PEACHES: PRODUCTION ESTIMATES, ETC. 25 
parts of the State. Doubtless the largest general district from which 
peaches are shipped in quantity is the lower portion of the Cumber- 
land or East Tennessee Valley. This district includes shipping 
points in several counties, of which the following are among the best 
known: Cleveland, in Bradley County; Sale Creek, in Hamilton 
County; Dayton and Spring City, in Rhea County; and Harriman 
and Kingston, in Roane County. Orchards of some commercial 
standing are found in some other parts of the East Tennessee Valley, 
as in Knox, Hamblen, and Washington Counties, but the fruit from 
these sections is relatively unimportant in quantity. Formerly Taze- 
well and Cumberland Gap, in Claiborne County, were fairly large 
points of production. Though of much less importance than hereto- 
fore, some shipments are still made from these places. 
- In the Cumberland Plateau region, which as a whole is not regarded 
as well adapted to fruit growing, ean is the only county that 
requires mention from the standpoint of peach production. 
In the Gulf Coastal Plains region, in the western part of the State, 
peaches are grown commercially to some extent. Orchards are found 
in Obion, Madison, Gibson, and possibly other counties. 
Varieties —FKarly Wheeler (Red Bird Cling), Greensboro, Carman, 
Belle, and Elberta varieties make up the bulk of the crop. Not all 
these varieties are of equal importance in the different sections, and 
the two first named are not widely grown, but for early sorts they 
are of some value in most sections of the State. 
ALABAMA, 
Distribution.—In Alabama there are several regions where peach 
growing is of considerable importance. Probably the largest inter- 
ests are in the southwestern part of the State, in Escambia County, 
centering about Atmore. In the northwestern part, especially in 
Walker, Winston, Marion, and Franklin Counties, there are many 
orchards. Jasper, Haleyville, Winfield, and Phil Campbell are rep- 
resentative shipping points in these counties. 
Individual orchards of commercial size, varying from a few acres 
in extent to 60 acres or more, including one reported to contain 1,100 
acres, are more or less widely distributed in other parts of the State, 
especially in the central, eastern, and northern counties. Jackson, 
Etowah, Cullman, Jefferson, Clay, Chambers, Lee, and Macon are the 
Comneice in which the more important of these somewhat isolated 
commercial orchards occur. 
Varieties—The Elberta is by far the most inrfortant variety 
throughout Alabama. A few earlier varieties, including the May- 
flower, Carman, and Belle (Belle of Georgia), are grown in some of 
the orchards. 
