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ROBBING'S FRUIT GROWERS' GUIDE 



Selma Cling Peach, which gives promise of standing in the lead of all other varieties for canning purposes 



just as they come from the field. The method of pro- 

 cedure is as follows: Dissolve one pound of lye to ten 

 gallons of water. Place the peaches in a perforated 

 bucket and immerse them in the solution for about a 

 minute. The length of time is easily determined by the 

 manner in which the skins peel off in the cold water dip 

 which they must be given to remove traces of lye. 

 The temperature of the water must be at boiling point. 

 The fruit is then placed on trays, exposed to the sulphur 

 fumes just like the fruit which has been halved, and 

 then placed in the sun to dry. In order that the fruit 

 may dry uniformly the trays should be shaken occa- 

 sionally so that all sides of the fruit will be exposed to 

 the sun's rays. Peaches handled by this process have 

 a distinct character, for it is found when the fruit is 

 cooked that the pit imparts a very delicate flavor to it. 



IRRIGATION 



To promote a healthy, vigorous tree during the first 

 three years it is necessary to irrigate the trees unless 

 they have been planted in a district where the annual 

 rainfall, with thorough cultivation, is sufficient to cause 

 the trees to grow vigorously. When the trees have 

 reached bearing age they should be irrigated just after 

 thinning and again a short time before the fruit is 



gathered. Never forget that thorough cultivation is 

 very necessary indeed after each irrigation to conserve 

 the moisture in the ground. 



COMMERCIAL VARIETIES 



Admiral Dewey, Alexander, Brigg's Red May, El- 

 berta, Foster, Greensboro, Male's Early, Heath Cling, 

 Levy's Late, Libbee Cling, Lovell, Mayflower, Mc- 

 Devitt's Cling, Muir, Phillips' Cling, Salway, Selma 

 Cling, Sims' Cling, Sneed, Tuscan Cling, Wheatland. 



NAMED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY RIPEN 

 May 



Sneed, Greensboro, Mayflower, Oklahoma Beauty, 

 Oklahoma Queen. 



June 



Alexander, Brigg's Red May, Hale's Early, Admiral 

 Dewey, Triumph, Early Imperial, Yellow St. John. 



July 



Foster, Early Crawford, Sims' Cling, Strawberry, 

 J. H. Hale, Elberta, Tuscan, Blood Cling. 



August 



Morris White, Selma Cling, Muir, Lemon -Cling, 

 Lovell, Royal George, Runyon's Orange Cling. Seller's 



