The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04
STOCK CO.
FOR BIC PEACH
D R c \ A R D
PROMINENT LAND OWNER NEAR
THIS CITY HAS A PLAN TO RE.
VlVE THE INTEREST IN PEACH
CULTURE IN THIS LOCALITY.

Felix King who owns a large farm
just east of the city and a man who
has always taken a deep interest il
peach culture in this vicinity has &
plan that, if carried out, would settle
the question of marketing the peacf
crop and would stimulate other lane
owners to become growers of peaches
instead of cotton on at least por
| ton OF their land. Mr. King has 27C
acres of land that is ideally located
for a large commercial orchard, it is
adjacent to the railroad and would
be no trouble to connect with all nee
esary switches and spurs for loading
cars. 1t already has a few trees that
are bearing upon it, and for color, size
and flavor there never was a better
Elberta peach grown anywhere. He
proposes to put the matter up to any
interested parties in this city and see
! If stock company cannot be formed
to set this orchard in Elberta trees and
make this the peach growing center
of the southwest
About eight years ago there was
quite a lot of experimenting done
with small orchards, on account of the
lack of knowledge of the business very
littl" progress was made. In spite of
this handicap, and in spite of the neg
lect of the orchards which were
pruned little if at all, sprayed seldom
if ever, and in one instance the fire
allowed to ruin part of forty-acre or
chard, yet the owner of this identical
forty acres will state today that he
never had anything pay him the divi-
dend it did, and this almost in spite
of himself. Other instances of like
character are true of other small
growers, but enough experience was
gained that another venture would
not be an experiment and these
men would be in position to go into
the peach growing industry intelli-
gently. Mr. Kings plan is to put two
hundred of the two hundred and sew
enty acres into orchard, and the sew
enty utilized as a farm for growing
feed stuff for teams and homes for
the workmen.
He would plant the first year fifty
acres, and seventy-fve acres in one
and two years, in this way it would be
easily handled and would begin to give
returns in three years that would be
continuous. The average life of a
peach tree in this locality is estimated
keep the orchard in continued bearing,
it is necessary to plant young June
buds between the growing bearing
trees about every nine years, in this
way there is no interruption in the
crop.
The question of marketing the crop
has always been the bane of small
growers, commission merchants do not
care to handle a locality unless there
is enough fruit grown to make it worth
their while, with one large CONNER.
cial orchard here of the magnitude
proposed to attract the attention of
buyers there is not doubt but what
many small orchards from ten to fifty.
acres would spring up like magic in
this section of the state and every mar
ketable peach could be sold. Buyers
who have handled peaches from this
locality in the past are frank to en-
press their opinion that no country
not even the famous peach belt of
Georgia where the Elberta was born
land which by the way is gradually dy-
ing OUT can excel or even equal the
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