370 State Horticultural Society. 



crops. Prof. Howard says that corn, potatoes, berries and cowpeas 

 can be grown in an orchard, these being preferable to all. Bud peach 

 trees late in summer along in August, or when the bark peels well. 

 Put the bud in as low as possible, two or three inches from the ground 

 and cut high enough so the bud will not be affected by the part dying. 

 Select budding sticks from trees that are known to be healthy. Plant 

 after one year's growth. Cut off all side branches to about one inch, 

 and cut top back. 



The best varieties of peaches and apples for a commercial orchard 

 are those in demand by buyers. Ben Davis, Gano and Jonathan. For 

 a home orchard York Imperial, Red June, Early Harvest, Huntsman, 

 Grimes' Golden and White Winter Pearman are the best varieties. 

 For commercial peaches Elberta, Champion, Heath Cling and Salway 

 are the most sought, while for home use the Family Favorite, Moun- 

 tain Rose and Early Alexander are the best peaches to grow. 



Diseases and insects that often attack peach and apple trees can 

 be overcome by spraying with the Bordeaux mixture. Borers may be 

 prevented by putting shingles around the tree or wire screen, here 

 are two kinds of borers, the flat head and the round head, the one 

 above the ground is called flat head. 



Experiments conducted by the government fruit stations after 

 experience with four years' growth conclude there is no difference 

 in the growth and vitality of a tree, whether grown from whole root 

 or piece root graft and that whether nursery stock is called whole 

 root or piece root." — Practical Fruit Grower. 



.CROWDING APPLE TREES TOGETHER. 



(By Edwin Hoyt, Connecticut.) 



You will find it very difificult to gather statistics of an orchard, 

 at the present day, that will give anything near what we may expect 

 from one that is properly cultivated, fertilized and sprayed. I think, 

 however, that in a few years there will be typical orchards bearing 

 when statistics may be had that will startle many of our farmers by the 

 large yields and profits obtained from them. From what I have seen 

 and learned, I am satisfied that apple trees of many varieties may be 

 brought into full bearing at four years after being set into the orchard. 

 I have seen apple trees the fourth year after planting out, bear one- 

 half bushels of apples per tree. I once saw an orchard here in which 

 ninety trees bore, the eighth season after being set into the orchard, 

 206 barrels of picked apples. These ninety trees were composed of 

 Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening and Roxbury, and were set eighteen 



