The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-05
Zach Crop ii Alabama
Should Never be Failure

planted, ahd fruit became the section
crutch. from having been its stan.
Mr.. Winsfow planted the Pine Hi
fruit farm. beginning six years ago
Every tree OF the 1900 which are hi
now, he budded himself, carefully Sc
Letting the seedlings from the choices
trees he could ind OF each variety.
Now his trees cover eighty i've acres
one. two, three and four years old. And
they bear abundantly and well, accord
ing to the outlook from the Carmens
the earliest ripening variety. most Of
which have been gathered during this
past two weeks.
Four thousand OF the trees are Of
the Carmen variety, and out Of ths
number there are practically none
which are not bearing abundantly.
They are set out on rolling country
land which II. In many places washed
to an excessive thinness. with Q rocky
stubble In the red sand. Cotton woul<
not grow here, corn, perhaps. woult
ind the Tight for o foothold too much
and succumb. But the peaches, Eiver
the care they require, spring mp II
this soil and produce. after three OF
four years. q crate 20 the tree-thret
pecks to bushel. -
All of the soil 10 not like this; there
Is some over the eighty-hve acres, Of
rich bottom land. But 1t IL all planted
in fruit. most OF 1t peaches, with few
acres Of apple and plum trees
Versatility Of Soil.
It Is one evidence OF the versatilit,
Of Alabama soil Mr.. winslow hal
utilized the great part Of HIS land; hat
he grown cotton or corn, his returns
would have been only fair. at the best
as II Is, he demonstrates that even 9
rocky hill slope has value as to pro-
ductivity that 10 an example to othel
landlords.
Science In planting. science in grow.
ing, science in gathering and market
ing has played its part In the life o.
the Pine Hill Fruit Farm, and the re.
suit stands to refute thescry of a short
peach crop.
It is true, Mr.. winslow's eighty i've
acres will not return, by large
amount OF peaches. the crop which II
should produce, but the shortage here
IL not ane to natural results. In spray
ing for the San, Jose scale, early In the
year, the grower applied q concentrat.
ed oil spray, with the proportion Of oil
to the water sopewhat too heavy. Al
result, the tender blossoms which
had come out to the summons OF an
unseasonably mild winter. were knock
ed on. Several hundred Elberta trees
and many OF the Slappys were thus de.
prived Of their 1909 crop.
But the danger from the scale wal
obviated, for that pest was killed By
the spray. The trees were saved, and
aided wonderfully In their growth, and
already show a gratifying improve
ment, and promise OF abundant yield
for next season.
And SO. In spite Of the fact that his
returns for the year were lessened. Mr.
Winslow is fain to iopk favorably up.
on the condAtien of the crop and upor
prospects for this year as well as fol
the future. Even with the loss, he &C.
counts his peach crop as far from 9
failure this year.
The section about Thorsby Is q fruit
growing land. Peaches and plums and
apples and Strawberries, with here and
there more rare variety abound. The
crop about the section. like that OF
many other portions. Is somewhat
straitened this year, but Mr.. Winslow
with others about the community, &C.
counts for the shortness by the meg.
lect
Take care OF the trees" he rsiter.
ates, again and again. land there Ii
nothing TO prevent q full crop. Tina,
is, excepting. of course, the frost"
His own peaches, of which care has
been taken. and attention bestowed
stands as a proof of his teaching.