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instance, in Oakland County, in the southeastern part, and in Huron 
County, in the east-central part. The latter county forms a penin- 
sula between Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron, and thus is bordered 
by large bodies of water except on the south. However, the com- 
mercial peach interests outside the belt above defined are relatively 
small. 
Varieties—While a considerable number of varieties are grown, 
the bulk of the commercial crop is made up of a comparatively few 
sorts, the principal ones being the following: Engle (Z'ngle’s Mam- 
moth), Kalamazoo, New Prolific, Elberta, Gold Drop, Smock, and 
Salwey. In the northern part of the Lake Michigan belt two early 
sorts, the Triumph and St. John, are grown to a limited extent, while 
the late varieties, such as the Smock and Salwey, are not so much 
grown as farther south in the State. 
WISCONSIN. 
Peaches are not grown in Wisconsin except possibly here and 
there a tree in the southern part of the State. The winter conditions, 
especially as to temperature, are too severe for successful peach 
culture. 
WEST NORTH-CENTRAL STATES. 
MINNESOTA. 
Distribution.—Peach growing from a practical standpoint may be 
said not to exist in Minnesota. The Thirteenth Census reported only 
1,571 trees of bearing age for the entire State. Of these, 334 (the 
largest number in any one county) were in Hennepin County. This 
county was also reported to have the largest number of bearing trees 
of both apples and plums. | 
Varieties —No recommendations as to varieties can be made. 
IOWA. 
Distribution —Peach growing is relatively unimportant in Iowa. 
The few peaches that are produced are grown very largely in the 
southern third of the State—that is, south of the latitude of Des 
Moines. In this area small plantings are more or less widely dis- 
tributed. Possibly the conditions in the extreme southeastern 
counties and in those in the southwest having loess soils are more 
favorable for peaches than in other parts of the State. Formerly 
peach trees were interplanted in some of the apple orchards in Fre- 
mont County, possibly also in some other sections, but as the apple 
trees have developed the peach trees have been removed. 
Varieties —The Triumph, Greensboro, Carman, and Elberta occur 
perhaps as frequently as any varieties. Seedlings are not uncommon 
in some sections where budded varieties have proved very uncertain. 
