A NEW VOLUME IN THE RURAL SCIENCE SERIES 

 EDITED BY L. H. BAILEY 



Peach-Growing 



BY H. P. GOULD 



Pomologist in charge of Fruit Production Investigations 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture 



Illustrated, i2mo, $2.00 



Here is a book which covers the general field of growing peaches 

 and placing them within reach of the consumer. 



It is practical. It is detailed. It is a handbook for peach-growers 

 of North and East, as well as South and West. 



Peach literature has been notably limited, except for experiment 

 station bulletins and reports. This book gathers into one compact, 

 fully illustrated volume the principles and practice of successful 

 peach production. 



CONTENTS 



I. Historical Notes. 



II. Economic Status and Extent of the Peach Industry. 



III. Location and Site of the Orchard. 



IV. Propagation of Peach Trees. 

 V. Details of Planting an Orchard. 



VI. Orchard Management. 



VII. The Tillage of Peach Orchards. 



VIII. Inter-planted Crops. 



IX. Fertilizers for Peach Orchards. 



X. Pruning Peach Trees. 



XI. Insect and Disease Control. 



XII. Thinning the Fruit. 



XIII. Irrigating Peaches. 



XIV. A Consideration of Adverse Temperatures. 

 XV. Annual Cost Factors in Growing Peaches. 



XVI. Peach Varieties, Botany and Classification. 

 XVII. Picking and Packing the Fruit. 

 XVIII. Transportation, Storage, Marketing. 



THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 



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