Picking Pc-achc-s and packing ihem directly a, < 

 West Virginia orchard 



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Get $500 an Acre Each 

 Year From Your Farm 



A six-acre Peach orchard in Palisade, Colorauu, suia 

 for $24,630.50 cash. The buyer was a business-farmer 

 who bought the orchard for an investment. He e.x- 

 pected to run it for the money there was in it. The 

 land raised no other crop — Peaches was the only pro- 

 duce sold from it. \\'ithout the Peach trees it was 

 worth about Si 50 an acre. We have no data regard- 

 ing the crops this orchard produced, but the buyers 

 are well satisfied with their deal. Another five-acre 

 orchard, in the same Grand V'alley, Colorado, pro- 

 duced $3,300 worth of peaches in 1910. 



When si.x acres of plain Peach trees bring over 

 $24,000, and when five acres yield $3,300 worth of 

 fruit, it proves beyond an\ doubt that growing Peaches is immensely profitable when rightly conducted. All over 

 the United States are communities where Peaches will thrive and make money for the grower. East of the 

 Mississippi river, from Florida to Michigan and Connecticut, nearly every farm has slopes which face the east and 

 north, and which are made up of natural Peach soil. 



Learn what varieties will thrive on your land, what enemies to avoid, and how to care for the trees, from the 

 failures and successes of others, and a big crop of choice fruit is almost a cer- 

 tainty. Carefully marketed, fancy Peaches sell for more than oranges. We 

 know these things. Our big orchards of bearing Peach trees make us lots of 

 money. We never fail to get high prices for all the choice Peaches we grow. 



The Best Kinds of Peaches for Eastern States 



Here are twelve varieties which thrive and succeed to the greatest extent 



from Georgia to Maine and west to the Mississippi. In all features of fruit 



and tree they have few faults, and have made good for a, time long enough to 



"Temove the last lingering doubt about their leadership. If you plant them 



under conditions at all normal, you are pretty sure of success. 



RAY. Ripens here from August 10 to 25, over a long period. Fruit white with a 

 good-sized and most attractive red blush of delicate shade. Flesh white, with no 

 stain at the stone, is firm, of the most excellent quality, juicy, delicious, tender and 

 keeping quality good. An excellent shipper, of fine appearance, even after much 

 handling; and a splendid seller, even when markets are overstocked with inferior 

 sorts. Trees are exceedingly strong growers, and are shapely and symmetrical. Old 

 Peach orchardists would be surprised to see how quickly they attain good size. Ray 



is a regular bearer of big crops. Beyond a doubt it is in a class by itself for nearl)' every purpose, over a very large range 

 of territory and conditions. It has been thoroughly tested. We have hundreds of bearing trees. 

 CRAWFORD'S LATE. .Middle of August. One of the best late. Superb in size, splendid yellow with broad, dark red 



cheek. Flesh deep yellow, juicy and melting, rich; winy flavor. 



Free. Tree is vigorous, hardy and sure-bearing. 



BELLE OF GEORGIA. First half of August. Very large, attractive in 

 color and shape, with a light red cheek; flesh white, firm, delicious, 

 quality fine. Trees shapely and very strong. Hardy, prolific. Free. 



CARMAN. Middle to end of July. Fruit large and broad, oval-shaped, 

 yellowish white; flesh creamy white with red tinge, flavor spicy and 

 good. Suited to low, wet land. Aery hardy and productive ever)' 

 year. Satisfactory in commercial orchards. Free. 



CHAIR'S CHOICE. Last of August. Extra large, deep yellow, with red 



cheek; Hesh firm, sweetest, richest grapy flavor. Satisfactory and 

 all-round good. Trees strong, sturdy, and bear big crops. Free. 



CHAMPION. Middle of August. Fruit large, creamy white with red 

 check, sweet, juicy, \ery high quality. Good shipper, best when 

 well packed, as it is a little tender. Hardy and productive. Free. 



ELBERTA. Early August. The old reliable, of which more is planted, 

 and from which more money has been made, than from any other. 

 Most dependable. Large to extra large, golden yellow, with 

 brilliant shades of red, firm, juicy, rich, sweet, tender, and of 

 splendid flavor. Trees vigorous, sturdy, hardy, healthy. Free. 



FOX SEEDLING. Middle September. Large white with whole side 

 red; melting, sweet, high quality and high flavor. Good for any use. 

 The great growth of a three-year-old Ray tree Trees bear very regularly and have few faults. Free. 



In our test orchard here 



