226 Mississippi Valley Hprticultural Society. 



ADDITIONAL PAPERS. 



The following papers were prepared for the meeting, but in the 

 absence of the writers and for want of time, were only read by title 

 and filed for publication. They will doubtless be read with inter- 

 est by all who are so fortunate as to secure copies of this volume. 



Secretary. 



MANAGEMENT OF PEACH ORCHAEDS. 



BY GEORGE W. ENDICOTT, OF ILLINOIS. 



I submit the following as some of the most practical points to be consid- 

 ered in the successful management of peach orchards in this part of the great 

 Mississippi Valley. And I want to say right here that no part of this paper 

 has heen written from theory, unless the theory had been tested and found 

 practical; neither was it written to cover every locality in this valley. 



In writing of oi'chards, the soil should be considered first, and the soil for 

 ditierent varieties of peaches should vary as much as the peaches. The red 

 and white-colored fruit does better on soil not over-rich in humus or mould : 

 whil ; the yellow-fleshed fruit will do well in a very strong soil, if it has a 

 good subsoil and perfect drainage. But all kinds of peaches require a good 

 clay subsoil to be long-lived, and exempt from the attacks of the yellows. 

 Any deticiency of the surface soil can be heljjed by the liberal use of ashes 

 and barnyard manure, with an occasional dressing of phosphate of lime. The 

 preparation of the soil should be deep and thorough before the trees are 

 planted. 



The location of a peach orchard is a very important point to be considered. 

 Perhaps the surest location is south and east of large bodies of water, and 

 the next choice would be the summit of the highest hills, with a free expos- 

 ure to the north and west. 



AGE AND SIZE OF TREES TO PLANT. 



For a long-lived and thoroughly profitable orchard the young seedlings 

 should be planted where they are to remain when they are three or four 

 inches high, and pushed by good cultivation till time to bud them. After 



