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grown. Like all crops they require cultivation and the more the 

 better. From my observation as a resident of this locality since 

 1867, I have known of fourteen peach crops in the past thirty-two years 

 and nearly all profitable ones. 



I suppose our mutual friend, Mr. J. H. Hale, will enlighten all 

 on the cultivation of the tree. I have followed his advice on these 

 lines as closely as I could and his vast experience and knowledge of 

 the business leaves but little one could say. We have planted our 

 orchards 13x13, giving 260 trees to the acre, pruning closely, and will 

 thin our fruit closer now than we have ever done. Our crop was 

 light this year and as a result our peaches were as large as Ben Davis 

 apples. We like a low head and have our trees spread out as much 

 as possible. In this way the expense of gathering is much less, and 

 trees set 13x13 and headed back are less liable to be broken down by 

 heavy winds, and they form a wind break and protect each other. 



In planting an orchard for commercial purposes in Northwest 

 Missouri, would plant for a successive crop Carmens (which with me 

 have proved to be nearly the equal of Elbertas in size and as prolific) 

 Champions, Crosbys (if you will thin them) Elbertas, Chair's Choice, 

 Stump the World, Fox Seedling, Salway, Pickett's Late and Heath 

 cling. These have all done well with me and are good prolific 

 peaches. 



Yours ver}' respectfully, 



F. P. HALSEY, 



THE PEACH IN NORTH ^IISSOURI. 



(H. W. Jenkins, Plattsburg, Mo.) 



North Missouri is not looked upon by fruit men generally as a 

 peach country where it would pay to go into the business of trying 

 to raise peaches extensively. Yet I think -when the specimens that 

 were put up this fall for the World's Fair exhibit, grown in Platte 

 county by Mr. Gano and others, are shown to the public it will have to 

 be admitted that North Missouri can produce peaches even in an off 

 year, and while the peach may not have the commercial value in 

 North Missouri that it has in the Ozark region, yet very few fruit 

 growers would consider their orchard complete if they did not have 

 some peach trees growing, for when they do bear the fruit is equal 

 if not superior both in size and color and flavor to anything that 

 comes from the south land. Better peaches don't grow than are grown 



