The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-28
IF YOU WANT GOOD PEACHES
SPRAY; SAYS J. W. STUBENRANCH;
CONSIDERED GOOD AUTHORITY

What are our prospects for a crop OF
peaches? The cold blow Of the LIST
and End Of March played quite some
havoc with many fruit buds, espec-
ially on old trees that had become en-
feebIed by the long drouth, as well
MS from overbearing and more or less
neglect last year. There is always
a deficiency Of vitality In a neglected
tree. Permitting a tree to overbear,
particularly in dry year. will often
prove the cause Of its death. There
is not a tree that responds more
quickly 20 good treatment and that
is more quickly injured by neglect
that is the peach. That should ever
be borne in mind The hardest Of
all. Of course, are the old time In
dams. had some Of them just start
ing 10 bloom mt the time OF the freeze
and but little injury resulted. While
those old-timers are hardy IN bud,
they are, however, no freer from at
tacks by the curculio, (worms) scab
and brown rot than are any others.
And being generally of an inferior
quality, il is not profitable TO plant
many Of them. especially since we
have many much better peaches that
bloom later and for this reason prove
70 be equally hardy and successful.
In the writer's orchard, the dam
age By the cold amounts to but little.
On some OF the oldest trees, the buds
were severely thinned, but there are
enough left for fair crop, barring
accidents from now on. On trees Just
in their prime. (seTen years old no
damage 20 speak Of resulted, and the
way il appears now. there viii have
10 be lot Of thinning done again,
as usual
Does Not Grow Elbertss.
do not grow any liberia peaches
nowadays, having found them years
ago to be much more tender and less
! profitable than others Of same sea
son. The peach grow in the place
Of Il is the "Tena." II is a cross Of
the Mamie Ross with a superior FL
berta. Il is also a large yellow free
stone, has better color than the FL
berta. il much firmer and Of better
quality. While the fruit ripens with
the liberia and Is Of the liberia coli
or. the bloom is the same as the Nam
lie Ross, large. white and opening Late
at about the same time with Carman.
The trees are just now, April 3, in
full bloom. None OF the buds Of this
peach were hurt by the cold.
Making Tree Selections.
In making selections for planting
especially for marketing purposes. II
IS ever well to have an eye 70 late
bloomers. because they very often
escape injury from cold when many
earlier boomers go under. We have,
for instance, the Carman, Swan and
Victor. They are always on the job,
because they bloom out late. when
danger from cold Ia generally past
Among my new varieties there are a
number more late boomers One Is
a sister Of Tena, In all respects the
same. only ripeuing about ten days
later.
From the foregoing il might APP
PEER that We are in the swim, have a
fine crop in sight. etc. This would
be true. IL Il were not for various
other drawbacks we have 10 contend
with. For the last two years, circul-
10. scab and brown rot have gotten
"A good foothold in our orchards, and
IL now appears unless We make a
strong fight, by repeated thorough
sprayings, we can no longer expect
much 81 a success Fully realizing
this condition. we have prepared TO
start the fight with the first spray
ing with milk Of lime and arsenate
Of lead, for the curculio, as soon as
the blossoms have fallen. About three
weeks later, we aim to give a dose
81 lime sulphur with more arsenate
Of lead for the scab. This Is a skin
disease. often causing the skin 20
crack, which is then an invitation for