Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-14

reports from different parts OF the state
would cna9;e Us % SCI out a catalogue
prise even our best posted horticultursts.
THE CENTRAL DIVISION.
We have excellent reports from Cen
trail and East rcNas from the following
gen lemen, H.. Crew. Hemps,eadi J. W.
hachle: c. FaIknef, Waco: b. IL. Wat
son, llrenhamj Or. J. n. Bass PttsburI,
and DIT. J. 7. Whitaker. tyler, Texas.
lhs reslen covered by these reports m
resfons Of the State. where fruit grow
ing mas reached q more profitable phase
than In any other section of the State
perhaps. Al Tyler Mace and BRENNAN
there exist many OF the largest bearing
orchards Ia the S;a;p.
y. Crew reports Tor section adjoining
the Gulf coast country. He says this re-
gen y only partially developed.
Mr.. ID. II. Watson OF BRENNAN, Texas,
sends an excellen, and very satisfactory
report on fruits grown In his congression-
we copy the following relative to the
condition OF the fruit crop the present
season.
This has been very trying and dis
astrous season to the fruit growing In
terests IN our part Of the STATE. Janus
sary was warm and sprinslike up TO the
2ith, which caused the sap to rise and
buds began to swell, tAcn the freeze
came ana set everything back, Alexait-
der, General Lee. stonewnu and some
buds and Will mature very llule fruit;
other varieties Doomed late In March,
but set but little fruit.
'piums bloomed full. but set very lhtlc
fruit aud the curculio aas puncturcd most
Of that. LeConte pears were white with
shed most s' Of tae sFn h Snd wS srep s al
the tire blight so destructive to my
Bartletts lass year has attacked my lie
up to this year my lie Contes were free
from blight: Keiffer Howell. Duchess
and FeNefol oincr varieties have n fair
crop q fruit Grapes have been slightly
The catalogue accompanying MIR. Wat
sons report VIII be OF great value to
those who are planting In his district,
and may be incorporated In the catalogue
which i is hoped our society will publish
Dr. J. II. whitaker OF Tyler gives the
following list OF Rpnlos. peaches etc, =:
Early Summer, Charlotten, Early Har.
vest, Red Artrachan and Red June are our
Bough, Summer Queen and Summer Pear.
main are our best summer apples. Fail
Pipkin, Carter's Blue, Bradfords Best.
Red. Siiockly, Black Warrior, steven
sons and Yates are Our best fall and
winter apples. Peaches and plums he re-
ports AS doing well and producing fine
crops In every part Of Smith county. Le
Conte and Keller pears are successfully
grown ana large orchards are being plant
ed, an income OF 500 per acre is easily
obtained from these pears
Writing OF horticulture tn the Seventh
congressional district Mr.. j. W. Stuben.
Until recent Years horticulture has
received but little attention. although
by nature, climate, condition. etc. n kind
providence has favored us greatly.
"Our average rainfall per annum H. n
fraction over iS incnes, more than n sur
ilciency 10 grow our different crops OF
fruits and vegetables TO great perfection.
unfortunately FOR us tais large rata
fail Is not properly distributed through
the growing season, so we have at times
too much and again not enough rain 10
produce the best results. Just
so soon as we learn 10 catch and store
up the large surplus OF our wet HpellP
IN great reservoirs to he used FOR lrriga-
tlon Of our orchards and gardens dur
ing periods OF drouth, just that soon will
we be able to reach perfection in growing
all manner of fruits and vegetables adapt
ed TO our climate. We have In ths part
OF Texas fewer insects 10 fight than in
any ettcr state In the Union,
In the dry climate OF California the or
chardist in, order to grow anything at
all Is forced to irrlgate. They can by do
ing so order the rain when II VIII do
most good, and this Is about the only reu-
The writer is OF the opinion that the
day is not far distant when idHny OF our
orchards in Texas win be as regularly
| irrigated. when occasion requires as IL
now done In California and Colorado. II
would certainly add largely to our profits
reaches occupy the tirst pll :, This by
many considered the hnest OF all fruits
grow here IN greatest perfection,
or the different types those known as
| the Northern Chinese stands pre- eminent.
| To this class belong Elocrtn, Mamie
Ross. General Lee. Sy.phlde rhuiber mud
others, all OF which usually produce a
satisfactory crop, The Persia types ere
not so certain being more often caught
Pears-While quite number G, reurs
succeed quite well some seasons. the one
variety that never misses. the tree. OF
which Is free from blight aud when
properly ripened, always sells for big
prices, is the Keifer OF other varieties
Duchess, Clupp and lie Conte occasionally
produce quite coed crops
Apples-Though this, generally speak
ing, Is not tirst-c'usH apple country,
yet number OF varieties do reasonably
Grapcs-The Aestivatls type nourisies
here and by the uss Of bordeaux mix
ture the fungus, black rot, Is greatly Kept
I'm check and finest crops are easily pre-
duced. Plums, OF both Japan and Chick
asaw types do remarkably well g.
Faulkner Of Waco, OF the same district
vicinity: Peaches, Alexander, Mamia Ross,
Amelia Crawford's Early and Late Eli
berta and Chinese Cling are most profit
Rot on the fruit does not trouble re.
but root rot or knot l. proving quite dis
sstrgnsii Fears az SS Sted 9Ts or ,esS
doned all but the Keiner Plums, Lone
star Shirley IA ChiQkasaw VARIETY, Bo-
tan, Wild Goose and Golden Beauty are
most valuable with me. ! grow the Dali
DR.. j, d. Rass OF plttsburg, Texas, re-
ports as follows: Peaches OF the Persian
and Northern Chinese type succeed well
In Eastern Texas Early Crawford, st
John, Lady Pnrham, Old Nixon 0ree),
Til.otson and Picquets Late, OF the Per-
sian. do well. The Chinese type gives best
satisfaction. General Lee, Stonewail,
Eiberta and Thurber, ali large and fine.
Pears all blight badly except the Kelffer.
OF apples the varieties named do well.
Red Astrachan, Early Harvest Yellow
Transparent, Red June, Red Horse, Ken
lucky Red. Wine Sap, shoek!ey and Ben
wild Goose, Botan. Yellow Japan do
we'll among plums. OF blackberrles the
Lnwton and Snlder are prolific. The
Lucretia dewberry IL a very fine berry.
c. l.. Kidd OF Waxahaohie reports on
peaches the following varieties success
Rivers, Mamie Ross, Rogers CLIMB Fam
ily Fayorite General Lee, StOnewall.
n.berta, stump Old Nixon free and
Pinms-Ione Star, Mariana and all of
the Japs tested except Botan are failures.
and Runs Choice Wayland. Weaver
and Golden Beauty are successfully
Hprioots are not regular bearers, bloom
too early. Moor Park. Early Golden and
XppIes have been greatly neglected in
this part OF Texas; Mr.. Kidd gives the
following liza: Early, Harvest RED As
trachan Ear,y Margaret, Summer
queen, Smoke House. Bradford,s, Cart
ers, Shockley, Arkansas Black. Wine Sap
and Ben Davis as profitable,
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