1074 THE FKUIT INDUSTRY ix XEW YORK STATE 



being supplanted by other varieties. A survey taken in 1915, 

 covering 83,900 bearing trees in Xiagara County showed the prin- 

 cipal varieties in order of importance to be : Elberta, Early Craw- 

 ford, Late Crawford, St. John, Xiagara, Reeves, and Chairs 

 Choice. 



MARKETING 



Although the peach production of western Xew York is large 

 and the fruit very perishable, -the industry is entirely unorgan- 

 ized. There is no uniform type of package or standard for pack- 

 ing. In one section the fruit is sold by the pound, the buyer 

 doing the packing; in another, the grower sells in bushel baskets, 

 while his neighbor packs in Jerseys or " high hats," both selling 

 to a local dealer or consigning to some commission man. 



FIG. 338. Ax 8-YEAR-OLD PEACH TREE THAT HAS XOT BEEN 

 HEADED BACK. TWO-THIRDS OF FRUIT MUST BE PICKED FROM 

 A LADDER 



The presence of one or more cold storage plants in nearly every 

 producing center makes it possible for the fruit to be pre-cooled 

 instead of rushing it on the market. This has been a great saving 

 to the peach growers of this section. During the present season at 

 many points there has been a serious effort to pack and market 

 peaches through a central packing house. This system commends 

 itself as an important step in the solution of our complicated 

 marketing problem. 



