The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . erloo, Arkansas Traveler and Hynes Surprise, areamong the successful and sure bearers. This is due to thefact that as a rule the early varieties are the late bloomers,blooming late enough to escape the late spring frosts. Thelate ripening peaches ordinarily bloom from eight to ten daysearlier than the early kinds. The peach trees usually begint3 bear at three years from the time of planting. The tend-ency of the trees is to overbear and it becomes necessary totlin them in order that the fruit ma
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . erloo, Arkansas Traveler and Hynes Surprise, areamong the successful and sure bearers. This is due to thefact that as a rule the early varieties are the late bloomers,blooming late enough to escape the late spring frosts. Thelate ripening peaches ordinarily bloom from eight to ten daysearlier than the early kinds. The peach trees usually begint3 bear at three years from the time of planting. The tend-ency of the trees is to overbear and it becomes necessary totlin them in order that the fruit may not be too crowded. Insize and quality. New Mexico peaches are not excelled bypeaches from the best peach growing states. It is the com-mon opinion of those who have tasted both the Cahfornia andNew Mexico peaches that the latter are the better in fruit is as a rale highly colored, due perhaps to the morecontinuous sunshine during the ripening period. The peachis free from the serious diseases and insect pests. Probablythe profitable period of the peach tree in New Mexico, is from. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE, 71 ten to twelve years. By replanting an orchard at intervals offive to eight years, a profitable orchard can be kept upalmost indefinitely. In New Mexico as in other places, where the apricot grows,it has given evidence of a longevity greater than that of anyorchard tree, with the possible exception of the pear tree. Itis not uncommon to see very old seedling apricot trees grow-ing in the native home places m the Mesilla Valley, and atSanta Fe seedling apricot trees are known to be about 200years old. The fruit from the improved kinds is as large andas good in quality as the California apricots. The Blenheim,Moorpark, Royal, St. Ambroise and Luizet are desirable forhome planting. Cherries are only raised on a small scale. The trees of boththe sour and sweet groups grow well. Varieties of the sourcherries are the best bearers, but the fruit is not as large asthat f
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