School agriculture, with experiments and exercises; a text book for rural and graded schools
Автор:Milo N. Wood Год: 2012 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 50 ISBN: 1236654978 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...In regard to selecting varieties suitable for any locality, see the Appendix. Potash fertilizers should be applied rather than nitrogenous fertilizers. A large amount of nitrogen causes an excessive growth of the wood and leaves at the expense of the fruit. The fruit of the peach is borne principally on the young shoots; hence the tree should be pruned to encourage a growth of young wood. Enemies of the Peach Tree--The peach borer is as much an enemy to the peach tree as the apple-tree borer is to the apple tree. The only satisfactory way to get rid of the borers is to dig them out with a sharp wire. Peach Yellows and Peach Rosette are very destructive diseases. No remedy is known for them. The only thing so far recommended is to dig out and burn the affected trees....
