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State and as far north as the Lake Superior shore in 

 the Upper Peninsula where very abundant yields 

 occur. The north Michigan counties made a very 

 small showing in the fruit returns for the Thirteenth 

 Census, but in the interval, numerous young orchards 

 have been set out in this section and these give prom- 

 ise of very satisfactory yields henceforth. While 

 peaches and grapes make a showing at many points, 

 particularly in the southern peninsula, many miles 

 from the lake shore, these are usually points of good 

 elevation and consequent air drainage. However, 

 they are not unknown even as far as the Lake Su- 

 perior shore-line, where, at Marquette, a very hardy 

 variety of peach, named from that city, has had 

 quite accidental origin but seems destined to persist 

 and at least to provide good budding stock for a 

 more favorable peach latitude but where climatic 

 conditions still demand exceptional hardiness. 



Berries and cherries, both wild and cultivated, are 

 found in many parts of the two peninsulas, but 

 certain sections have emphasized the production of 

 one or another of them. Thus the region of Grand 

 Traverse Bay has been described as the "original 

 home of the North Michigan cherry," while On- 

 tonagon County in the extreme northern portion of 

 the Upper Peninsula and St. Joseph County in the 

 extreme southern part of the Lower Peninsula have 

 been famous in the production of strawberries. There 

 is a large local demand for the output, yet rail ship- 

 ments from some sections are heavy in the height of 

 the season. In 1909 the aggregate strawberry pro- 



