PEACHES: PRODUCTION ESTIMATES, ETC. 9 
OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF THE PEACH INDUSTRY. 
A few features of the peach industry need special mention in the 
present connection. From the variety standpoint, the preponder- 
ance of the Elberta in most of the producing centers and the selec- 
tion of special varieties for drying and for canning in California are 
of interest. 
The gradual change from decade to decade in the geography of 
peach growing may also be noted. In certain regions where 20 
6 500 1000. S00 2006 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 CARS 
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NORTH CAROLINA 
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Irie. 7.—Relative bulk of peach shipments in car lots from the principal peach-producing 
States in 1914. (From Department Bulletin 298.) 
vears ago there was a commercial orchard on nearly every farm, 
few peaches, or even none, are grown for shipping at the present 
time. In one or two other regions large quantities of peaches have 
been produced in recent years on trees interplanted in apple orchards. 
As the apple trees developed and required more space the peach 
trees have been removed. ‘Thus the production of peaches is de- 
creasing in these regions, and in the near future the-industry doubt- 
less will disappear. Such changes have characterized the peach 
industry in a marked degree. 
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