Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-16
JOHN H. PARNELL.
The Peach King of AmerIca-W hat
Has Been Done IN Georgia Can BE
Done In Arkansas.
from the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little ROCK
Sent 26th 1885


from the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock
Sept Goth 1857
We presume that it is not generally
known that Johu III. Parnell, the elder
brother of Charles Stewart Parnell,
the great Irish agitator, has home
in Stony Point, Georgia, situated in
Troup County, midway on the ives
tern boundary of the State, and that
be is the largest and most successful
peach grower in America. Mr.. Par
nell's success in cultivatiRg and mar
keting this most delicious of all fruits
has been such that we write OF 1t for
the benefit of the fruit growers in our
own state, believing Arkansas has all
the conditions Of soil and climate fav-
orable for the growth of the peach that
are found in any part of the world,
not excepting its native country, Per
STA, and when the same intelligence Is
used thousands of our own fruit grow
ers will tavorably compare notes with
Mr.. Parnell.
To begin with Mr.. Parnelrs history
of his fruit farming In ta.s country,
we use his own language, as given Ia
an interview last month. We wish to
remark here, before going farther,
that last summer when an article app
peared in Colmans Rural World, ad
vising Arkansas fruit growers to chop
down all early trees, we then thought
it bad advice, and we hope every per-
son WHO read that article will also read
the following:
Il found it necessary" said Mr..
Parnell' "to have recourse to Eagllsh
varieties. 1t was clear that a hard,
firm peach, which would bear hands
ling, would be gold mine. In 1871
1 brougt from England 5000 budded
trees-the Beatrice, the Early River
and the early Louise. l found these
three varieties to meet every requir-
ment They will bear shipping as
we'll as apples; their flesh is sweet,
and the skin firm The first shipment
of the Beatrice brought SO bushel.
These varieties are known as the half
cling. The Beatrice is red colored
peach, oblong In shape, with soft flesh
and tender taste, The Early River
is white skinned, with pink shading
just the picture of pale college girl
with spot OF red paint on her cheek.
The early Louise has plnklsh skin,
is white-heshed and firm.
Mr.. Parnell has developed a hybrid,
which he has given his own name,
and speaks of it as follows:
This peach is destided to rank In
the peach family as the L. Conte does
among the pears. l secured 1t from
an accidental seeding. l made nay
first shipment of this five years ago,
wheR it went eff at $25 bushel- l
have now z, 600 trees of this variety.
1t has a dark red skin, white flesh,
and is firm and hardy for shipment.
The next is the Foster, peach OF vel
low skin, saffron flesh and firm mold.
But one in three, of this peach, how
ever, Is fit to ship. OF the Amelia
peach, dark-feshed and brownlsh red
cheek, have over 6, ZOO trees. l have
spent much time in experimenting,
and belive that have now solved all
The difficulties of this neighborhood:
As old trees die, replace them, and
also make regular annual increase
of %, 900 trees. try every new va
riety announced, and have now, Ia
addition to these already announces,
the Early Crawford, the late CraW-
ford. and the whole Chinese family.
OF the latter, . variety called Ins
r. E. Lee, is decided favorlte. and
is ia constant demand In New YORK
The Thurber is also In great demand