Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-10
THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.

lie development Of khe fruit industry in
dinerent sections OF the south IL li6eiy TO
assume eEormOus. proportions during TIE
next few years. The gross receipts from
the peach. plum and berTy Industry IN
Genneia already reaches many millions OF
dollars annually. and yet Il vonld seem
thai the business Is SIN IN rs infancy.
rae business OF growing fruit on large
scale IN the south for eastern and western
HarketsrKas started only 4 few years asp
" Geargla and has already reached
saornaoEts nroportionS Mr.. Samuel
rnmph. of Alnrshailsrie. might well las
I'm -rc heirg the pioneer In the develon-
Meni 81 the Iassnincent ana luscious
J%crEias peacAcs uhich are known and
hlthfe apbreeiated In nearly all the states
Ia the union. Hundreds 0f thousands OF
peach trees have. been planted I'm what
IS knean - the peach belt south 81 Ma :
con anal that section OF the state de-
riYes - splendid revenue from fhe sales
Of quit duFing the shipping season each
yc4F. lt vas thought Tor several years
that ncaches eould- only - bly,
rroNn in Georgia IN that section lying
dong the southern borders Of the middle
territory OF the state. Experiment on quite
excessive sesits has demonstrated the
Tacs that the Iauds and climate Of north
ss8 nerfbeast Georgia are equally we'll
adopted for HE Succession growth 81
nsaehes for the market. and within the
rSst i've years many large orchards hate
be<is nianted ana ave nov 7bcaflAs spICh-
dfd crops. Lafze arsfers have been recently
pfz2.ed for ynlilH peach trees for planfiag
IN. nbtth Georgia this season and u nov
Icaks a. N that section q preparing 20
aegIvcIy compete With the known
pr6cn section in the more souIeth part
OF the state. IL - nov gehefhily cen
ccssei by Hsach growers that land having
arnarsa -
reRches % superior Appearance. FaVor
ara siSe thea these grown on ether On ar
acter ~ son. Tals presumption Is based On
fhe IDEA that land containing IRON IN The
snT Is hest suited Dor peaches. and the
red lands e The country are more Or
lees tmpff grated Vfth iron deposits. Tie
rcpufa ton ~ the h6w justly celebrated
Gsoreh peach nas however. been won
from trees planted IN and grown on land
Which are Practically gray and candy SO
that IL Is ykt hard 10 tell whether
peaches groEn IN the Piedmont belt are
superior IN flavor and appearance to the
sncth tiehrEia heantfes- There Is enc good
feature about the rivalry between the two
peach sections 81 the state on Ibis cues
tIoa. and that Is tbes are not lfkely %
cone into. active competitiop. with each
other m The markets. The difference In
lacaIitY Is such That the south Gehfeia
mach viii take he market and disaprssr
before the north ,GeorEis- peach Is ripe
for shipment This Win be the most feas1-
pie solution 70 the whole matter and viii
g. a Ions -vex toEard not oKercro ding
thC rearh- naarxct drrInG TIE same period
on time The perishable- nature OF the
peach renders the blsiuess n1uch better
Tor the. nroduceFs IL each section has the
fnsrket h. itself without interference.
t- The Texas Peach.
While Georgia Is making such rapid
atrldes in the peach and fruit Industry
ceneraIly. = must also be borne I'm mind
that fRze farmers OF eastern Texas are also
branching cut IN that industry nElrine
ths SESSION Of thefTexaE Farnefs'. con-
eregs which was held iRsf duty at Coll
Irzss.sts. tson in thai sta On and, which mad
the pleasure Of attending. Win the
run exhfiatt 90 4iie horticultural Eecti6n
% the congress some OF the largest Elder
Ia peaches ever seen. ft was hard Go be-
Here tbst oeaches OF such size and b1aHty
cutId have eeeh produced anywhere. The
frait men present told ms that several
handred car toads Of peaches we're ship
ped from eastkFh Texas thIs season. and
that .Caelz we're REst BsEtHAfnk 10 get UNI
der brad way sili the Development Of the
peach iadnsrts sac f-
4 was also informed at the same time
that there were about rii.0Co.1aO acres of
land IN the fresif saFts7 OF 'eastsrn Texas
SuifHhls zoe tHe production 81 peaches.
F1Iis nut me % 1suThig and ! measured
w the nutHfc Texas peach sitHatieh after
at tlIis aeseEEe YES planted IN peaches
scout A. fotfeNss Calc0iatinsT on, an aver
age OF 90 trees 10 the acre. eastern Texas
tsiIl. ~ she course % tine have Ga bear
frr coaditash On a .1na0p9 acres. ssVo. 05l
prests Allowing Tor each tree one bushel ef
n1arketabfe rtaehes. fhis aoala zISe ~
uwsfn tfsfshels. ~. aboet T0ffs ear ioadH. AT
81 -aVsfase price of 81. pef bashel the
Texas ~ atis ttsp would sell for a. much
nssHey as tsIs entire cotton crop % the
soath. e I'D s- -s a-- -.1
the Texas people. however. do not sex-
pect 20 deaend en- he markets TO buy al
she HFbdilekk 0f their orchards in perish
able cuuciftnn. They are studying the
best systems r0f eaanliIk matt and will
convert stae sEFnlus. nj their fruit crop
ilt1l. canned zs-uusls -yvitich can be saipped
at. ~ aha trade ans moath in the year
auncries should Be more general ln the
lFtllt beits 81 this state. There should be
Retbiug lostsfrDm the crop but everything
e vase c0aFerted into = useful and Eala-
Vie pFedncf-s Teas - also making rapid
strides i'm thu trltrkinE Industry The
ErOrytis Of tssunatpeF and ether xesetahles
IN che truck fsrEns an east Texas n al
esay an item, 81 immense revenue. to the
.aElneEs 30 that section Of the state. While
earar Hass-. r.-eH ssE raf ~.