FRUIT REPORTS. 
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mined, but the progress already attained encourages the hope of ultimate 
success. 
GEORGIA. 
BY G. H. MILLER, ROME, CHAIRMAN. 
Almost every portion of our State. is adapted for cultivation of some class 
of fruits. In the north or mountain region, embracing that section of the 
State north of 34th degree of latitude, the apple succeeds admirably well, 
and its cultivation for commercial purposes is receiving increased attention. 
Some varieties also succeed well in middle Georgia, and a few, mostly early 
apples, in the southern section of the State. Peaches succeed in quite a large 
area in different sections of our State. It is hard to specify any particular 
section where they succeed better than in others. The peach interest is 
extensively carried on in middle Georgia, in Houston county, as a center, and 
in the northwestern, eastern and southwestern portions, although this indus- 
try is being developed in numerous other sections of this State, which takes 
the lead of the neighboring States in the production of peaches. Pears, 
principally LeConte and Kieffer, are. more extensively grown in the southern 
and middle sections of the 'State. Plums and grapes succeed generally all over 
the State, and the same may be said of strawberries. Cherries of the Morello 
class succeed in favorable localities in the mountainous or middle region, but 
have but little commercial value in the southern or coast region. Mulberries 
succeed well and are largely planted for poultry and hogs. Figs are grown 
for home consumption in middle and southern Georgia; the chief drawback 
is that occasionally a hard winter kills them to the ground. 
(2) Soils. We have a variety of soils on which fruits do well. A sandy 
loam with a clay subsoil is very desirable, as are the so-called red loamy 
lands of this State, which have usually more or less iron in them; the gray 
lands of this State are also suitable for fruits. In north Georgia the com- 
mercial peach grower aims to get an elevation above the adjacent valleys 
of from 200 to 500 feet, as such localities are practically exempt from late 
spring frosts. In other parts of the State, the eleVated ridges or plateaus 
are considered the best localities. The average price of land suitable for 
orchards varies very much with the proximity to railroads, improvements, 
etc., ranging from $4.00 per acre to $40.00 per acre. Very few bearing 
orchards are offered for sale. 
(3) Varieties. Owing to the difference caused by climatic influences to 
which we have already referred, it is not practical to give a list adapted to all 
parts of the State, but the following are more generally suited to cultivation 
in different sections than others. 
Apples — Yellow Transparent*, Red Astrachan**, Red June**, Early Har- 
vest**, Striped June*, Horse**, Carter Blue*, Buckingham**, Fall Pippin*, 
Ben Davis**, Mangum*, Rome Beauty*, Shockley**, Stephenson Winter*, 
Winesap**, Yates**, Arkansas**. 
Peaches — Sneed**, Triumph**, Early Tillotson*, Mt. Rose**, Lady Ingold**, 
Lee*, Chinese Cling**, Oldmixon Free**, Elberta***, Emma**, Stump*, 
Lemon Cling**, Lemon Free**, Heath Cling**, Stinson**, Carmanf, Waddellf, 
Deweyf, Mathewsf. 
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