The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-14
SOME THOUGHTS ON PEACHES.
10. M. Morris, in Bulletin No. s4.)

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Peach orchards in Oklahoma have produced peaches
every since 1896 The crop has been light several
years. and In localities there have been one or
more entire failures. The home orchards that were
cultivated and cared for have usually borne abund-
ance OF fruit for family The commercial orchards
have yielded such good returns that more are being
planted every year In the immediate neghborhood Of
the older orchards The Elbcrta. the most popular
market peach In cultivation today, Is we'll adapted to
the soil and climate OF Oklahoma The list OF varieties
that have been tested and found to be suitable for
planting In Oklahoma Is quite long and gives such
range Of quality and that the most fastidous
may be sure Of growing peach to their liking. r.
The seeding trees are frequently said to be longer
lived than are our budded trees This s sufficiently
explained when notice the difference In the pro-
ductveness OF the two trees The budded tree produces
much larger quantities OF fruit and by this process
reduces Its vitality rapidly than does the Seeding
tree The claim that the Seeding tree is hardy
In bud and more frequently sets crop OF fruit than
does the budded tree Is true The very process Of
propagation OF this Seeding tree nsures hardness
OF winter buds that cannot be expected In the budded
tree from the fact that the budded tree is popagaei
and perpetuated because It's fruits Of special value
In the Seeding tree the hardness Of winter bpds and
the frequency OF crop production Is the quality OF
greatest value In propagation of trees In the budded
tree the quality size and quantity OF fruit are the
points that are considered in selecting this special
tree for propagation and general culture The mere
recognition OF the fact that the Seeding the
most hardy does the conclusion that they
should be grown In orchards for fruit production
The fruit is inferior and frequently worthless Aten-
ton might with profit be paid to the origin and propa
cation OF hardy varieties o budded fruits and
tho trend of horticulture is strongly In that direction
The blossoming period of trees varies from year
to year, also the relative dates Of bossoming OF the
different varieties will very to some extent. For ex-
ample the Elberta will year blossom little ahead
of the Early Crawford, and the year It may possi
bly, be little later than that variety In bossoming
These differences are not great enough to be OF much
consequence but the early bossoming of any variety
has little to do with its relative hardness II has also
no relation to the period OF rpenng of the fruit Some
of latest varieties the first to blossom IN the
spring while some OF earliest varieties are among
tho latest.
The degree OF cold that the blossoms will endure
without being injured depends upon the normal vgor
f the tree upon the character OF the weather at the
time OF bossomng. and upon the variety Itself. As
general rule. the large blossomed varieties are more
hardy while in blossom than are those with small
flowers. Weather varying from extreme frost
or to temperature below frost point very destructive
TO fruit blossoms. An extremely dry freeze Is more
injurious to fruit while In blossom than the same
temperature accompanied BY large OF moisture
In the air Cold rains at the blossomng time are very
Influential In preventing good set OF fruit In any
fruit trees. and especially In the peach After the fruit
has set however cold rains and freezes frequently
result In very little injury to the peach crop.