PEACH GROWING GEOGRAPHY 9 



a particularly spotted appearance with regard to the 

 production of peaches. The southern counties of 

 the state in the Ozark region — for instance, Howell 

 and Oregon Counties — have made special reputation 

 in the past few years. There are, however, many 

 such localities throughout the southern half of the 

 state and along the Missouri River where peaches 

 can be successfully grown. Likewise Arkansas has 

 made a mark in the peach trade during the past few 

 years, the districts particularly attracting attention 

 being those in the hilly northern portions of the state. 

 The regions along the Arkansas River in the western 

 part of the state including Crawford, Franklin, 

 Sebastian and Johnson Counties have been planting 

 large orchards, and bringing them into successful 

 bearing. 



In Nebraska and Kansas peaches are a fairly un- 

 certain crop, but they are grown chiefly in the east- 

 ern counties. The eastern <j;ounties of Oklahoma 

 grow peaches successfully, but no commercial dis- 

 tricts have been developed to the extent of receiv- 

 ing special notice. Many places in Texas grow this 

 crop with success, but the most important commer- 

 cial sections recently developed are in the north- 

 eastern portion of the state about Tyler, Morrill, 

 Jacksonville and Garrison. 



Colorado, Utah, and the other states of the Rocky 

 Mountain regions grow quantities of very fine 

 peaches, but the sections are usually small and con- 

 fined to narrow valleys, between the mountains, 

 where excellent soil, irrigation facilities, and protec- 

 tion from winds combine to produce most favorable 

 conditions. 



In Oregon, the conditions are somewhat the same 

 as in the Rocky Mountain section ; that is, the peach- 

 growing districts are highly localized by conditions 



