The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
peach culture in The south.

have lust read w, L. Moore's letter on
Peach Culture in Texas, and while inter
estod in it, 1 cannot approve his plan.
Peach trees donot require very rich soil ;
Thin. sandy land, underlaid with gravel
produces fine peaches. On rich land
there will be a fine growth of the tree but
the fruit will rot. Ashes and phosphate
may be used to advantage, but strong
manures should be avoided He says "A
person who cOntemplateS plantinga peach
orchard should always provide the variety
that is best adapted and has been tested
ny some experienced horticulturist of
nursery and not depend on seedlings, as
only one seed in ten will produce fruit like
that from which it was taken" while
the truth is seven out of ten will be
the same. two bitter and possibly one
not good He shows the value of nursery
stock when he says Crawford S late does
not ripen until October, while it ripens in
July rarely as late as August, and comes
in Immediately after Crawford's early.
Both Of these peaches have a red cheek;
the lemon peach does not, yet he seems to
think they are the same peach The true
lemon peach, pure bred, that is, one that
has never been grated, does ripen, as he
says, in October, but il belongs to the
Spanish variety, and was here hundreds
plan of raising peaches is to get seed of
the varieties that l want, make hole in
the ground four inches deep, one hole for
each variety, and put a stake in on which
IS written the kind, whether cling or free
stone, large or small, color and time of
ripening. Then | select the place for my
orchard. I want hill, the higher the
better, and if it has been worn out
and thrown out and is grown
IL IL
matter so that the land is sandy, gravely
or a sandy loan, it viii DO. In August 1
cut everything down and burn it as soon
as dry enough. Then break as deep as
possible, and plow as soon as it is dry
enough after every rain. | save all the
ashes that | can and buy all that | can
leaChed if l can get no other kind and
sow broadcast on the land and pillow I'M
der in March. In April my peach seed
will begin to sprout, aud lay off the land
in checks twenty feet wide, drop the seed
as soon as it is sprouted, and cover four
inches deep with well-rOtted chip manure
or top soil from the woods If the land is
not as large as is necessary to plant
all my seed l plant in what is called
4 quinCunx, that is. one tree be
tween every four, which gives me
more trees to the acre and makes them no
nearer together l drive stake down by
N'''.i ''NAs LAY OliO 4tliiNA OlL III 4OuI ltCb
rows for cotton, having no cotton in the
rows Of trees Then for the cotton make
compost of cotton seed and phosphate.
put in the drill at the rate of 400 pounds
Of the first and 200 of the last per acre.
Land can be cultivated if necessary, two
years in cotton, The second year sow
burr clover seed between the cotton rows
the last of July or first of August. and run
twenty-inch sweep just as shallow as
falC
through the wintera and die down in Nav or
June, when the land can be sown in peas
Never transplanta tree that bears
stone fruit for it heads off the tap root,
and never graft one, for it will soon de-
cay. C. G. L. Dill.