Elements of agriculture, southern and Elements of agriculture, southern and western elementsofagricu00welb Year: 1908 218 ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE Fig. 81.— San Jose Scale on Peach Trees to produce fruit perhaps half of the seasons because the fruit buds are killed by cold. The orchards are not expensive to bring into bearing, however, and w^hen a good crop is made, it is generally very profitable. Peaches do not require rich lands. ,. The largest and best orchards in the South are found on well-drained sandy loams that require commercial fertili- '^ zer to produce good cotton crops. The la
Elements of agriculture, southern and Elements of agriculture, southern and western elementsofagricu00welb Year: 1908 218 ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE Fig. 81.— San Jose Scale on Peach Trees to produce fruit perhaps half of the seasons because the fruit buds are killed by cold. The orchards are not expensive to bring into bearing, however, and w^hen a good crop is made, it is generally very profitable. Peaches do not require rich lands. ,. The largest and best orchards in the South are found on well-drained sandy loams that require commercial fertili- '^ zer to produce good cotton crops. The land intended for peaches should be well plowed and harrowed. Good budded trees should be planted, pref- erably in checks eighteen by eighteen feet or even wider apart. The young plant should be trimmed for setting. Expenses of Orchard. — Good one-year-old budded trees can often be bought in large numbers for five cents each. So a sufficient number of trees for an acre — 108 — would only cost 'f ; and preparing the land, fertilizing, and setting the trees should not cost over $ 10 more. Growing Crops in Orchard. — For the first two or three years the young orchard may grow cotton or Irish potatoes between the rows of trees. Any crop that is well fer- tilized and cultivated will not hurt the trees. The culti- vation of the crop also cultivates the trees. Heavy crops of peas grown in the orchard may draw too heavily on the moisture supply in late summer. Peas also breed certain root diseases that in some cases are very destruc- tive to the peach. The bur clover, or crimson clover, makes a fine winter cover-crop for the orchard. These
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