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mess would rot overnight. The boys used to 

 say that they rotted between the tree and the 

 packing shed. It was positively wonderful how 

 those peaches would go to pieces. We finally 

 stopped shipping them and sold them to neigh- 

 bors, or gave them away. They were reported 

 as being very fine for peach butter — that at 

 least concealed any tendency to decay that 

 might have been inherent in the fruit that was 

 used. The trees were vigorous and, as I have 

 said, productive, and any one who wants to 

 wear his young life away spraying might plant 

 a few. I will assure him of plenty of exercise. 



Crawford Peaches 



For many years the Crawford group of 

 peaches furnished the bulk of the market 

 crop. They were superseded by the Elberta 

 and its kin because the latter varieties were 

 more productive, more adaptable to soil and 

 climate — and the market buyers did not 

 notice the inferior quality. Chair's Choice 

 was perhaps the best of the Crawford type 

 and was very popular with growers for many 

 years. It is possibly the best yellow peach 

 in cultivation to-day and is well worth a place 

 in any home orchard. In those localities 

 where it succeeds best it still has value as a 

 market peach, but like all of its group it is 

 very particular as to soil. The fruit is large, 



