The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-29
LOGAN IS
THE BANNER
PEACH DEPOT


Logan county is the banner tsl.
berta peach county Of Oklahoma, and
il Is doubtful II any Hike region ii
IKE United States has nov greater
number Of Young peach orchards, that
While t1ey did not bear this yeaf,
viii make startling market In the
future EIberta peaches raised III
Logan county, Oklahoma are now be-
Ing offered 70 c0nnoisseurs In all of
the markets Of the county. This
season over 100 cars Of peaches tave
been shipped out from Guthrie and
The small towns immediately adjacent
AS there are from 900 to 360 bus els
u car and the growers are gettins
from 80 cents to $3.50 per bushcl for
their product In Guthrie. according
as the shipper sold Oh tho ground or
took his own risk, selling in TIE mark
cts himself. II can readily be sccn
that the peach industry adds large
sum TO the income Of the farmers pf
this county. Logan county peaches
aaye had a nationwide reputation
among fruit men for years and al
different times shipments have been
made direct from Guthrie 10 England.
AS the time for the shppbg ap-
pIoaehcs buyers come here from all
Of the commercial centers to bid in
the crop. A very large part Of toe
rvacees are accordingly sold at the
caos here, t'ie buyers paying 80 cents
ior peaches from the wagons or II
ard si.25 when they are already craft,
Cd and ready for shipment
This years crop on account of the
dry weather during ripening season
was only fifty per cent of It's normal
yield. yet the orcharns large enough
10 naye carload shipments reaped n
rich reward for their industry. These
are some of the large shippers OF
the county:
The Fruit Growers association ship.
ped As cars.
". H. Mcrten Commission Co.. q
cars.
Henry Householder 90 cars.
Chas. Croker and ]. I. pringer,
% Crescent. Is cars.
Furrow Brothers and w. H. Nit
chen. shiloh. cars .
Lou Beland, OF the Arkansas Lum-
her Co.. league Ray and Edmonason,
y cars.
Jon Wallace cars.
Wm 7. Walker, Meridian, cars
Pleasant velley / car.
These are but those who shipped by
carload Besides these there we're
thousands Of baskets shipped by in,
dividuals In basket lots. Tire Fruit
Growers association saved much mon-
ey for its members who did not have
enough to ship carload lots tlem-
selves and Joined with them. Their
shipment OF 10 cars comprised many
iadividual shippers. The officers OF
the association are Fred Maiden
president Sam Funk, vice president;
Frank Funk, secretary: ]. II. Rowe,
treasurer and Chas. Scheihing. D. L
Holley, J. J. Hasslett directors. Their
books are open until the 15tl day or
next June for new members.
Besides the 50 per cent loss OF the
crop on account OF the dry weather,
much was lost by overripcning and
the lack OF facilities TO use the peach.
&C for canning, drying aud other pur-
POSES. Householder lost two-ttirds OF
his crop because the over-ripc pcac'1'
eg fell TO the grouod. too soft 70
ship away. They were the finest
peaches OF the orchard. While ht
shipped 90 cars, 1t Is estimated fully
twice that many lay on tht ground
an entire loss. Taesn be offered NJ
half price TO anyone who would come
and haul them away. Many took af-
vantage of the opportunity but still
thousands OF bushels rotttd on tht
ground. II is estimated that had he
been able TO ship his full crop he
would save realized $4,000 from bis
orchard this season.
While the Elbcrta pcirhrs were
NOT rs large as on former reaso S.
they we're 4 auvhing haprtfr IN nav
or. Oklahoma peaches are hrtsrr
than ttosc OF any other region Ia thss
country. Tae California and Oregon
peaches, in order to reach the mark
ct. have TO be picked greencr. aud
SO are less tasteful while the famous
Georgia peach Is more watery AM
harder to ship than the oklahoma
TIE Oklahoma Elbertas can be ip'
ped fully ripe aad yet reach the mark
ct rs far awav as London, England.
in good condition.
The Fruit Growers association is
ol the opinion that IN order to save
tho waste OF thousands OF bushels OF
pcaches falling to the ground. every
grover of GOO trees should have =
own canning and evaporatlng Maehln
4 canning machine of that size VII
cost 800 and an evaporation $50. An
other source these peaches can he
made into is vinegar. George Rod
man. who makes vinegar. sells II ut
Is cents quart and go gallon. He
thinks Houpseholder lost enough 10
have made o00O barrels of vinegar
Thert are many young orchards IN
Logan county that did not bear this
year that will be ready for next
season And next years crop VIII
be- better taken care of. as the buy
crs of the large cities are now fully
aware Of the quality and quantity OF
the peach market here. and will be
or the ground in large numbers. The
Logan county peach Is famous the
world over and furnishes the dainty
morsel for the connoissuer OF New
York. of London and other cities OF
England