El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-01
1HERETOFoRE the average peach
L grower has paid little attention


grower has paid little attention
to the variety OF peaches he
planted. He did not consider their
adaptability to this locality, as there
are no valley nurseries, nor their pro-
ductiveness or shipping qualities As
result of this neglectfulneSs, on the
part of the orchardist, the crop does
not ripen in succession nor are the va
rieties the best obtaintable- Varieties
should be selected that will not ripen
at the same time, but follow each
other so that there will be marketable.
peaches the entire season
Buy From Reliable Nurseries.
Care should be exercised in the buy
ing of trees. 1t is not always the ex-
pensive tree that gives the best results
There are many nurseries and there
fore many kinds Of trees and prices
It might be well to inquire into the
reliability of the nursery, If you are
not acquainted, for there are takers
in all other lines Of business, why not
among nurserymen2 We have found
il best when contemplating buying
from a nursery to find out the follow
ing: Prices compared with other nur
series. whether trees are diseased,
how trees are packed. do they substi-
tute and are they reliable.
Substituting.
Substituting IS very common among
nurserymen. They are out of the va
riety yon ordered and something else
is sent. You get a tree you did not or
der you may know something about
ii and you may not. 1t is very prob
able that it will not suit your eli
mate or your market. wise orchard
list will authorize the nursery not to
substitute. In substituting the nur-
eli
matte or market conditions tree is
sent, that in some respects. is like the
one you ordered but if you do not
know what you want it is best that
you wait until yoE do know.
Packing of Trees.
1t is very essential that the buyer
select q nursery that packs its trees
well, for In transportation many trees
are ruined If the trees are not well
packed with Some moisture contain
ing substance. the little root hairs
will be dried out as they are many
days in transportation, especially in
the southwest.
Varieties
The choice OF varieties is a difficult
problem as it varies with local con-
name. are sometimes hard to get or
else the catalog description does not
prove the same for all localities.
Another important factor is the fire.
quency with which varieties go out
of date. Before a variety is thor
oughly tested it is Withdrawn from the
market and some other variety takes
its place. This is the nursery mans
scheme, for by advancing some new
popular variety, he is enabled to make
a fortune therefrom Therefore, 1t is
needless to say that there are thou
sands of varieties on the market and
new ones are being added daily
Tested In MesiIIa Valley.
DR. Hines OF MeSilla has an or
chard of about 900 bearing peach
trees and for the past five years has
made careful study of peaches. He
has selected his varieties SO that he
Is enabled to have marketable fruit
the entire growing season. His or
chard ripens approximately in this or
der: May Flower, Alexander, Cham
pion, Wheeler. Kinds Surprise, Early
Crawford Carman, Late Crawford, Tri-
umph and liberia. The Greens Bur
rough ripens earlier than the May
Flower but has so far proved to be
very undesirable. The doctor is more
than pleased with the Triumph and in
tends to plant more of this variety
soon. His fruit begins to ripen early