6 BULLETIN 29, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
planted which ripen at different periods. Some orchardists plant the 
same variety on different slopes or at different elevations in order to 
further control the ripening period, having found that the western 
and northern slopes on high elevations tend to retard the ripening. 
The following varieties,’ arranged in the order of their ripening 
period and the number of trees of each kind, were planted several 
years ago on one of the newer orchards of this region. Except one 
variety (the Waddell), all have given good results. 
Trees. Trees, 
\IV EY We Meares ee et ee Cece D00 |p HoxiChor Seedling) aeen ae eaee 500 
C@aTMlanenee ses oe cs a eee ie 500 | Stevens (Stevens Rareripe)........- 500 
Nl yes eee ont te elas ee O00} SB cers) Smock ss. ase 5, 000 
Belles @Bellerof Georgia): 225.2 sees D004) Wondertul ss ae nee 2, 000 
Reeves (Reeves Favorite)........-- 1000" Sal way sc 0 one yer 2, 000 
JH] SNe Wek ee Ps et oe A, ay ea 4, 000 
Another selection of varieties known to do well in this section and 
which extends the picking period longer is as follows: 
Greensboro, Fox (Fox Seedling). Mount Rose, Geary (Geary Holdon). 
Carman, Walker (Walker's Variegated St. John, Heath (Heath Cling). 
Free). Oldmixon Free, Salway. 
Hiley, Stevens (Stevens Rareripe). Early Crawford, Bilyeu. 
Belle (Belle of Georgia), McCollister. Elberta. 
Champion, Smock. 
The period during which peaches are marketed in this section is 
about 10 weeks, from July 20 to October 15. 
The fact must be taken into account that the season of ripening 
depends on the physical conditions previously mentioned, and under 
such varying conditions the order of ripening of closely related 
varieties may be reversed. 
Corn, cowpeas, tomatoes, and all garden vegetables are raised in 
many orchards as subsidiary crops to supply food for the farm house- 
hold and the laborers. The canning industry has long been a profit- 
able one in this region, and several orchard companies have installed 
canning factories to can such fruit as may not be shipped profitably 
and to can tomatoes, which they believe may be profitably raised 
during the year, especially when the fruit crop fails. 
COST OF VARIOUS ORCHARD OPERATIONS. 
CLEARING LAND FOR ORCHARDS. 
Much of the land being planted in orchards in this section needs 
to be cleared.2 The cost of clearing in a manner suitable for orchard 
1 Before selecting varieties, pomologists who have studied the experience of orchardists in this section 
should be consulted. Certain groups of varieties are practically failures on red soils, while they may do well 
onchert lands. The problem of the adaptation of varieties to soils, climate, and elevation is being investi- 
gated by pomologists of the United States Department of Agriculture and the experiment stations. 
2 Goats are being tried by several orchardists to assist in the process ofclearing. Good results are reported, 
but there are not sufficient data upon which to base an estimate of the economic value of the practice. 
