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niencing the second year after the orchard is planted. As a cover 

 crop and to assist in maintaining fertiUty I use crimson clover, win- 

 ter vetch and cow peas. These add much in the way of humus or 

 vegetahle matter. 



Spraying. 



As a remedy for San Jose scale I would use home-made Con- 

 centrated Lime-Sulphur solution — 15 pounds Sulphur, 20 pounds 

 Lime or some good brand of Concentrated Lime-Sulphur made by 

 a reliable firm. I tried Scalecide and Target Brand Oil on a large 

 scale and it nearly put us out of business. Quite a lot of trees 

 were killed and a lot more were injured so that it A\ill take some 

 time for them to recover. You cannot grow peaches without 

 spraying them well. As a summer spray for fungus diseases we 

 have been xQvy successful with Bordeaux mixture — 2 pounds Blue 

 Stone, 6 pounds Lime to 50 gallons of water. \A'e are thinking of 

 trying some home-made Concentrated Lime-Sulphur the coming- 

 summer. 



Thinning. 



A\^e always thin the fruit hard. One year took oil over 4,000 

 bushels. We were at it three weeks. The neighbors said, "Xew- 

 comer is a crank," but we had nice fruit. By thinning the fruit 

 so that peaches are from four to six inches apart on the limbs we 

 grow fine large specimens for fancy packing which bring highest 

 prices. If you are doubtful as to the wisdom of thinning try it on 

 six Elberta trees leaving the next six unthinned and note closely 

 the result at picking time. The improved condition of the present 

 crop is not by any means the only advantage of thinning. Per- 

 haps the most important of all is the protection of the tree against 

 breaking as it is almost sure to do when overloaded, and against 

 the robbing of vitality Avhich would impair its future usefulness. 

 Do not wear out your trees by allowing them to over-bear. 



Picking and Packing. 



AMien harvesting the crop, all fruit is hauled to the packing 

 house. I very much prefer ladies to do the packing. AA'ould not 

 give a cent for a man to pack peaches for me. Never saw a grower 

 yet who could pack peaches like a lady. She has more taste and 

 neatness about it, and will put up packages that will sell for more 

 money every time. We use the half-bushel Delaware basket and 

 the Georgia Carrier. All fancv and extra fancy grades are packed 

 in carriers. 



Member. Do you use a grading machine ? 



Mr. Newcomer. If the peaches run clean of rot and defects 

 the grader works well. Otherwise hand grading is best. 



Member. Does not Salway mildew and crack? 



Mr. Newcomer. Salway does not crack or mildew on high 

 elevations, 800 to i.ooo feet. 



