236 THE AMERICAN PEACH ORCHARD 



areas were developed, notably in Georgia and Texas, 

 but in many other states also. 



In spite of the extraordinary plantings made be- 

 tween the years 1895 and 1905, the actual bearing 

 area has recently declined. In 1900 there were, in 

 round numbers, 100,000,000 peach trees in the United 

 States. In 1910 the number had fallen to 94,500,000. 

 There were, however, 42,266,000 trees growing and 

 not yet of bearing age; but the short-lived character 

 of the peach tree, and the ravages of San Jose scale 

 and general neglect are amply shown in these fig- 

 ures. At the present time it would appear that new 

 plantings just about balance the annual losses. 



