Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-10
Horticultural Notes.

son County horticultural Society.
\ careful cxamiua ton of Elbcrta and
other peach buds last week shows some
of them wintc-killed but enough left to
make a big crop if the remainder of the
winter is favorable
Have you gathered the cocoons of the
leaf crumpcr of Of your young apple
trees? If not, don't delay or they will
come out as soon as the buds start and
deioliate your trees. Gather in a basket
orpail and burn them. They will mature
if thrown on the ground and soon hv up
to the rrees.
The peach is a short-lived tree, and as
good healthy young tree comes into bear
ing the year after il is planted out, it is
best to set out few trees for the family
orchard every two or three wears in or
der to have good supply OF fruit all
the time.
The Western Fruit Grawer is correct
in saying that planting a seeding peach
is Sending dollars for cents"
BY planting dozen trees of the best
varieties, two or three of a kind, sue
cession of peaches may be had from the
latter part of June to the middle of Octo-
Der.
In my observations have found the
Triumph the best early peach. 1t is as
early as any other although it blooms
from one to two weeks after most other
peaches, thus escaping the late frosts.
i is the only one of the early peaches
that is yellow heshed 1t was first claim
cd for it that it was a perfect freestone,
t it is not, although the flesh parts
from the stone very easily when fully
ripe Being new peach it comes little
higher than the others, as many of the
nursurics do not grow it yet. | am
proud of the fact that was the first 10
introduce this valuable peach to the
planters of this county two years ago.
1t is sold III Garnett now at $3.50 per
dozen. while they last. The agents of
other nurseries are asking from 30 to 10
cents for them
The Fitzgerald and Bokara No are
two other new peaches claimed to be
very hardy and usually sell at same
prices as the Triumph, planted both
of them two years ago with the Triumph.
The Bokara had a few peaches on it in
1897. same year it was planted, but the
worms took them. and the fact that
they did not have any peaches last sum-
mer when the peach crop was universal
failure and the tres only set out the year
before, is no condemnation of them, al
though the Triumph planted at the same
time had a few peaches on both years.
A book of instructions to agents from
a Chicago nursery, who had man can
wasting this city last summer, was hand
ed to me last week. and it was interest
ing. 1t recommends their three and four
vear-old apples, from to 7 feet high as
the best to sell, and their price on all
common varieties is 25 cents each and
sos per hundred, while the Duchess of
Oldenburg, Salomc, Wealthy, Yellow
Transparent and thirty Others are 40
cents each. All of the best varieties that
they list can be purchased in Garrett at
10 cents each for 2-year-old trees same
size as their tour. year-old ones.
In their peaches the price runs from 20
to 80 cents each for 1-year-o trees from
4 to feet while, the same varieties have
been sold i'll Garrett in 1-year-old trees,
s to feet nigh, at 121s cents,
Blackbcrries, such as the Early Harvest.
they sell at So per dozen, when the price
for the same plants in Garnett is Scots
per dozen. Yet their agent boosted after
ten days work here that he had taken |
1925 worth of orders for last falls de-
livery, all of which proves the truth of
Barnum's noted saving, THE American |
people love to be humbugged." One of
the amusing instructions in the book
was as follows: "Do not sell to Negroes. !
Strictly first, last and all the time guard |
against doubtful orders. Sell to no col
ored person under any circumstances.
Experience teaches us that this
race of people have no appreciation of
contract" Yet some of the largest and !.
best orders taken by the agent of this
house when he was in Garnett last sum-
mer was from the coiursd people of this |
city They must love to be humbugged' |
too.
The demand for good trees in Kansas
Is again greater than the supply and al
4 Al L.