The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-05
Seedlings Preferable to Budded
Trees.

Writing to Orchard and Gardner S.
Campbell says: II noticed with interest a
late controversy between two of your
correspondents touching the merits and
dement's of propagation by the two pro-
cesses of grating and seeding. This dis
cussion, as 1 understood it, related chiefly
to the peach, and it is to this variety of
fruit alone that these remarks are apph-
cable, my observation and experience be-
ing limited as to others. ! think no part
of this state turned its attention earlier
perhaps to fruit culture than the vicini-
ty of old Waverly. Even before the war,
large and very choice orchards We're COM
mon to nearly every family. The trees
having been obtained exclusively, ! think,
from seed saved and brought here from
the old states by the parties contemplat-
ing the move. After the war a new inn
petus was given TO this industry Cor more
correctly speaking, l should say fad OF
folly for no fruit was shipped or sold
and some of the orchards covered acres OF
five and ten acres. In a few years though
they We're all abandoned and the general
verdict is for the seeding method. 1t is
claimed for the latter that they are
much more durable, not as susceptible
to disease, of superior flavor though they
may be Of inferior appearance, that the
crop is one hundred per cent or more
certain and that the yield. tree for tree
and year for year, is twice as great
1 have at this time a few trees of each
variety (seedling and budded) and from
the former is averaged two good crops
every three years, while from the latter
not more than one good crop in the same
time. These are facts and the writer has
had some little time for observation with
a practical knowledge and experience COW
oil, 80 ~ - 4fn no. IN he
farm, wish the care and details of
family orchard most OF the time. He per-
haps pract iced the art of budding and
grating among the pioneers of this state,
at least his efforts in that line reach back
to 1860. He is also fully aware that he
is treading on dangerous ground, and that
nurserymen and those attaching them
selves to advanced ideas Of horticulture
will vote him a fossil and moss-back, who
dares attack their dogmas or dispute their
accepted theories, for
Faith, fanatic faith, once welded fast
To some dear idol, hugs II TO the last"
Especially when It is backed by d monied
option on all trees to be planted in the
future. However, he would not throw a
single straw knowingly in the way Of
progress, for we owe all the success we
attain to intelligent investigation and
careful experiment. Theory is worthless
cal man looks 10 results first, then to the
causes producing them. and from this
platform it is not unreasonable to pre-
dict a rich harvest to the honest pioneers
of the seed and Seeding industry. Don't
laugh yet gentlemen. IL you do not know
it, it is nevertheless a fact that certain
varieties of the peach will as certainly
reproduce It's kind from seed as from bud
or graft, while others do not seem to
posses with as much certainty that trans
missive power, but with little judgment,
patience and care, would it not be pos
sible to catalogue with much certainty
and much more profit and satisfaction
to the buyer than he now has?
Now, Brother Seeding, here Is one
avowed members of your faith and it
would astonish the specialists and ex-
clusives to see how many democrats
want, and are going to have Seeding
peaches and free silver in theirs
This diversion was made in your favor
and if, as intended, it should draw the
enemy's fire, reform at once and give them
the bayonet with your quill.
New Waverly, Tex.