4 BULLETIN 298, "U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTTJBE. 



of peaches, probably has the longest season, i. e., from the middle of 

 May to the end of September. The following diagram (fig. 1) shows 



MAY 



yJUNE 



UULY 



AUGUST 



SEPTEMBER 



OCTOBER 



FLORIDA 



SOUTH CAROLINA 



CALIFORNIA 



NORTH CAROLINA 



GEORGIA 



r 



TEXAS 



\miSS/5SIPPI\ 



I 



ALABAMA 



LOUIS/ANA 



ARKANSAS 



OKLAHOMA 



NEW MEXICO 



WEST VIRGINIA 



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OREGON 



COLORADO 



VIRGIN/ A 



WASHINGTON 



INDIANA 



KENTUCKY 

 I 

 NEW JERSEY 



MISSOURI 



DELAWARE 



ILLINOIS 



MARYLAND 



OHIO 



MICHIGAN 



CONNECTICUT 



IDAHO 



PENNS YL VA N/A 

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NEW YORK 



UTAH 



Fig. 1. — Peach-shipping season. 



in detail the comparative shipping seasons of the different States. 

 On the opposite page will be found a diagram (fig. 2) showing the 

 comparative volume of shipments from the leading areas. 



