PICACH 



ht-aileil-ljack to a whip 18-24 inches higli, ami all young 

 shoots are afterwards rubbed off except 4 or 5 f<ir the 

 top. Young orchards are usually well cultivated until 

 from August 1 to 15. Aphids, if they attack the top, 

 are destroyed by strong tobacco water or kerosene 

 emulsion. If the aphids attack the roots a handful of 



PEACH 



12£ 



Dissolved South Carolina rock and muriate of potash 

 makes one of the best fertilizers. Raw bone is more 

 expensive, and it is doubtful if it is better than South 

 Carolina rock. From 600-1,000 lbs. may be applied per 

 acre broadcast in the winter or early spring. Wood 

 ashes are good but hard to obtain. Bearing orchards 

 are generally plowed in April, 3-4 inches deep, harrowed 

 thoroughly with a smoothing harrow, and afterward 

 kept in clean culture The gang plow and the sulkv- 

 I ultivator are frequently used XTnder favorible condi- 

 < orchards live and be ir go 

 gh the best crops are obtain 

 and fifteen 



imning of the fruit is m t II | ti td in 



.w lie but this IS one of the 1 1 II tl t is icceiv- 



ght an<l \\ill li gn*n greater 



tention in the future In I'lOO the trees and prices 



uflered sc\eulj fmm Hik of tliiiiiiing The pickers 



In tlu orchard 



good tobacco dust applied, after removing the surface 

 soil, will generally kill them. Orchards are cultivated 

 in corn, potatoes, tomatoes, etc., or any nthcr Iioeil cn.p 



should the 

 cultivation 



.'rass. and 

 The trees 

 I year and 



are usually e.xarained for liorcrs at U-, 

 sometimes twice. 



The pruning is done in fall or winter. No heading- 

 back of bearing trees is practiced, but no doubt many of 

 the young orchards now being planted will be grown in 

 this manner. Dead wood is removed annually ami the 

 top kept open to admit the sun so as to color the fruit. 

 .\ low wagon is often used for hauling out the bnish. 



In the nursery the trees are always propagated by 

 budding. At one time it was supposed that natural 

 seeds produced the best and healthiest trees, but expe- 

 ri. iiic li:i~ ^linwn that no trees are better or healthier 

 •*: ;; ■!■ ; r"u-ii froiu Seed taken from the most vigor- 



.:, .1/ . . ^/i;/. — Formerly all of the fruit was picked 

 la ii;i-k'!~, packed in crates holding three pecks, and 

 sliippi-d to the commission men of the various markets. 

 At the present time a very large proportion of the crop 

 is sold in flve-eiehths baskets to the buyers at the rail- 

 road stati.in. Tills mi-tliod of niaiketing is the most 

 satisfn^'i"! ', \',;i\ I'. ,i!,|n,., ,,i :, I', :m 1, , i,,|,. Til. ■buyers 



ge'i.T:, !-.. . •.. - iiey in 



his )i.. . ' y ' • ■ ■ ■■■-1 with 



freiL'lil-. ■ .:il^-i..ii ni- n. :iiMl i -.■ ..f the 



is sold at fancy prices, either at the station or in the 

 general market. Refrigerator cars, holding 600 to 800 

 baskets, are used for fruit that requires two days to 



