The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-29

9. Stump the World, July 2O-Aug. 10.
10. Picquit's Late, Aug. 25-Sept. Is.
IL. Baldwin Late, Oct 500.
IL. Mountain Rose, July 1-15.
/. Old Nixon, July 25-Aug. is.
2. Lemon Cling (or Plneappiel, Aug
1925.
3. Gen. Lee, July lis.
4. Indian Blood August.
5. White Heath, September.
6. Eaton's Golden, September.
Z. Tuskens, June 25-July s.
8. Finley's, October.
g. Gen. Taylor, July 1-15.
10. Demming's, September.
IL. Goodies, October.
II. Stonewall jackson, July.
Out OF these lists selection can be made
that will not fail TO give good results If the
proper care is bestowed on the trees
Standard peaches should be given from
600 to 900 square feet of space each, accord
ing to the character of the soil. A very
common error is to set the trees too closely,
some planting as many as 100 trees to the
acre. This may be permissible in case Of
using the Alexander or very early sorts
where the expectation is to plant and cut
down the orchard within a space Of ten
years, the period OF the limit Of endurance
with such varieties usually.
Where longevity ia aimed at no such
GROWING as ILLS can De allowed,
a distance Of 80 feet by 25 will allow of
IS trees and 25K25 feet SO trees According
Do the nature OF the soil one or the other OF
these mum bers is sufficient 90 set an acre If
the orchard could be kept In a thriving CON
dition for thirty years or logger.
As rule l-yeRr-old trees are TO be pre-
ferrsd and at the same price We would take
them rather than those years old. Great
care should be taken in setting out the trees.
Cat 81 hnO
nursery row. Trim of all bruised roots.
Contract for well-reoted trees and accept no
other. Spread the roots out evenly fill in
with loamy soil into which a little bone
dust has been incorporated The soil should
be pressed firmly about the roots of the
trees and so left so as to prevent water col
lecting around the trees.
The peach crop of Middle Georgia, as else-
where, was enormous this year. Much lar
ger even than the crop of '83. No care be-
ing given to avert such disaster many
valuable trees were badly broken, almost
completely destroyed in many cases.
Though not so esteemed, apparently, it is
as much the duty of an orchardist to thin
the peaches on his overladen trees as it is TO
fight the borer. 1t has been said, and very
correctly, too, we believe, that fruit grow
ing demands to be treated as a speciality in
order to make it successful IL cannot well
be carried on in connection with mixed
farming. Orcharding, as a side issue, usually
exhibits plenty Of broken down, borer-in-
tested trees that should not be seen in a we'll
regulated orchard.
s. For winter use the celery plants are set
out in August. Whenever a summer crop is
wanted plants are set out in February. The
dwarf growing sorts are better for our use
and the bed plan is to be preferred to the
usual drill plan. In the bed plan mulching
is substituted for cultivation and
later on is used for blanching
Beds are made four or five feet wide and
any length. Three or four rows Of plants
are set in each bed, and ten TO twelve inches
apart in the row. The soil is very deeply
broken and made as rich as possible with
some good compost that has been well fer
Inented, so that there will be no danger OF
its burning The crop. Tue matter is very
much simplified where there are any facili-
ties for irrigation, even If it Is only a well
near at hand, and a copious water
ing given with buckets occasion.
ally. 10 our very dry au-
tumn climate celery growing cannot
be done with satisfaction usually without
the aid of mulching. The mulch fills the
entire space between the plants and TO a
depth of several Mathematician 70 keep
the soil protected from the sun, but the
foliage fully exposed until the time for
blanching arrives. The plants are easily
blanched by placing layer Of pine straw
over them.
Celery, by nature, is a marsh plant, and a
great deal of water Is needed 70 bring it 10
perfection. Very few Of our garden-rs at
tempt 10 grow celery. for, by the oil plan,
10 is certainly, ~ "a rule, very proftless
undertaking. With fresh seed, OF a good
Rind-the Golden or sui -blhnching- the
plan we have briefly detailed Will make a
success, where other wise failure would US
ually result.