The Columbus journal., 1903-02-25
The Peach Orchard.

II. L. O000 OF Jacksonville, Illinois,
read q paper at the Illinois State Hor.
ticultural Convsntion in which he
said:
Peach trees are Get when not more
than one year from bud. The dis
tance apart varies with different
growers. The usual distance is TWEEN
~ fest apart each way. Trees planted
this distance are easily cultivated and
heading In may not be necessary.
Some growers plant closer and by CIV
ing extra tillage and fertilizing, force
trees to bear young and by the time
the trees begin to crowd the orchard
has paid for itself and some Of the
trees may be removed. I would not
advise this plan for general purposes.
Peach orchards should not Be cropped
after the third year. Very frequent
stirring Of the ground from Nay until
August IN the best general plan Of til
lage. Never seed down . peach orch
arc or SOW 1t to grain. 1t easy to
produce an overgrowth on strong
lands. These trees bear tardily and
in some cases are not productive.
They run to wood. Peaches which
overgrow are likely to suffer in win
ter. The best results we had last year
were from peach trees set in moder-
ately rich ground planted to potatoes
the 1rst year. and after that given
clean culture with spading disk with
out being cropped. The peach 70
spends most kindly to good culture,
and makes rapid growth. We have not
used any fertilizer on our trees, as
growth has been very satisfactory.
I notice last year that some trees
planted on ground which had been
manured heavily before planting bore
very little fruit: they had made too
strong . growth and had devoted all
their energy to making wood; very
few fruit buds showing up ON these
trees, which were the most flourish
Ing looking on the place, whilst all
other trees on the place were too full.
Some trees planted near the house
and seeded down to grass after the
lirst year had to be fertilized before
they came into bearing; the fertilizer
used was droppings from the hen
house which proved very satisfactory
md gave good results.
Wiseonsin Horticultural Meeting.
The annual meeting Of the Wiscon-
sin State Horticultural Association
will be held in the capitol At Madison
February 8 to s. That the convention
will be . good one is assured by the
program which contains the follow.
ng:
New varieties of apples-F. Fl.
Chapel: Apples Safe to Plant in
Wisconsin, A. c. Tuttle: Crab Seed
ings for Apple Root Crafts, A. d.
Barnes: Commerci.l Orcharding in
J. g. Buehler: Commercial
Geo. T. Tippin: Failure
II Apples. A. J. Phillips: Seedlings
% Grow and lest, F. K. Phoenix;
Pollination. c. L. Miller: Vegetable
Growing Under Glass. A. C. Mclean:
are Of the Farm Orchard, J. C. Shot
ler: Starting . Young Orchard.
Our Native Plums, Frank
'tark: Blight, Frederick Craneneld:
liant Breeding. A. T. Irwin: Tree Dig.
;ing, n. s. Kellogg: Growing Vegeta-
lies. John Vanloon: Strawberry Cal-
ure, J. p. Reasoner; How to Grow
'ears. ]. L. Schultz. We hope to see
many readers Of tle Farmers Review
resent at the meeting.
;. w. Taylor Chief Of Horticulture.
A communication from the Louisi-
m Purchase Exposition says: An.
II made by the Executive
Committee OF the Worlds Fair to be
ED in st. Louis In 1901. that Mr..
'rederic w. Taylor. who has been
citing chief for the past year, is to
0 chief OF the department Of horti-
ulture dating from January I. This
J addition to the appointment made
loro than . year ago by which Mr.,
aylor has been and is to continue
hief Of the department Of agriculture,
: seems desirable to have these two
reat departments handled as . har.
looious whole, since the buildings 10
ouse them are located upon and &C:
1py exclusively . large and high hill
J the most commanding position or
le exposition groundA The building
svoted to horticulture win cover SIX
res and the one devoted to agricul.
lJo twenty acres. Surrounding these
~ buildinGD are fo9ty-one acres Of |
'ouDd. th0 entire area Of which has
Deo placod IN the hands Of the chief