LOO;:iNG BACiaTARD 



Don't looJ: baclcmrd. The past is past. Forget it, Lool: to tlie future. 

 Good advice under sorie circuiastances , But should v/e forget old friends who 

 liave served us faithfully and long? 



Among the peach varieties of 25 years ago were several v:hich could be 

 called true and trusty old friends, a^iat has happened to them? 



The comnercial list was sliort: Greensboro ^ Carmen , Champion , Belle of 

 Georgia , Elbert a , jJ, II. Hale « Greensboro is a v;hite fleshed peach ripening 

 in early August. It is one of the hardiest in bud. Sarliness, bud hardiness, 

 productiveness and soil adaptability are its chief assets. Its quality is poor 

 aiad it has a tendency to cling. Because of its earliness it nade money for those 

 v;ho grev/ it. It has been almost entirely replaced by v-ellovr varieties of higher 

 quality such as liarigold, 



Cannen is another productive, vrhite fleshed variety ripening 10 days to triTO 

 weeks after Greensboro, It is not qquite so hardy as Greensboro but hardier than 

 the yellov; varieties then grovm. It v/as very popular 25 years ago, in fact, i.ras 

 considered one of the best varieties of its day. It has been replaced almost 

 entirely by such yellcnv, high quality varieties as Golden Jubilee and Triogem, 



Chai;vpion is one of the finest flavored peaches ever grorm. Its rich, soft, 

 juicy flesh is a delight to the palate. -Iov;ever, its soft, v:hite flesh gives an 

 unattractive canned product. It is quite hardy in bud but too soft fleshed for • 

 good handling and is very subject to brovm rot. It has almost entirely 

 disappeared and is being replaced by Summercrest, 



Belle of Georgia , another high quality, vrhite fleshed variety, is productive 

 and quite bud hardy. Its ripening Season is just ahead of Elberta with \7hich it 

 often had to compete and, therefore, was at a disadvantage because of its v;'nite 

 flesh. Very fevr are grown today. It has been replaced by yellov; varieties of 

 the Elberta tj'pe. 



In general, there is little demand for white-fleshed peaches so that in most 

 cases they are being replaced by yollovT-f Icshed sorts, 



Elb erta raid J_, II. Ilgle are still being groim rjid will be discussed later, 



— J, G, Bailey 



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CM YOU TOP THIS FIB ? At the recent Kentucky State Fair, as vai added attraction 

 in tlie Fruit Department, a fivo-foot apple pic (made v.dth frozen apples) brought 

 people to the apple end of the exhibit hall, A Louisville concern balccd the pie 

 in their large oven. Pic and tin vyeighed 390 nounds. Governor Sarle Clements 

 of Kentucky cut tlie pie in a special ceremony and about 125 servings wore given 

 out. The remainder vras served to the public free - first come, first served, 

 using 1,000 six-inch paper pla.tes. So, if you have 1,000 guests to serve, a 

 five-foot apple pic, six inches thick will do the trick. The five-foot pie pan 

 is the property of the Kentucky State Horticultural Society, 



N, D, Annstrong, Secretary-Treasurer of the Am, Pom, Soc, sp^ys "Until we 

 hear to the ' contrary, v.-e are calling this the 'VORLD'S L/UiGEST APPLE PIE. If you 

 can beat it, let us know tind v;e will h.aul dov/n our fla.g.*' 



