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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Various Horticultural Notes 
Notes on Peach Varieties in Southern 
New Jersey 
While this is primarily a truck farm, 
still we find it pays to have some perma¬ 
nent crops. This makes it unnecessary 
to plant the entire acreage of the farm 
anew each season, and it gives more 
steady employment for our workers. One 
permanent crop is peaches. There are 
about 1,600 trees of bearing age, and Ave 
are very glad to have them along with 
our truck crops. When planting we were 
bothered considerably as to what would 
be the best varieties to plant. The nur¬ 
serymen’s catalogues gave good points 
only. True, one could read between the 
lines and get some of the faults, but the 
descriptions were more or less one-sided. 
To find out for ourselves just what va¬ 
rieties would be best, Ave set a test or¬ 
chard containing IS varieties near the 
house, in addition to the larger field plant¬ 
ings of fewer varieties. 
We find some varieties disappointing 
and others far better than we expected. 
Incidentally I might say Ave have a prac¬ 
tical demonstration of the value of a 
home orchard Avith a succession of va¬ 
rieties. We have peaches continually 
from July 1 until frost. Any housewife 
can appreciate how nice and convenient 
it is to have ripe peaches at any time 
throughout the peach season. I expect 
this test orchard will have to be con¬ 
tinued until the end of time if the lady 
of the house has her say; but as AA-e ail 
get the benefit, a ballot would show a 
unanimous verdict in favor of it. 
To get back to varieties, perhaps a few 
remarks concerning each, together Avith 
dates of ripening for season of 1919. will 
be helpful. 
MayfloAver. June 26 to July 8, is the 
first to ripen, and' although a cling is 
very fine for home use. Flavor is splen¬ 
did and flesh Avhite. It seems very sub¬ 
ject to broAvn rot. and I do not believe 
it would be AA’ise to plant it heavily com¬ 
mercially. 
Red Bird or Early Wheeler, July 10 
to 17, is a very large red peach ; a perfect 
beauty to look upon, crops well, ships 
exceedingly well, and sells well, but no 
one at our house likes to eat it. even a 
little bit. It is a double-barrel cling, and 
has the texture of rubber. We have 25 
trees of this sort, and the peach sold last 
year at $4 a bushel. I Avould like to 
knoAV how they use them. 
Japan Dream, July 13 to 17. This is 
a dwarf grower and peaches are small in 
size, but it is a perfect freestone of good 
flavor and appearance, and should be in 
every home garden. For local market it 
might do well commercially. At this sea¬ 
son of the year a good freestone peach is 
in demand even though it is small. 
Early Rose, July 16 to 23. This is a 
tight cling, quite shoAvy, and will ship 
well, but our folks Avould prefer the 
Greensboro, which ripens the same time, 
for both home use and market. 
Greensboro, July 17 to 23. This well- 
knoAAm variety, while a cling, is a splen¬ 
did and regular cropper and a money¬ 
maker. In a wet year, inclined to be 
too watery, but, in spite of this, a profit- 
afble peach commercially. The tree is 
quite spraAvling in growth, and it should 
be planted in a block by itself, otherAvise 
there is apt to be considerable difficulty 
in cultivating. 
Waddell, July 30 to August 11. Comes 
in Carman season and not so valuable 
commercially as Carman, but it is Avorthy 
a place in home orchards. 
Carman. July 31 to August 11. This 
is semi-cling .and a great commercial va¬ 
riety. Widely planted and a money¬ 
maker, because it comes Avhen the rush of 
Southern peaches is over. It is apt to 
overbear one year and set too light the 
next. Needs thinning to avoid this. If 
it Avere only a perfect, freestone it would 
be far more popular. Personally, I be¬ 
lieve the Carman Avill have to drop its 
lead as a commercial peach for other va¬ 
rieties that ripen at nearly the same time, 
yet are freestones. 
Connett’s Southern Early. August 4 
to 13. Much nearer freestone than Car¬ 
man : has something of the appearance 
of Belle; good flavor. and sells better 
than Carman ; does not hang on the tree 
as long as Carman and drops easier. 
Miss Lola, August 5 to 13. Freestone, 
large red-cheeked peach, nearly round in 
shape; fine for home use or market, and 
we should plant rather heavily if plant¬ 
ing again. 
St. John. August 8 to 14. Is a fine- 
flavored yellow freestone that sells well 
locally, but would not ship. With us 
also seems to rot easily. They are quite 
popular in the home orchard. 
Mountain Rose, August 8 to 14. Is a 
fine-flavored, old-fashioned variety that is 
all right for home use, but would never 
plant them commercially as Ililey Belle 
of same season is far superior. 
Hiley Belle, August 12 to 18, is the 
variety we shall plant in the future in¬ 
stead of either Mountain Rose or Cham¬ 
pion. It is a hardy, productive, attrac¬ 
tive freestone, sells at good prices and 
does not rot easily. So far we have seen 
no fault in it. 
Champion, August 12 to 22, is an at¬ 
tractive white freestone, but is entirely 
too susceptible to brown rot. 
Niagara, August 16 to 23, is a large 
yellow peach that looks Avell, tastes well 
and sells well. With us it is a shy 
bearer. Have not had a good set of fruit 
in three years. 
Belle of Georgia, August 20 to Septem¬ 
ber 1, is one of the finest Avhite freestone 
peaches ever produced. Too Avell known 
for comment, except to say that our ex¬ 
perience is in line Avith that of others, 
and avc would plant it heavily. 
Elberta, August 23 to September 1. 
The old standby freestone yelloAv peach 
that is not losing its place as the years 
go by. If planting again, it would have 
a large place in our orchard, but not al¬ 
together alone. The Hale Avould be be¬ 
side it. 
•T. II. Hale, August 26 to September 3. 
We find this widely-advertised peach to be 
less thrifty in growth of tree than El¬ 
berta and more subject to scab and other 
diseases, but when given a little more 
fertilization than is ordinarily given to 
Elberta, and more thorough spraying than 
for other sorts, the Hale is all that has 
been claimed for it. With special care 
and treatment it reaches the acme qf per¬ 
fection. With ordinary care it is disap¬ 
pointing. 
Late Elberta, August 30 to September 
4. Is just like first-class Elberta. except 
a few days later. These feAv days often 
mean a considerably higher price. 
Brackett, September 2 to 12. This is 
a fine-flavored yellow freestone that ripens 
when there is a shortage of good yellow 
peaches. It has given us good yields, 
and I feel sure will be profitable com¬ 
mercially. 
Fox Seedling. September 4 to 15. A 
line Avhite peach for home use or local 
market, but is a little tender in bud. 
Iron Mountain, September 15 to 30. 
Has found great favor with our xvomen 
folks. It is almost impossible to supply 
the local demand for this finest-flavored 
of all Avhite peaches. It is a tremendous 
and regular cropper, and fine in every 
way, except, that it is dull in appearance. 
People Avho buy on looks only will pay 
$4 a bushel for Red Bird and pass Iron 
Mountain with a sneer; but those who 
knoAV will buy Iron Mountain in prefer¬ 
ence to all others. 
Wonderful, September IS to 26. A 
large, yelloAV peach. It reallv did pro- 
Smith had 
no time for 
our outfit 
But Shetrone saved time 
with Western Electric 
Power—and he saved 
money , too. 
F armer smith s letter, 
printed below, shows the atti¬ 
tude of many farmers toward 
power on the farm. Farmer 
Shetrone’s figures, printed above, 
are the most convincing proof that 
Western Electric Power and Light 
is a real economy. 
Western Electric Co. 
Dear Sirs: 
“To my mind there’s been too 
much talk about what electric 
powerand light will doonafarm, 
and too little proof. Asfaras I can 
see, electricity on my farm will 
amount toa luxury I can’tafford. 
“You haven’t proved to me 
that if I install your outfit I can 
operate enough machinery with 
it to make it a paying invest¬ 
duce a wonderful crop for us last year 
that sold AA r ell. The previous year it gave 
a very small crop. Have fruited it only 
tAvo years. 
Krummel October, September 20 to Oc¬ 
tober 13. This fine yelloAv fruit is fine 
for either home use or market. It Avound 
up the peach season for us, and Ave were 
truly sorry to see them go. 
Gloucester Co., N. J. trucker, jr. 
Storage for Apples and Vegetables 
I have been a market gardener for 
many years, and have come to the con¬ 
clusion that the best proposition for stor¬ 
ing roots and vegetables for the Winter 
is a root cellar. I hav; a good location 
ou my farm, as I think, for a root cellar. 
It is a piece of land with an abrupt 
slope, Avhieh faces the south and east, 
and sheltered from the north and xvest 
winds. 
My plan is to build a Cement house on 
the south and east sides of this slope, 
30x60x15 ft.. Avith a peaked roof with 
three air-shafts, 20 ft. apart in the peak 
of the roof. If this plan is approved by 
you, I haA-e been thinking as it is an easy 
proposition for me to get barrels, of fill¬ 
ing the barrels in the Fall with carrots 
and cabbage and storing them in the 
house, one on top of the other, three or 
four high. with air space between each 
barrel. Would this be as good for the 
keeping qualities as it Avould to store 
them in bins? J. r. Y. 
Noav Jersey. 
I am thinking of building an apple cel¬ 
lar this Summer for common storage, and 
would like to hear from some one Avho 
has had experience with one. I would 
AA’ant it to hold 3,000 to 4.000 bushels. 
There is a cut in the road about 6 ft. 
high, and I would want it to face it. 
Ground is level back of it. I want to 
build it all xvith cement, and have about 
2 ft. above ground level, and cover xvith 
railroads rails, and cement over them for 
roof. The idea of having it 2 ft. above 
ground is for AvindoAvs for ventilation. 
Ought there to be ventilation in roof? 
The size I figured on was 24x50 ft.. 6*4 
ft. high. J. G. C. 
West Virginia. 
How we answered him 
It wasn’t bard to convince our friend 
that a Western Electric Powerand Light 
Outfit is an economy, a real money-maker 
on the farm. We had the proof—not the 
usual run of manufacturer’s claims, but 
an actual table of savings made by a real 
farmer—W. E. Shetrone of Le Raysville, 
Pa.—as a result of installing Western 
Electric Power and Light on his farm. 
To back up this evidence we told Mr* 
Smith where he could see our motion 
picture, “The Go-Getter”—a story of old, 
wasteful methods and the up to date, econ¬ 
April 10, 19G0 
J. G. C. outlines a cellar that should 
make an ideal storage place for apples, 
with the exception of the plan of having 
the roof two feet above the ground. To 
build frost-proof cellar the roof would 
either have to be under the ground or 
about txx r o feet of soil would have to be 
placed over the concrete top. Windotvs 
will not be necessary for ventilation, as 
it is an easy matter to ventilate with sev- 
eral terra-cotta tile. Even one of 12 to 
15 in. in diameter placed at the end op¬ 
posite the door would be sufficient. 
One of the largest fruit groxvers in this 
section has three large storage cellars that 
keep apples in a very satisfactory man¬ 
ner. They are constructed very thorough, 
though cheaply, and have been in use for 
a number of years. The sides are stone 
walls, and lengthwise in the center is a 
heavy girder raised a fexv feet above the 
sides. Round rails or timbers cut from 
the Avoods are laid from the walls to this 
girder, and 18 in. to 2 ft. of soil is placed 
over the whole to keep out the frost. 
Over the whole is a corrugated roof which 
keeps the soil and timbers under it en¬ 
tirely dry at all times. The smaller cel¬ 
lars have a door at one end and a venti¬ 
lating flue about a foot square at the 
other. The larger cellar lias door at 
either end and no other provision for 
ventilation. 
Do not try to make the roof too xvide 
without concrete piers in the center, as 
the roof Avill be heavy, and the added soil 
will make a very heavy weight. Our 
experience Las been that a concrete roof 
about 8 in. thick xvith 2 ft. of soil on top 
will make a perfectly dry construction, as 
we have never seen any dampness coming 
through. We have our cellar about 12 ft. 
xvide. and the roof is about 18 in. higher 
at the center than at the sides, with the 
soil sloped in the same manner, which 
turns most of the water off that falls on 
it. If the roof were flat, it. may be a 
good thing to mix 10 per cent of hydrated 
lime with the cement, which will assist 
materially in xvaterproofiing the finished 
roof. 
The plan of piling up the vegetables in 
barrels or boxes is folloxved by a good 
many gardeners, but you will have to use 
your oxvn judgment and learn by experi¬ 
ence about needed ventilation and pack¬ 
ing. E. J. w. 
neighborhood—and go see it. This inter¬ 
esting movie tells you 
How power can put money 
into your pocket 
The Western Electric Powerand Light 
Outfit is built with an extra capacity en¬ 
gine to operate any machinery you have 
been turning by hand. The table above 
shows how in pumping and churning 
and milking alone. Western Electric 
Power actually made a hundred dollars 
in one month. 
It’s the extra power Western Electric 
engine and long-life battery 
ment. So I don’t see why I should 
put in Western Electric Power 
and Light till you do prove that 
omical system of farming with Western 
Electric Power. Ask 
your Western Electric 
dealer when “The Go- 
Getter” will play in your 
Western 
Electric 
Power £r Light 
This is the out¬ 
fit that saved 
t105.00 in one 
month. 
that do it. 
Our booklet RN-3 is tho 
one that gives you factsand 
figures as to how Western 
Electric Power and Light 
can help you in your farm 
work. So just send a post 
card to the Western Elec* 
tricCompany at Boston or 
New York—and ask for 
Booklet RN-3. 
SOME GOOD TERRITORY STILL AVAILABLB 
FOR, LIVE-WIRE REPRESENTATIVES. 
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Makes the Battery last longer 
CWssaw* 
Milking Machine 
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fits from Buttermilk 
Operating Costs:— 
Kerosene * 
Gasoline . 
depreciation and Intend * 
Time 
15*4 hours 
37 hours 
31 hours 
5 hours 
Money 
#15.50 
37.00 
15.50 
1.50 
63.28 
8.30 
Total Savings *141.08 
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