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contemplation. Smokehouse, Grime's Golden, Smith's Cider and 

 York Stripe have been grown with profit. Baldwin and Northern 

 Spy ripen too early and drop their fruit before maturity. Mid-season 

 and late peaches have given the best money returns. The proper 

 elevation for both peaches and apples seems to be from 100 to 200 

 feet above the lowest point of the valley or 600 to 800 feet above 

 sea level. The surface is very much broken, the soil on many of the 

 lower ridges and elevated valleys is a mixture of limestone slate 

 and ironstone, which is seldom found outside of this belt. Here the 

 finest peaches are grown. On the higher altitudes the soil is prin- 

 cipally disintegrated mountain rock, mixed with considerable copper 

 ore, which is claimed to be an ideal soil for apples, and justly so, for 

 apples grown on these ridges ripen much later than those in the 

 valley and are unusually fine and high colored. 



All kinds of orchard fruit and all kinds of small fruit do well. 

 The demands of the market should determine the selection of varie- 

 ties, as all seem to grow equally well. 



FOREST COUNTY. 



This county is undeveloped. The information obtainable on the 

 subject was very meager. Apples, pears, plums and grapes can be 

 grown, also peaches in favored locations, but up to this time have 

 only been grown for home supply. 



FULTON COUNTY. 



All kinds of both orchard and small fruit can be grown in Fulton 

 county. Owing to its southern location, special care must be taken 

 to plant above the fog and frost line. It is especially adapted to 

 apple culture. Orchards planted on the red gravel ridges have 

 done very well. The county is as yet undeveloped, owing to the fact 

 that it has no railroad within its borders. There is a road, however, 

 in contemplation ,and when this is built there is no reason why 

 apple and peach culture should not be two of the most profitable 

 industries in the county. 



GREENE COUNTY. 



The high lands of Greene county are well adapted to all kinds of 

 fruit. Apples have been grown for some time successfully in small 

 farm orchards and the peach orchards that have been planted in 

 recent years on high ground have succeeded. Owing to its southern 

 location the matter of altitude is very important. The level and low 

 lands are apt to suffer severely from late frosts. Grapes, plums and 

 cherries do well and small fruits ought to be profitable, as there are 

 a number of good markets within easy reach by rail. 



