THE KANSAS PEACH. Ill 



dry earth, as there is no moisture below two feet, and the trees which have been 

 irrigated reasonably are of medium height, but bearing trees so far are very few; 

 in fact, there are but a very few small orchards here. This spring one nursery 

 shipped in $700 worth of nursery stock, showing that the people are just begin- 

 ning on fruits of different kinds : grapes, cherries, a few apples, strawberries, 

 and peaches." 



W. B. Stockai'fl, Beloit, Mitchell county, twenty-nine years in Kansas, 

 with 300 bearing peach trees and fifty younger ones; part of these are seedlings. 

 He had fine seedlings of the Thurber (see below). His trees are from two to 

 twenty years planted, on upland, but he thinks river bottom and a south slope 

 best. He is growing R. E. Lee, Globe, Alexander, Red May, Wheatland, Beers 

 Smock, Wager, Champion, Crosby, Elberta, Imperial, Thurber, Carpenter's 

 Late, Crawford's Early, Stump, and Lemon Free. Has discarded Globe, Cham- 

 pion, Stump, and Lemon Free. Would recommend as best for family and market 

 Alexander, Thurber, Crosby, Elberta, Carpenter's Late. He prefers trees one 

 year from bud, set sixteen feet apart north and south and twenty-four feet east 

 and west. Does not cut the top at planting, and only the damaged roots. His 

 earliest is Alexander, and latest Carpenter's Late. Thurber is his heaviest bearer. 

 Curculio troubles Champion most. Borers also troubles his trees. No diseases 

 known. Grows corn and potatoes in young orchard. Sells at home, feeding 

 small and damaged ones to hogs. Receives from 50 cents to $1.50 per bushel. 

 Does not think it would pay to plant largely. Says buds are killed and young 

 trees damaged by cold. He says further: "I have six trees alike, ten years old, 

 growing from Thurber seed, that bear heavier than any trees I have, hardy, and 

 ten days later than the parent, not as sour, same size, same color, and a per- 

 fect freestone. It is a seedling from Thurber, somewhat larger, and very 

 sweet. I have some yellow freestones from seed brought from Illinois: comes 

 the same from seed; very fine, similar to Crawford, but later; red flush on 

 sunny side, bears well, good shipper. My opinion is it will be the coming yel- 

 low peach. My neighbor has a seedling resembling in color and shape the Heath 

 Cling, but larger; ripening about heavy frost." 



W. J. Bruinag'e, Beloit, Mitchell county, has resided in Kansas twenty-five 

 years, and has 1250 peach trees from four to twelve years of age. Six hundred 

 of these are seedlings, very few of which are of any special merit. His peaches 

 are planted on upland, well manured, and he believes it j ust right. Says northeast 

 slope is best. His budded varieties are Elberta, Sneed, Wager, Wonderful, Old 

 Mixon Free, Crosby, Stump, Family Favorite, and Foster. For market he would 

 recommend Elberta, Wonderful, Old Mixon Free, and Foster; and for family use 

 he would plant Family Favorite, Crawford's Early, and Arkansas Traveler. He 

 plants trees eighteen months after budding, 20 x 20 feet, with about one-half of 

 the top trimmed away: he heads back bearing trees, and thinks it the best way. 

 He trims all the long and damaged roots at planting. His favorite earliest are Ar- 

 kansas Traveler, Alexander, and Sneed, coming July 1, and his latest are Wager 

 and Stump, the latter part of September. The cold of February, 1899, injured all 

 the trees; killed the buds and the ends of the limbs. Seedling peaches havo 

 "cooked" on the sunny side, but not of late years. Curculio troubles all his 

 peaches, but he has never sprayed them. Has no other insects nor diseases. 

 He grows garden-truck among his trees, and allows cattle to run among them in 

 the winter time. Does not irrigate. He picks his peaches in baskets and crates 

 holding from one peck to one bushel, rejecting the small and scabby ones. His 



