The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-07-25
The Elbests AZ An Asset,
From The Augusta Chronicle. !

lHson Ahe Augusta Chronlcle..i
State Entomologist Smith has re-
ports from all over the State in respect
to this years psaoh crop that have
Induced him to announce that the
yield in Georgia for 1906 will amsunt
to $500 cars, which ID in access OF
last years total by 1000 oars and al
most equals the record Of 1904, when
1900 cars were estimated to have been
the shipment. And these $500 ears,
it must be remembered, will be realized
in spite of decidedly adverse ooudi-
tions, numbers Of orchards suffering
from rot. while during the spring there
was repeated "seares" as to the injury
wrought by the cold snaps that came
one after another, with alarming fre-
queney.
Iadeed, in the early spring the hor-
tisulturalisss Of the state calculated in
advance upon, a crop Of 5000 cars, but
now, from one cause or auother, thou
principally, no doubt. from the rot,
seventy.6ve per cent Of the original
estimate is conceded to be the proba.
bility.. These calculstions, Of course.
are based on average conditions, since
tho orchards In different parts Of the
state sasyA considerably. Assistant
State Entomologist lewis who has
been engaged lately in looking over
those in Bibb county and, ito vicinity,
it is said, general evidence Of
partial damage, while about Coraelis,
OF the;contrasy, an excellent, crop is
proclaimed TO be ia sight. .~.* =. =.
!. Raughly spsakiug-at e2 per crate
ah ! 400 teEstsa 60 che oarA--a car Of
paaghss may Be Said ID be- wosah $500
gsoas: n iinii i Nea3 York, Cisy.. { There 10,
hewsyeF,, aesesssrily, q; good round
sumsse bst deduatea; from this. .snouut
20 obtain the net value, which, in
round nuhbess, 10 placed % fsonaI 800
20 $500, OF. splitsipg tho difference,
1ss.sus: call $500 the net value. o. d, car
load 5Sf Elbefsas. . Had che crop as:
originally istda hoped Tor, therefore. md
terialized, IL would have amounted to
600. Even 4as it 90, the $500
cats shipped this. year should place
somsthing, ,llxs $1,750,0 net in the
rapkstS 81 she orohardigts 81 Georgia
% the returned brought shem by their:
naanh erdn alone.i' And aalsn hear in.
mind,;ie is Georgia only TO whioih. tho
above agures; spply.E* Il The other
Southern S:ates were included the
worth Of tho peach osop to this section:
would be still more impressive to COM
eidsr. .,:f.s.6 n, 9 -"
B And q few years ago. so recently by
comparison that .isi seems like yester-
day; almost, mo suoh asset existed in
Che South. People have peaches, 10
be sufe, and 'a:iinited number, when
considered from the view point os TO-.
day we're sshippsd annually to;sths,
NArtH h..t f. . :s sso s; sss|s; Gee GSs
u 0g0 0ear l6sdsf from sas Jingle State
os sbs;; Hi dling their sassi 6s iilpusneua
70 6thsfy Quar- tara off5 5khas yUniSns and
representing an asset 10 the possession
Of aeorgisa fruit growers that pays
them . yearIy dividend 6f closs upon
twe million dollars was nnareamad Of,
81 True The ri4a : and the srsign Of The
Elberta has been henomenal and the
story of it'sounds like . fairy: y:tale. t2 !.
ZSsSAnd there ID something so especial.
ly;at..rsetivaE In the making Of } mohey:
WI suoa q means, in ! reaping d rich; re-;
ward from . product Of the aoil thas
appeals 90 elightfully to3she eye and
TIE appetits boths Eor surely there,
y no fsuit more exquisitiys to look
upons than the blushing Elberts,. nest-
ling sosly in g grateful ofi It's sisters
of similar aiss ,asd pqusl. beauty, and
though the favor So1 other vasttias
lasys BAL aonsid ideYed aupssior, E nothing
y satf dsiioiouss Ihsn. tts psasha sin
the sabstsants landE naosh sol us will TO-
isasd Rish1ths tsssle Sc tthe Elbetts;
Hndiag spo fault with Sths quality u
har sayahip.S %, hst the gods S:be,
kiaA snd stiust nos gGsi qusnti III s. s.
s10stoR ia The acknoJ dsed kim of
sar sesioni and here ,ate Sthsr: pnrp.
hAp rrea ussts III iosssf honssi value
Fss .dbo b o not auaiti bpt sQlsen El.
batta from wbataverl point ef view
considered jan 6 Northys 4eonsort for
thes great :Fb Osar of Che South
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