Show ai FARM HINTS suggestions FOR THE agriculturist AND STOCKMAN productiveness product of the elberta pencil peach how to make a cheap and practical ay good device for smooth ine Inc Ground farm notes the eiberle herta peach amons among the hie whole list of peaches both OIL ind and new there Is no variety t that hat b has is attained ft a higher place in public estimation than llian the elberta it Is IB liked equally well by tile grower and consumer al alinur tit twenty five years ngo ago dr 11 II lium of georgia raised about 12 seedling peach trees f from rom the seeds S saved ived from the very I 1 s ir 4 P 1 ac tt F 0 V A 1771 11 ti 16 y 4 1 ELDI ITA PEACH brer choicest named varieties ami 1 I in ill tile the whole lot there was but one that he deemed worthy enough to ile be preserved this was the product of a cross between the chinese cling and crawford E early ile he bestowed bestow etl upon it the name elberta in honor of ills his wife ana it has in turn been an ail honor to its name sake bake edoin knowing III something and hoping more of its good qualities he planted extensive orchards of it from X w lich lie he shipped arge quantities of choice fruit a and rid realized profitable table returns return etwas it was not long before other peach grol growers vers learned of the good qualities of the elberta rl berta and began to plant it first in tile southern states whore where it had already proved its value beyond question and then in the northern peach growing sections it has proved to be one of the standards in all regions from georgia to michigan and from Connect connecticut cut to call california fordha american america n agriculturist |