6 THE AMERICAN PEACH ORCHARD 



the peach district, can hardly be divided up into dif- 

 ferent sections. Peaches are grown commercially 

 all over the state. 



As we go southward into Virginia, we find, as we 

 might naturally expect, that the peach-growing 

 region recedes from the coast toward the moun- 

 tains. Therefore the best peach regions are among 

 the foothills of the Blue Ridge, and especially in the 

 Piedmont section and the Shenandoah Valley. In 

 West Virginia, Hampshire, Berkeley, Morgan and 

 Mineral Counties have become noted for the com- 

 mercial production of peaches. This in general 

 means the extreme eastern panhandle of the state, 

 although peaches are grown locally in many other 

 parts of West Virginia. 



In North Carolina, peaches are grown commer- 

 cially in small spots, especially among the foothills 

 of the mountains. The central districts about 

 Southern Pines, Candor and Leavitt have grown 

 the most peaches in recent years. South Carolina 

 also has important peach districts in the neighbor- 

 hood of Ridge Springs, in Spartanburg County, in 

 Aiken County and elsewhere. 



Georgia has received more notice as a peach- 

 growing state in recent years than almost any other 

 spot on the map of North America. This has been 

 on account of the large development of orchards in 

 the central portion of the state. The points most 

 mentioned have been Marshallville, Fort Valley, 

 Rome and Mount Airy, the last being in the north- 

 ern part of the state. 



Considerable quantities of peaches of the Honey and 

 Peen-to types are now being grown in northern and 

 central Florida, though the common kinds of this fruit 

 are hardly known in that state. 



In Alabama, peach-growing regions have been de- 



