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Why We Have Reduced 
Our List of Varieties 
A Statement by Senator Orlando Harrison 
During the past few years my brother, Mr. 
George A. Harrison, and my son, Mr. G. Hale 
Harrison, as well as myself, have visited most 
of the fruit-growing sections of the United States. 
The purpose of these journeys was to secure first- 
hand knowledge of the varieties and of the larg- 
est and most profitable orchards. 
At various times we have visited the peach 
orchards of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, 
Missourt, New York and other large frurt-grow- 
ing sections. In all of these places we found 
that four varieties stood first and foremost— 
Carman, Hiley, Belle of Georgia, and Elberta. 
Of course, we found a few other varieties, but 
these seem to be sorts with a local reputation, 
and in no case did a grower have large plantings 
of these without regard to the variety. 
Nor is the choice of apples much wider. In 
West Virginia, Maryland, Maine, in the Atlantic 
Coast states, and in the extreme West a limited 
number of varieties furnish the great crops. In 
these sections the principal varieties grown are 
Grimes, McIntosh, Jonathan, Stayman Wine- 
sap, Winesap, Wealthy, Yellow Transparent, 
Williams, Oldenburg, Northwestern, York Im- 
perial and Delicious. 
These investigations confirmed the tests in 
our orchards in and around Berlin, where we have 
-over 1,000 acres of fruiting trees about equally 
divided between apples and peaches. We have 
the “Big Four Peaches”’ and our fifth is the Ray. 
Likewise we have the chief varieties of apples. 
We know the varieties that are the money- 
makers in commercial orchards and the desirable 
sorts for home planting; and from now on we 
propose to propagate, to recommend, to sell 
only such varieties. 
Other sorts may be valuable in certain sections, 
and we shall continue to propagate and sell such 
local varieties; but Iet me emphasize the fact 
that the twelve varieties of apples and the six 
varieties of peaches listed herein are unquestion- 
ably the cream for most sections. Whether for 
home use or for market, you may be sure of 
success with these sorts. 
