The queen of fruits

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“”* QUEEN OF FRUITS. .

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4 Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1884, by CHAS. OC, HARKER, in
: the oflice of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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HARKER’S PEACH CULTURE

PLow your ground deep; harrow well; then furrow out twelve

feet eaeh way.

Prune off the ends of the roots from the under side. Reduce the
top by eutting above the outside bud, in order to open the top of the
tree. Your tree is now ready for setting.

Plant the tree as it stood in the uursery. Remove the soil sufficient
to admit the entire roots, and with your fingers earefully straighten
them and put the fine dirt aronnd the fibres. Plant about five inches
deep only. ;

When‘the tree is planted, put two quarts of ashes around the collar.
Then pour on to the ashes one gallon of hot soap suds. With soft
soap and a woolen cloth, rub well the body.

Plant corn among the trees in three feet rows the first year; two
rows the second year, and one row the third year. Plant no corn in
the tree row until you come within fifteen inches of the tree, when
you plant a circle of corn—say eight grains.

On the Ist of August with a knife cut or shorten in each limb one
half of present year’s growth, and always cut above the outside bnd.
Before winter sets in, crimp the circle of stalks to the roots of the tree,
and bring them up the body and fasten them there by wrapping a rope
of straw around the body. Then hill up 15 inches to keep water from
settling aronnd the tree.

REASONS FOR SAID CULTURE.

Plowing instead of digging holes prevents the two extremes from
injuring trees, viz: water and drought, and better promoting the
growth of the root. The ashes, soap and suds prevent the borers in
the roots. The circle of stalks prevents the sun in summer from
scorching the cambium, and «insures a perfect circulation; also pre-
venting the overgrowth ofthe tree—the wood becoming hardy. —

Pruning above the ontside bud makes it droop like a willow: that

shades the body after three years growing of corn. Then the trees are
banked and the ground sown in clover to hold the frost around the
tree until all cold weather is passed. The trees are wrapped to pres
vent winter killing.

When all cold weather has passed, in the spring, level down the
bank and unwrap the trees—repeating the same for three years.

This culture ceases after three years. By this process Peaches ean
be raised every year, not affected by borers, August suns, winter freezes
or late spring frosts—which are the only four causes for the failure
of crops.

-I claim to be the originator of this culture or theory, and never
knew of any one using the same before me.

Os Ce Anon tee
Troy, Onto.

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