38 THE KANSAS PEACH. 



spring frosts ; low situations should be avoided. Good management 

 of the orchard, as indicated, exercises a favorable influence on hardi- 

 ness of buds. 



The trees when set should be free from root-gall and scale insects. 



In New Jersey, Crawford's Late, Mountain Rose, Old Mixon, StumiD 

 and Reeve's Favorite are the five most popular of the older varieties. 

 Of the newer varieties, Elberta, Globe and Susquehanna are favorite 

 sorts. 



A shallow plowing early in May, followed by frequent cultivations 

 until the last of July, is the practice of the best growers. 



The best time to prune is late winter or early spring, before the 

 buds swell. 



Thinning is a desirable practice, resulting in larger, better-flavored 

 and higher-colored fruit. 



Good returns for the labor expended and money invested in peach 

 growing may be confidently expected if the above points are carefully 

 observed. 



PEACHES IN WESTERN NEW YORK. 



Extracts from Bulletin No. 74 of the Cornell Experiment Station, by Peof. L. H. Bailey. 

 LOCATIONS AND SOILS FOR PEACHES. 



Many peach orchards are planted upon land that is wholly unsuited 

 to them, such as heavy clay, or low lands which have very imperfect 

 drainage of both water and air. The ideal peach .soil is a deep sand. 

 Upon such lands the tree makes a hard growth, the wood matures 

 early, the tree bears young, and the fruit is highly colored and fla- 

 vored. The regions which have become most famous as peach-grow- 

 ing centers are those of a .sandy formation, as the lands of many parts 

 of the South, of Delaware and New Jersey, and of the "peach belt" 

 on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Some of the best peach 

 orchards which I know are upon lands which were once thought to be 

 worthless. 



Warm, sandy lands abound along the Ontario shore, and it is upon 

 them that the peach orchards of that region are giving the best re- 

 turns. Yet peaches will thrive upon heavier lands, even upon clay ; 

 but they are rarely so productive upon heavy lands unless they are 

 severely headed in. Upon such lands the trees run strongly to wood, 

 and they often sjjlit down from the weight of foliage alone, when 

 disturbed by wind. ... In interior localities — away from the 

 lakes — it is generally only upon elevated land that peaches thrive. 

 These are lands which are naturally well drained, and they escape the 

 late spring frosts which are frequently so disastrous to peach buds 



