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TARBELL PEACH. 



We cannot trace the origin of this fruit, but it has 

 been long cultivated in Lincoln, in this state, and it 

 is probably a native of that place. It has had sev- 

 eral names, among which Royal Kensington has been 

 the most common ; but it is very different from that 

 variety. The tree is vigorous, and very hardy ; and 

 the fruit is lai-gc, handsome, of excellent quality, and 

 very salable in the market. It bears carriage well, 

 and retains its good properties some time after gath- 

 ering. The qualities of the fruit, and the habits of 

 the tree, render it one of the very best varieties for 

 orchard culture in the north, and preferable to foreign 

 varieties, or those that have originated in warmer 

 climes. An important requisite to success in peach 

 culture, in this region, is the cultivation of those 

 kinds that are natives of the north. 



The fruit is large ; roundish, a little flattened at the 

 base, a broad suture extending nearly round it ; a 

 rich yellow grovind, laoarly covered with red, which 

 is very deep and purplish full in the sun ; flesh yel- 

 low, red at the stone ; very juicy, rich, sweet, and of 

 a delicious flavor. Ripens from the 10th to the 2.5th 

 of September. 



ROOT CULTURE. 



This is a very important branch of farming, for roots 

 are highly valuable, both for the table and for stock. 

 In our long winters, animals become tired of dry fod- 

 der, and roots are excellent to keep up a healthy 

 condition of the system ; and with this valuable food, 

 various kinds of coarse fodder may be consumed, and 



the stock kept in good condition. Root crops yield a 

 very large amount of food to the acre. Where there 

 is a demand for roots, this crop is very profitable for 

 market. 



The land for roots may vary from tolerably moist 

 to tolerably dry. The beet requires rather a moist 

 soil ; the carrot will flourish well on a rather light, 

 sandy soil. The land should be ploughed deep, and 

 very finely pulverized, and the manure mixed inti- 

 mately with the soil. The manure should be well 

 decomposed, but if not sufficiently mellow, it is best 

 to hasten decomposition by adding ashes or lime, and 

 soil, with the animal manure, to prevent the escape 

 of gases ; or mix the manure with the soil as soon as 

 the earth is dry enough, that it may become partially 

 decomposed before sowing the seed. 



Tliere is a great advantage in ploughing the land, 

 and applying the manure early in the season ; and as 

 soon as the weeds start, plough, harrow, or cultivate 

 again, and so on till the season for sowing ; and these 

 operations will produce fine tilth, destroy weeds, and 

 intimately mix the manure and soil together. 



By pouring warm, or rather, hot water on hard 

 seeds, such as carrot, beet, parsnip, &c., and soaking 

 them two or three days in a warm place, the seed 

 will vegetate much sooner, and get a start of tho 

 weeds, Avhich will save great expense in hoeing ; and 

 in case of hot, dry weather, and in a dry soil, tho 

 seed will be far more sure to grow. Another advan- 

 tage, in case of late sowing, the process of soaking 

 hard seeds will expedite the growth about one week. 



