The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-26
PEACHES in GEORGIA.
\ GEENT AND GROWING RAN
INDt STEN
\ Most Fascinating i,u~incs~, that
Will Hiring Wealth and Prosperity.
nEIFrIN, GN., Aug. II, l>>G


tine of the principal attractions "f tn
pleasant little city is tbs great AMI v.
rled fruit industry. The hu,inces, tor
such IT is, has gown in Importance h, re-
As few industries ,lo, Tor the la-t ten
years, and great many people hay" On
gagged therein with an earn,stn that T.
sure to crown effort with success.
Probably the pioneer IN fruit ,uItur.
as "A business was the Late ". W. Wuwl-
ruit, the well known carriage man. who
having become tired of the cares Of ac-
tive trade, settled three miles north.
west Of this place and commenced IL,
cultivation at fraits, principal among
which we've pe.,lres Of the very ,a,l,
Varieties, pears ami grapes. This was
perhaps fifteen, may he not NOR. than
twelve, years ago. Ilc was soon followed
hy Judge John ID. Cunningham, who
planted three miles south Of Griffin the.
largest orchard OF peach trees perhaps
IN the State, and indeed, it Was said II
WAS one Of the largest at one time ia the
known world. cannot Just now put
my hands ON the figures. tut the mum
bcr Of acres planted number by the hun
dreds and the trees 10y the Thousand,
upon thousands.
These gentlemen made en>iablr sums
Of money fron their vrntur, y. but lhr
original orchards, being made ~ uf
trees that We're the outcome Of scirntii.
experiments by nurserymcn, 10y which
peaches were previously brought To rilan
in july to BE- ready for use and market u
month earlier. The trees grew of well,
hut they proved to he Of short life. and
the fruit produced was not W desirable
u, might have lecn expected or the crop
81 sure, but the markets were alway !
open for the fruit at such season, anu |
remember that 1t was no uncommon
thing for the fruit To net To the growers
from - to $40 per bushel IN the market
Of the north, east and west. There wat
novelty in the fact that peaches could H.
ri~ned No early, AMI the quality Of the
fruit became for II time "a secondary con-
sldcration, and the peach growers profit
ed thereby.
For the past few years, however, a
change has gradually come about, AMI u
good. honest fruit viii now btng more
money in July than an inferior article IN
June. This fact has brought into cult
vation the varieties of peaches of the
better varieties If not 50 early to ipcn
And Besides the gentlemen named, n
large number of the best farmers ~ the
county have gone extensively into the
cultivation OF the peach with great sue.
ress in almost every instance.
Yesterday found myself. in company
Of II friend, ut the house Of Mr.. John
Keller, Il gentleman who came to tn
place three or four years ago from Ohio.
and purchased lands adjoining the cclr
brated Woodruff farm. He il Of the
type of farmers who works and think
and then thinks and wurkR tie has lu,t
little or no time and his labor has net
been wasted, for he is a practical fun
grower AMI AN intelligent man. l'eiu
an unsrlfish man, he Informed his ull
friends and ncIghlors oi the ,plrud,A
opportunities offered for fruit cututr.
and others came, and the home people
partook of the enthusiasm, and about
the new settlement now called \InpvatL
every one is inure or less Interested ~
fruits. Mr.. W. T.. II. Starcy. Col. :. "
Mangham. the Mitrhclls, and other, ui
the farmers Of this tSpaldingl county
have had most marked success IN fruits
found Mr.. Keller yesterday quite bt,A
getting the last of his grapes INTO mas
ket and pressing such IA were not nu
kctablc for making vine.
After convcrsing with MIR. Keller ahd
MIR. Soarcv. and there are probably ~,
better Informed men IN the subject 81
/ fruits and fruit growing, | have gath
cred some Information that viii perhaps
be uf interest to fruit growers IN Florida
rs the peach, the grape and the plum III
! particular ar, attracting marked attch
ton there a, we'll as here in mthtIr
/ Georgia.
Pardon what may seem di.r.sslun.
! hut to give an idea of what Tremendous
! proportions peach culture has assumed
/ here. will 1t ,te the fact that there, ARE
now more than one hundred 100 utWI
Thousand lSating peach trees within a
radius ut four miles uf Griffin r,prr.
senting about a Thousand acres OF land
The tavolitt varieties being Cultival t
now Ivy the Erowers are the t,lb'i b.
Michigan FATTY. Amelia, llpnrirttl,,i,.
| " and and late Crawford. Chinese lin!
Stump the World and the rtllr 1T Gpor
ga. OF course there are other ser, lin
and popular varieties. hut those m,i
toned are now believed tn h. the b
for marketing. and cons 'uuentlv Il. :
desirable. The EIlsrta is compr tati,, ,
u new peach and wa propagatrd by y
knmph. of south Georgia. 1t hps prove ,
u most excellent vp"itty and is ,uminv 4
general fave. Ii is n large, finely g.
vored frne-st me. of yellow cast. and -
flesh is tender and firm. ltr;pcns ~
IN July and "a III, / excellent shrp,r.
and pre- en- n beautiful app ,uno.
The Amelia has been popular s.. lty
here tof snne Ncat :, ;Indprumi,r, 70. h.l.l
ito own. II i u beautiful. lairr uht'r
peach with blush If red, and = ,u.rv
and highly Favored and will y,tm,t II
IA long shipping.
Both the late and early tnW. uIl ate
considered most excellent. either tur
house use or market. Thcs, prarh
are magnificent. The tees grow Nieus.
ously. and the fruit IS large and hand.
some. being Of irauti(ul Srlluw. ,h
tint.
The hinese Cling has been favorltr
here for some years, and for its many
good qualities fully deserves its Well.