Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-22
Georgia's Fruits.

0OOA SO aiOcs
Georgia put peaches into market on
May 20, and New York paid seventy
five cents apiece for the first crate.
The one crate, the product OF two or
three limbs of peach tree, brought
more money to the owner than an acre
of the best cotton. Peaches will grow
anywherein the State. One finds the
tree along the roads, off in the field,
and even in the woods. And they
hang full. This year the yield is
beyond anything ever seen, and the
railroads and steamboats, have made
rates that will put Georgia fruit into
all the Northern markets. The largest
peach orchard in the South, if not in
the world is located near Griffin. 1t
contains $4,000 trees and covers almost
600 acres of land, on the same farm
are 4,O00grafted apple trees and 5000
fine pear trees. The income of this
year will exceed that of any 1000
acre wheat farm or cotton plantation.
Georgia is wild over the LeConte
pear. 1t is equeal to the Californian
In size, and surpasses it in flavor.
Some thirty years ago Mr.. LIE Conte,
being i'm New York Nursery, was
given seeding. He took it home
to Georgia, gave it a place in the
grownd not caring much whether ii
lived or died, and he himself died be-
fore the tree matured. War spared il
and the immense yield and find flavor
attracted attention. The neighbors
begged cuttings, and in a few years the
LeCOnte was established in two OF
three counties, but it is only in the last
few years that it has made reputation
away from home. The tree is one OF
unusual vigor. The tree has never
been known to blast. Cut off twie
and stick it in the ground and it will
take root. The pears are of great size
the flavor is exquisite, and full-sized
tree will yield from twenty to twenty
five bushels. Men have cleared as higf
as $1,000 from seventy-fye trees, ant
there is not one tree in hundred that
will not yield at least fifteen bushels
The first of the season sell at about
S12 per bushel, and the price never
goes below 81. Some of those whC
started in first, have made great dea
by selling cuttings, and orders are nov
received from almost every locality il
America. The shipments began will
ten bushels, and this year will be owe
10000. In three years from this tn,
shipments will probably count up rs
600. In three years from this, tn,
shipments will probably count up Is
600 bushels and the price may com,
down to dollar, but at even thi
figure, the growers would make prof
of 81 900 to the acre. 1t is the onl,
variety Of pear ever known which
bears each season and has never shown
the slightest signs of blight.
Georgia is putting out vineyard
for almost every other cornfeld, an,
its grapes will be in market six week
before those around the shores of LAX
Erie. The Concord, Salem, Delaware
Hartford and all other varieties yiel,
splendidly, and bring such prices a
make farmers look wild.
Georgia is as certain of big yield o
| piuho CdCn year, do thC ldlmcI 10 "
potatoes or corn. 1t is rare that worm
or blight fall upon them, and the frui
is of extraordinary size, and of excel
lent flavor. Ten plum trees will brin,
in about as much money rs an acre o
cotton, and the only expense is the pick
ing.
Sum up the fruits of Georgia, an,
it amounts to saying that she can rails
any variety in the utmost profusion
Ten years hence she will raise NOR
peaches, pears, Iplums, grapes and straw
berries than any other state in the I'm
ion. Her fruit growers are now max
ing more money from ten acres thar
any cotton or cereal farmer is from fort,
Her boom is not speculation, but ha
been brought about by hard work, GOO
planning and common sense invest
ments.