -,
,'u ~ ~ s,ch trees a, soon their quality wa,
IcSuolrGI '"' mi, method rcquiIc, time, care and
close observation, but IT. is the o"Y o'' ''"''
p%Tye re are valuable point, for fruit rasCr' paru5t
l,rly II peaches. Every asli'u"UrH s,J'" mn, the
hS.r Let them gather rcac! rt' nom o a
many sun tr,n, vlld or self -owu irnc,. such
- are most likely 70 be healttv. inc, are srr t
- az ~, ono 1ttr,t. The fact that los c1i'c ana
sithnut car, they have taken roo. u. 'o's ~ ,,,.
,i' is evidence Of their str0ns vitality IfPc'rar
nc il, order To- u7c them ioi h"'''hS VIZ" ""
varieties. ..., ,,, A.. ,t. ,.,.,., ro. a. due
. .I. .,r.. cal~r that has prUdu0r d il" N'lo"7'
49, ~. It, .houd l. made To- secure healthy ~"
t,t"e, The potato ball /, the natural SEED 9i me p'
fato These should be constantly plil''l ~ - +,
.,,tior, from the bet varieties oDtalnRhle
"a ,n,y sr,u. constantly produced. II any person
.i,nId fcel Inclined t. experiment on d"'t"IhE ON'
,t, l,u. 'i,u- 81 dccaS by the boring process. i
men, lee ,yoll 10 mix with the sulphur Attlr Al so
- - "1 :, t,. un!,.h g. ". ilOLLEi
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