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kets, the community interests as a rule are comparatively small, 

 except in a few districts. Probably tlie most important producing 

 section at present is the southeastern quarter of Franklin County, in 

 which are located several rather large shipping points. This forms a 

 part of the Cumberland Valley — a district which, as a whole, has 

 produced many peaches in the past and doubtless is still the most im- 

 portant peach district in the State. Besides Franklin County, Cum- 

 berland, Perry, and Juniata Counties belong in this valley district. 

 Adams and York Counties, located between Franklin and Cumberland 

 Counties and the Susquehanna River, also contain peach orchards of 

 commercial rating ; likewise Northampton and Lehigh Counties, in the 

 east-central part of the State. A third district of considerable im- 

 portance is the lake shore region of Erie County, in the extreme 

 northwestern part of the State, 



Varieties. — Carman, Champion, Belle, Ede, Elberta, Fox, Late 

 Crawford, Chairs, Iron Mountain, Geary, Smock, and Salwey are the 

 principal varieties. Few, if any, orchards contain all of these varie- 

 ties, though the growers, especially those in the Cumberland Valley 

 and adjacent sections, usually aim to plant & considerable number of 

 varieties, with a view to shipping continuously over a long period. 



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DistHhtition. — Peach growing for home use is more or less uni- 

 versal throughout Ohio, but the areas of commercial production are 

 fairly definite. In its commercial aspects, Ottawa County, with its 

 peninsulas and adjacent islands bordering Lake Erie near its western 

 extremity, is far in the lead of any other county; but in this same 

 general lake-shore district there are several other peach-growing 

 counties, including Lucas, Sandusky, Lorain, Lake^ and Ashtabula. 



Peaches are grown in commercial quantities in some of the coun- 

 ties in the southeastern part of the State, especially along the Ohio 

 River. Lawrence, Meigs, and Athens Counties are mentioned as 

 representative sections of this district. Orchards of some commer- 

 cial standing also are found in Coshocton and Muskingum Counties, 

 midway between the Ohio River and the geographical center of the 

 State. 



Varieties. — ^^The Carman, New Prolific, Elberta, Lemon Free, 

 Smock, and Salwey are the varieties most largely produced. 



Distribution. — Though very generally distributed throughout most 

 of Indiana, the commercial j)roduction of peaches is principally in 

 four districts, three of which are in the southern part of the State. 



