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GENESEE FARMER. 



ApriLo. 



Peach Grub. 



Mr. Editor : — Your correspondent D. asks 

 for information, how to defend his Peach Trees 

 from the Grub. The answer is as simple as the 

 " way to Parish church," It is to fence them 

 out — and there is no other way — but not with a 

 six rail fence, without he can yoke them. I use 

 three methods, all of which are effective. 



In the first place, in the spring examine the 

 roots thoroughly, as long as they exude red gum, 

 containing Wi^'exuvice of the grub. First pro- 

 cess : Draw with the lioe, a mound of earth about 

 wx inches high around the body of the tree, and 

 not remove it till the first frosts, and then ex- 

 amine ; if there are any grubs they will be so 

 high up that they are easily discovered and kill- 

 ed. Or, 2d process : Clear away as before and 

 apply around the body a quantity of straight straw, 

 about one foot high, letting the lower ends run 

 out a few inches on the ground to cover with 

 earth, and bind with a straw or other band in two 

 places. Or, 3d process : Bind on a sheet of 

 straw paste board or binder's boards, and if tarred 

 all the better. In all cases clean the tree the 

 first frosts, as after that period there is no danger 

 of the fly's impregnating the tree, as it is past its 

 season. It is of no use to tar or apply any offen- 

 sive substance to the body of the tree ; for as it 

 grows and expands the bark cracks and exposes 

 the tender part, where the fly deposits its eggs. 



The parent of this grub is not unlike tlie black 

 wasp, with steel blue wings and a yellow ring 

 around its abdomen. Its habits are very sly and 

 active, and not easy to detect. In July the grub 

 goes into the chrysalis state, enveloped in a red- 

 dish glazed case, and lays on the top of the earth 

 at the root of the tree. 



To manure and improve a peach orchard al- 

 ready set out, let him put it under the operation 

 of some hoed crop. Manure and work among 

 them as if they were a great corn-hill, and so 

 keep doing tilf it is in a thrifty state, when it 

 may lay a while in grass, but not to clover; 

 their long tap roots get rather more than their 

 share of the nutriment and moisture of the soil. 



Rochester, March, 1847. H. Y. 



Yellow Newtown Pippin Apple. — Theopin- 

 iofi has almost universally prevailed that the New- 

 town Pippin cannot be grown in Western New 

 York. Recently I have had several specimens 

 in my ofTice, which have been gnmn in Mon- 

 roe county, pronounced to be very fiile, and a 

 letter of a recent date from Lewis F. Allen, 

 Esq., of Black Rock, acknowledging receipt of 

 some sent him, says that they were as good as 

 any he had ever seen grown on the banks of the 

 Hudson river. They do best in moist, rich soil. 

 They are a slow growing tree— but fears need not 

 be had that they will not thrive in this region. 

 J. 11. Wattp. 



Grafting tlie Quinc« on the Thorn. 



Mn. Editor :— On the 13th of May, 1841, I 

 set some quince grafls on stocks of the common 

 white thorn, sawed off even with the surface of 

 the ground. The stocks were suckers, that had 

 sprouted up around the stump of a thorn tree that 

 had previously been cut down. The grafts grew 

 very rapid, and in 1644 began to bear, and have 

 continued to bear good crops of quinces every 

 year since, of the largest size ; some of them, last 

 fall, measured 14 inciies in circumference, and 

 were of an excellent quality. The second year 

 the grafts were banked up about six inches high, 

 with earth and leached ashes, and have taken 

 root in said banking. A. C. 



Grafting Pears on the Thorn. — In the 

 spring of 1841, I set a number of pear grafts on 

 the thorn, ( CraUrgus cordata. ) The grafts were 

 set about level with the surface of the ground. 

 They grew vigorously, and the third year bore 

 a good crop of pears — and have continued to bear 

 every year since. The fruit is of good size, and 

 excellent flavor ; it is called, here, the " Sugar 

 Pear." In 1842 I commenced surrounding them 

 with rich fine earth to the depth of 6 or 8 inches, 

 and since I have used some ashes around them. 



At the same time that the above grafts were 

 set, I set another in a thorn, sawed off about four 

 feet from the ground. The graft has made good 

 growth, and has made a larger top than the oth- 

 ers, but has not yet borne fruit. A. C 



Milo, Yates Co., N. Y., March, 1847. 



Acknowledgments. — A. Huidekoper, Esq., 

 Meadville, Pa., will please accept our thanks for 

 specimens of Ramies and Fallou-aier apples ; 

 and for scions of these and of the Pomona, Mum- 

 ford, and Summer Red apples, and Venango 

 Grape — with notes respecting all these fruits, 

 which we will lay before our readers hereafter. 



We are indebted to Col. Colby, of Ogden, for 

 beautiful Green Sweeting apples — and another 

 very handsome sweet apple, without a name ; too 

 ripe ; very good, we should think, when in see 

 son. Also, to David Thomas, Esq., of Aurora, 

 Col. B. Hodge, of Buflalo, and N. (,4oodsell, 

 Esq., of Greece, for information kindly furnish- 

 ed at our request. To A. Reynolds, of Web- 

 ster, for fine specimens of Ladij Apples and 

 Yellow Newtown Pippin. 



The Pkach Crop.— How often does the Peach Crop 

 siioeeed in Western New York ? — Or, how many yeure does 

 it generally fail out of ten ? Will some one tell us through 

 the Farmer .' — /. P., of AIncoh, Michigan. 



Mr. H. N. Langworthy, one of the most ex- 

 tensive Peach growers in this vicinity, states, as 

 his opinion, that the crop does not entirely fail 

 more than once in ten years. lie speaks more 

 particularly of the region between Lewiston and 

 Sodus Bay, on the south shore of Lake Ontario — 

 embracing a strip of land from 6 tc 10 miles in 

 width, nearest the L.ike. 



