The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-08-04

distant markets fNpX- r. ri. ~rn
op,n.top. square baskets et.h .oc Ead
Ipc half pe.k ana -ix - ,e,-. basket
are but In one crate Thi~ +. Is f.r H.,
most popular method n p4,kng aud
the one adopted exclusively hp th, Gcar
gia ana Alabama peach groNcr- SO puI
chaser ot fruit Is expected H. re,uIu ~,
small baskets and thcv form me most
convenient method yet devised for ,af4y
ing the fruit to the purchaser home
The halt bu~hcl baskets covered with
cloth are used largely ~ Delaware. NIaly
land and New Jersey. They arc too
heavy ana unWeildy to hc Carried hy
hand. besides il i~ often stipulated trat|
they be returned to The peach grover
The half-bu-hcl baskets cost $40 pcr 1000
The ~ix-ba~ket crate. are gaining in pop
ularity every year even with the shippers
to domestic markets.
u r,,ol, tb,t ,,.,,ha. - C...a,.,, ,,.,.
assorted INTO more than one o,aaa Il
,an c,nd ,ta,,,+..i,, ,;.,,s a..
~. a,,l,. 49,, ..,.,,,,,.,,,. -
and avtr, fanc,-,ul + ,,,,,Il n,ot,,tl,,
1 ha ! wise noI,,.v IN tbe n3rt of ,,roy-.rl !,
I a.snrt tha na,lh rro,, intn several c,,a,.
,nd o.,,l,li.b ~, w, f,;ra.4 ,,,,l,,,,e , RON
n,,tion 80, tho d;.t,ict c,,+o. co.t fn,,,
toon c..,,t. oooh ;,oh,d,,,, IL, ,u 80
necl- r..Iyat. doli,o,.I - +bo ,.,,ra-t ,..;i
road .t,1,on Tho. ,,.o manufactured ~
Adairsvilla Ga and pri1oa,,rt 81, a.
,,oIl !. tbo b,If.n.,l, h,.l,.t.
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: 80
i .n ~ I....,,.1.i -.
Y 80 -, LOO, ,,,,,,l,,,. r. ;,,,..1+- ,II ~
da.+rd,,aa rba,. ,.,l ~ na,.e+ ia Ill
ob.,.a ,.,,+;,,er 49,. -
IN ts4.a,. -
pIowing. i the grower has no hogs all
cart ana hauIed ont and bnrned F,vorv
free .bonld then bc locked o,4, c,ref,Ilv
Dead irollen or injured limb, should he
removed This vii qiyc more ,roon, for
the th,iyin1r ones 4 little nr,,ning even
where general ,vsfan, has NOT heen
adonted sbould he donn Nv which all
faabIa limbs ond oronnd .,ro,,t. arn -
moved. oftentin,es II bannena that /, trae
j not tr11c 10 the name and may bear \
verv moor oualitv of Seeding pcacha-
This mav be rebuddcd and afterwards cut
off above the buf Such > tree Viii CROW
verv ranidlv The tree viii rarely miss
more than one crop by being rebudded.
In many peach growing localities, after
the orchard has been thoroughly plowed
in the fall it is top-dreSsed with lime or
wood ashes or superphosphate Of lime. In
the North BARNARD manure Is frequent
" used Whatever general application
Is made should be made ia the fall though
each individual tree may be fertizcd in
the spring of the year Peaches should
he dried during this month Kiln-dried
fruit j much 70 be preferred t. that dried
IN the open air. for the reason that II is
free of fv-spocks and dust.
APPLES.
Earl, 2nnIeS % into market IN lime
and TuI,- h,lt Auou.t i the month when
tho c;.Iar annlas and annle. for dr,.ino NJ
tin tba;,. oroa+eu4 ,,arfoction and ri,an
- l,,ocs+ o,,ont;t;as TI,a f.II a,n1a. 40
hegin IL rin.n ana find ! rca1z, market il
tho citins of the North What j. = winter
an,,e IN tho North often hecornes . fan
,,,,.;ct, IN tho south Dried an1,Ies have
become stapIe n All the family groceries.
ana thern i no fruit in its dried condi-
t;on that j. moro boaltbf,,I a.. moro nab.
IN, y9-;+b ,rro,c;os f,,;4 ~, la
d,;aJ - var,, ;ncon.iderat,la e.,,,a,.a
1901 III 80 - =,
;,.,,,Io o,,,ao;t,~ nl,,.o. ~, -
,,,,It o,dira,,, ,,,.ncrtc, An tbat
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