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tions of fertilizers are necessary to secure full crops, but the looseness 

 of the soil is of decided advantage in securing a fine root system, and 

 this is doubtless the chief merit of the lands for peaches. 



Mr. T. L. Brown writes a history of the plantation for the Rural 

 New-yorker. All the land was cleared in 1891, burning pine timber, 

 which covered the entire area. The trees were also set this year. 

 1892 was spent in freeing the land from pine roots and other rubbish. 

 A few peaches were harvested in 1893, but not in sufficient quantity 

 to shix). Acid phosphate was applied and cow-peas grown during this 

 year. The cold wave in March, 1894, which destroyed all the fruits, 

 was most discouraging ; all the stockholders were ready to give up the 

 enterprise at once except Mr. Van Lindley. The 1895 crop yielded 

 the company a net income of over $8000. The curculio greatly in- 

 jured the 1896 crop, so that the output was inferior. Prospects were 

 fine for 1897, but a hail-storm played havoc, although the Alexanders 

 alone brought in enough money to pay all the expenses of the year. 

 Referring to the disaster, Mr. Van Lindley said: "It was a terrible 

 visitation." The storm literally swept every peach from the heavily 

 loaded trees. At this writing, the latter part of June, 1898, every in- 

 dication points to a tremendous crop, which, if no hail-storm comes, 

 will mean a tremendous income for the company. The very best care 

 is given the orchard, and Mr. Van Lindley, although over sixty years 

 of age, gives his personal attention to the great work, and inspects 

 every tree of the great plantation. 



The following varieties are most largely used : vSneed, Alexander, 

 Husted's, Lady Ingold, Wheatland, Early Crawford. The peaches are 

 shipped in refrigerator cars to northern markets. 



ALMONDS ON PEACH TREES. 



From the California Fruit Grower. 



Question. — Kindly inform me through yovir journal whether or no almonds 

 can be budded on peaches successfully, and oblige — W. D. Hovston. 



Answer. — Almonds have been budded on jjeach roots quite exten- 

 sively by nurserymen in California. Many of the older almond 

 orchards are on peach roots. Leonard Coates, of Napa, is of the 

 oj)inion that the almond on an almond root does best in very deep, 

 warm soils, but in all other soils the peach root is as good or better. 



