The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-26
liberia Peaches Grown in Florida.

liberia reaches Grown in Florida.
Peaches have been raised in Flor
ida for many years, with varying de-
grees of success, but it is only re-
Gently that the famous liberia peaches
have been produced in all their glory,
with profit to the grower.
The far famed Fort Valley peach
belt in Georgia was discovered by
Hale of Connecticut, who was looking
for a place where he could grow
peaches that would go into the mar
ket earlier than his Connecticut
peaches. A noted peach grower in
Michigan, bent on the same errand.
discovered the peach belt in Texas and
both have made their discoveries
rich.
j. d. Smith, former mayor of Ma
r1anna, Fla, and at present a mem
Der of the state road department, for
merly lived in Georgia and he had
been watching the Fort Valley de-
velopment for years. Finally he de-
cided that the ridge running through
Jackson, Calhoun and Liberty coun-
ties was adapted to the growing of
peaches, as it has an elevation of
from 200 to 800 feet above sea level
and is only forty to fifty miles from
the gulf and well protected from cold
and began planning the famous Ell
berta peaches.
Mr.. Smith now has something over
10000 peach trees, which aye bearing
good crops every year and he is able
to precede the Georgia and Texas
peaches into the big markets from
two to three weeks every spring and
of course secures the highest prices of
the year. In a letter to his friend, T.
II. Jones, of Jacksonville industrial
agent for the Barianna and Blounts-
town railway, he states that he has
just finished his shipping season and
is we'll satisfied with the returns The
letter also contained the cheering news
that crate Of the famous liberia
peaches had been sent him and Mr.
Jones exhibited a basket of these
peaches in the Florida Ttmes-Union
office and the editorial staff had an
opportunity to ample the beautiful
fruit, which was unanimously pro-
nounced Of most excellent flavor and
compared favorably with the best ever
produced in any of the famous peach
sections of the country.
Mr.. Jones is enthusiastic over the
possibilities of the ridge in the coun-
ties referred to and believes that in
few years a peach belt will be de-
veloped there that VIII rival Fort VAL
ley or any of the great peach sections
of the United States. He says a crop
can be produced every year, as the
trees are never injured by cold and
that is great advantage as most of
the peach belts only figure on an
average of every other year. The ridge
has splendid natural drainage and the
sandy loan is mixed with the pebbles
and gravel that characterizes all of
the best peach sections and this is I'M
derlaid with a clay subsoil, thus max
ing Ideal conditions. Jacksonville
Times Union.
For Good Roads.
F. w. Marsh, member of the joint
good roads commission initiated by
the Kiwanis club to further the good
roads movement in Escambia county
and West Florida, conferred with j.
F. Poore and j. H. Collins. of Santa
Rosa County, at Milton, with refer
ence to the tour to be held next week,
commencing Wednesday.
Mr.. Marsh was en- route to Valpa-
raise where he will spend the week
end but halted in Milton in response