The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-23
PEACH GROWING.

Farmers Bulletin No. IS, recently
published by the department of agri-
culture, is devoted to peach growing
for market. Considering the question
as to what kind of soil peaches can be
grown it, says:
The peach prefers light, warm, we'll
drained. sandy or loamy land, with
clay subsoil, although some successful
orchards are upon rather heavy clay
soils, and many upon deep sand. Much
sand, heavy clays that are retentive
OF moisture, wet lands and all fiat,
frosty lands are especially to be
avoided. Commercial orchards succeed
In New England on gravelly or sandy
SOILS OF poor character; in Maryland,
delaware and New Jersey ON fertile
loans and on light pine sands; in
pennsylvania on mountain soils de-
rived from limestone and sandstone;
IN South Carolina and Georgia on light
pine sands and stiff red clay derived
from the decomposed GRANTEES: in
Michigan on rather heavy clay hills
and also on loans and light pine
sands, and even on beach sands so
light as to be blown about by the
WINDS; in northwestern New York on
a variety of clay gravels and sands; in
FLORIDA on fiat pine sands and in
Kansas on deep, black prairie soil.
me variety of soils to which the peach
VIII accommodate itself is therefore
quite wide.
Some fields on farm are much bet
Ter adapted to the peach than others.
In general, higher lands are preferred.
In northern regions a water front &c
preferable to an inland location. In
inland localities a hillside with north
ern exposure is preferred since it will
fetafd the opening of the blossoms and
IN this way the orchards will ESCAPE
late spring frosts. In Michigan the
peach on lands bordering on Lake
Michigan are retarded in blossoming at
least a, week or ten days as compared
with inland orchards.
The preparation of the soil advised
IS that it be as careful as for a crop
of wheat. corn or cotton. The trees
should be set not nearer than 20x20
feet II the soil is in good condition. and
the preparation, the digging of the
holes and all the work in connection
with the planting, should be done in
advance so that when the trees are 70
ce1ved there will be no delay and CON
sequent drying OF roots The trees
selected should not be very large. but
should be smooth and we'll grown. and
as possible. They should not be close
pruned except for the removal of
mangled or splintered portions and the
hoies should be of ample size. so that
there IS no twisting or cramping. The
trees should not be set shallow nor
buried much deeper than thew stood
In the nursery. Peach trees in omen
orchards do best on peach roots as a
RUE put IL the situation is low and the |
SOIL rather heavy, plum roots NAV be
SUBSTITUTED, in which case the trees
may De set loXl5 or 15-12 feet apart. |
Whether June-budded or Auenst-
budded trees are best is rather an
open question, but preference is ex-
pressed for those propagated from |
buds set in August.
For market orchards. varieties pep-
orally found most profitable ara the |
Alexander, Amsden, Troth. Rivers
Louise, Hale, st. John, Mountain Rose
Crawford Early, Foster. Old Nixon
stump, alberta, Crawford Late,
reeves, Wager, Fox Seeding and |
Beers Smock, these varieties ripening
in about the order named. I'm the eye
IRENE north. and at the far soutb
some OF these varieties would not
succeed. For example, in Michigan
the Crawford Early is likely To he
winter-killed, or caught by late sprins
frosts, and harder varieties such aS
the Barnard or Shows Orange. have
been substituted. In connecticut
where late spring frosts often catch
the ola varieties, the Crosby has been
found exceptionally hardy.
The cultivation should be as careful
as that OF corn. Some cultivate FROM
the start without crops; others plant
corn or tomatoes between the frees
for the first two three years. To tbis
there is no objection, provided the soil
be strong and well fortified. and II
appears to have advantages. But on
no account should wheat or potatoes
be cultivated in the orchard.
The Bulletin contains much informa-
ton in relation to pruning, fertilizine
the various furgous disease and insect
pests to which the peach is subject
suggestions as to spraying, washes. etc
and also as to picking and markefing
the fruit. Copies can be obtained b1
the secretary of agricni,
ture, Washington, D. c. Send a nosta1
for it. se'i
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