28 BULLETIN 806, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Texas and Louisiana, would include the more important commercial 
peach-preducing counties. Important peach interests exist in a con- 
siderable proportion of the counties in the region thus outlined, and 
many stations from. which peaches are shipped are located therein. 
Tyler, Winona, Athens, Jacksonville, Palestine, Pittsburg, Sulphur 
Springs, Winnsboro, Mcunt Vernon, Mount Pleasant, and Marshall 
are more or less typical centers of production in this area. Orchards 
of considerable size are also-found in other counties, where the in- 
tersts are somewhat isolated or represent relatively small community 
enterprises. Such orchards occur in Colorado, Erath, Eastland, 
Callahan, Montague, and probably in other counties. 
Varieties—The Elberta variety predominates, but others are con- 
siderably planted, such as the Arp, Yellow Swan, Early Wheeler, 
Carman, Mamie Ross, and Slappey. Certain varieties that have been 
developed in Limestone County appear to possess characteristics that 
may prove of great value in northeastern Texas and other regions 
where the climatic conditions are similar. This group includes varie- 
ties designated as Tena, Millard, Anita, Toughina, Lizzie, Frank, 
Barbara, Katie, and several others which ripen about with the EI- 
berta variety and later. ai 
MOUNTAIN STATES. 
MONTANA. 
Distribution.—It is substantially true that peaches are not grown 
in Montana. The Thirteenth Census reported 538 trees of bearing 
age for the entire State, these occurring on 49 farms; also 3,386 trees 
not of bearing age on 117 farms. In most sections of the State the 
trees can not survive the winter conditions, but in the sections about 
Bigfork, Plains, and Hamilton, in the western part, and possibly in 
some of the other milder localities a few trees have been planted. 
Varieties—Little information can be give regarding varieties. The 
Triumph, Champion, Foster, and a few others have been planted, but 
apparently with very uncertain results. 
IDAHO. — 
Distribution—Peaches are grown to a limited extent for home 
use in most sections of Idaho in which a commercial fruit industry 
has been developed, but the commercial peach production is limited 
very largely to three regions: (1) The Lewiston district, where a large 
portion of the fruit is grown on a high bench about 3 miles south- 
east of the town of Lewiston. (2) The Payette district, which con- 
iains a larger acreage of fruit than any other district in the State, 
comprising the areas along the Payette River from its mouth to 
Horseshoe Bend, along the Snake River between Payette and 
Weiser, and up the Weiser River as far as Council. While peaches 
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