EEPOET ON PEACH TREES. 



The peach trees eutcretl for preniiiiin are planted on thenorth side 

 of Mt. \yarner, and are on the lower side of the orchard, set out the 

 year before. These trees, of which there are about one hundred, 

 were planted tliis last spring ('79), all of them being Crawford's 

 Early. They have made an average growth of about two feet. 



The soil in which the trees are planted is a sandy loam. The past 

 season potatoes have been grown between the trees. 



In planting peach trees avoid a heavy soil, and if possible plant on 

 high ground with a northern exposure where the trees will have free 

 circulation of air. This will keep the buds from starting during the 

 warm days of winter, and they will be less liable to be injured by 

 late spring frosts than trees planted on low ground. 



Avoid heavy manuring or the trees will make too rank a growth 

 and be injured by the cold of winter. Do not cultivate the ground 

 after midsummer, else the trees will not ripen their wood before frost. 



Keep a good lookout for borers. Examine the trees in early fall 

 and spring and kill all that are found. 



Head the trees back every fall, cutting away from one-third to one- 

 half of the past season's growth. 



If these few rules are followed one may safelv expect to grow as 

 good peaches as were raised a few years ago iu this vicinity. 



Respectfully submitted, 



JOHN W. CLARK. 



