1905. 
697 
SHEEP IN WESTERN NEW YORK. 
Fig. 29(3, page 695, shows a group of 
Shropshire sheep in (he farmyard of a 
Niagara Co., N. Y., farmer. This breed 
of sheep retains its popularity in spite of 
(lie ‘‘booming” of new breeds. The Slirop- 
shires arc reliable, and while classed as 
mutton sheep they come about as close as 
any to being a true general-purpose ani¬ 
mal. We notice that many fruit growers 
keep a small llock of Shropshires. The 
main purpose is to keep the farm tidy, for 
the sheep clean up many weeds and tough 
grasses which would be hard to clean out 
of fence corners and lanes. Besides clean¬ 
ing such things up the sheep give a good 
profit in lambs and wool. 
PEACH CROP IN WESTERN N. Y. 
There is a tract of land lying between 
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, embracing 
the northern portion of Niagara and the 
western part of Orleans counties, that is 
probably the greatest peach belt in the 
State; in fact, about the only place in the 
State where peaches can be grown suc¬ 
cessfully. It lies along the east shore 
of the Niagara River and south shore of 
Ontario. The probable cause is that lying 
between the two lakes the blossoms are 
protected from late frosts and also the 
mercury does not fall so low in this sec¬ 
tion as farther south and east. This sea¬ 
son promises to be the banner season for 
peaches. The trees are loaded, and many 
growers, profiting by past experience, 
have thinned out the crop so that the trees 
will not break, and the fruit will be larger. 
Fig. 294, page 694, shows how the trees 
were broken in some orchards the last 
heavy crop. There will be millions of 
baskets of peaches shipped from western 
New York this season; the season com¬ 
mences about September 1 and lasts about 
four weeks. The varieties principally are 
Early and Late Crawford, Elberta, 
Crosby, Mountain Rose, Smock, etc. 
Wages paid pickers are from $1.25 to 
$1.75 per day and board, women and men 
both helping in the harvest. Women do 
most of the packing, big. 293, first page, 
was taken on the Niagara Grape Com¬ 
pany’s farm at North Ridgeway. 
Jeddo, N. Y. w. c. e. 
CHAIR'S CHOICE PEACH FOR NEW 
JERSEY. 
One of our readers asks for an opinion as 
to the merits of the Chair’s Choice peach in 
comparison with the Elberta, Champion. Iron 
.Mountain and Fitzgerald, in size and finality 
of fruit, hardiness of hud, healthy foliage, 
productiveness and’ as a money maker, also 
its weak points if any. Will you tell us 
what you think about it? 
Regarding merits of the Chair’s Choice 
peach, will say that up here in Sussex 
County, N. J., it has proved to be one 
of the most profitable varieties for me. 
My experience with it leaves me free to 
advise planting it largely in commercial 
orchards. a. e. r. 
Sussex Co., N. J. 
The Chair’s Choice peach is of the 
Melocoton class. If he has it correct 
it is the nearest round of any in that 
class, so near a Crawford’s Late as to be 
practically the same. Crawford’s Late 
XX Yellow and Chair’s Choice ripen very 
nearly together. The finest peach of this 
class that I really know is Beers’ Late. 
It has size, productiveness and more 
pleasing color. Brandywine is about same 
season, a little later, and more productive 
possibly. Reeve’s Favorite, larger. All 
are interchangeable. It is some time since 
I have fruited Elberta. This is a fine 
colored peach, inclined to a little too much 
green on one side and high color on oppo¬ 
site side. 'l'he Elberta with me is not 
bearing, or any of the yellow peaches. 
Champion is earlier than Chair’s Choice. 
On the best peach lands this is fine, other¬ 
wise inclined lo cling in the poorer grades, 
and lacks color. Elberta is hardy, fine 
looking but 1 think belongs to the Chinese 
class, and so far as I know most of this 
class are when good very good, but when 
overloaded are bitter and lack color. 1 
would not now plant any peach with this 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
blood if I knew it. Iron Mountain is a 
peach to avoid unless on the best situa¬ 
tion. Of course it is late and has to com¬ 
pete with the late Maryland peaches. I 
may think better of this peach later. Our 
trees are loaded. Fitzgerald I know only 
by reputation. If I could get Beers’ Late 
or Brandywine or both they would sup¬ 
ply me for that season. For market in 
central New Jersey Mountain Rose, Old- 
mixon, Stump, Beers’ Late, Brandywine, 
Smock or Beers’ Smock and Crawford 
Late are as good a selection as I would 
need. Of course the Smock is worthless 
on low land. I never saw any difference 
between the Smocks. There are man; 
good peaches. i. j. blackwell. 
Mercer Co., N. J. 
Celery Blight. 
G. Q I., Ting ley, Iowa. —In The It. N.-Y. 
page 634, in the article “Beware of the Dew" 
I find both causes and results the same a.; 
are now giving me trouble in a tine Held o:’ 
celery. You do not speak of Celery rust, but 
it would come under the same head 1 feel 
sure, and if you can give me any advice about 
how to stop the pest from becoming worse I 
shall feel very grateful. The oldest and larg¬ 
est celery is affected the worst. 
Ans. —Celery blight is always much 
worse in hot, rainy weather, and is also 
promoted by heavy dews. The only treat¬ 
ment worth while appears to be thor¬ 
oughly to spray the young celery plants 
during muggy or rainy weather with Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture of the strength of four 
pounds each copper sulphate and lime to 
50 gallons of water. It usually affects the 
largest and strongest plants, killing the 
outside leaves, but as cool weather comes 
on most celery plants arc able to out¬ 
grow it. and a good crop is often had 
even when the disease has been very se¬ 
vere. Keep your celery well hoed and 
cultivated all the time, and if troubled too 
much cut off and burn the whole affected 
foliage. Any means of protecting celery 
from dew or rain during warm weather 
would have a tendency to diminish the 
plant. _ 
For the land’s sake, use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth .—A civ. 
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