The Green Forest tribune., 1903-10-17
PEACH THE COMING KING.
Is Destined to Lead the Big Red
 Apple in North Arkansas.

IS DeSClnCU to Ledu the B1g heO
 Apple in North Arkansas.
 Almost, as if by intuition, the people of this country, who are studying the subject of fruit cul- ture, are agreed that peach raising is the industry that is destined to make famous this particular sec- tion of Northwest Arkansas.
 THE TRIBUNE has been ob serv- ing the situation closely for several months and the above opinion is based upon expressions made by the leading fruit men of the country, and upon the action of our farmers on these suggest ions.
 During the state horticultural meeting here last winter several such opinions were advanced by eminent fruit men. They gave public expression to the fact that they believed this soil and eleva- tion to be peculiarly adapted to the growing of the peach.
 Judge I. B. Lawton of Benton vile, than whom there is no other man better posted, or a more successful orchardist in the state, said upon this occasion that it was his judgement that this section was especially adapted. to the successful production of peaches.
 President Logan, who visited this place some weeks ago, re- marked in a private conversation that peach growing is certainly a success, that there is big money in raising Elbertas at fifty cents a bushel and while he did not say so in so many words, it was easy to gather from his conversation that he, as for himself, would prefer peach to apple growing, as a profitable business. He is a man that can speak advisably on the subject for he is a large grower of both.
 A. J. Miller of Capps, the man who with his father-in law A. B. Capps, will furnish the principal apples from the state to be ex- hibited at the Worlds Fair of this seasons production, says his at tention is to be turned in the direc- ton of peach growing, as rapidly as it can be. He says the growth upon the trees to bearing size is so much quicker, that the tree and the fruit are both less sub- ject to the pests that constantly terrorize the scientific orchardist and that the market is more cer- tain, the latitude to successful peach growing being so much more narrowly circumscribed than is that of the apple. The fact that the peach crop fails oftener than does the apple can- not be regarded as against the peach. Trees that produce good crops and thrive long should not bear every season. Every other year is ample. It must be taken into consideration that a single good crop of peaches and a good market means a fortune to the grower on a large scale and the owner can afford to miss several crops if the season should come that way after one rich harvest.
 It is the history of peach grow ing that the big crops and high prices come at the same time, as the crops are generally a failure elsewhere when a great hit is made in any particular section. The man who lost a thousand dollar peach crop this year can reasonably count on harvesting two thousand dollar crop next. He can put his orchard up in trim for a yield and market that is almost sure to come his way. To the informed person upon the subject of profits in peach grow ing there is but one question that must be solved for him to decide that we have the richest country extant, and that is, can peaches