Show no I 1 U 01 e BIG production OF PE PEACHES CHES of bushels grown in 1919 california leads with bushels the farm production of peaches in 1918 was bushels and according to estimates in 1919 1919 was bushels the commercial crop in distinction from the farm production for each of the p past ast throe three year was as follows in 1917 1017 bushels in 1018 1918 bushels in 1919 1910 bushels these figures are taken from a compilation recently made lor for representatives of the bureau of plant industry united states department of agriculture in connection with a comprehensive study of the peach industry in the united states and the production of various districts it was found that 34 states have an annual average production of more than bushels each crop being the smallest of the 34 and Cali fornias crop the largest the lat 4 4 peach trees which are 14 years old tors average annual production of peaches for the five year pe period mod inclusive was bushels georgia ranked second with bushels arkansas third with bushels texas fourth with bushels and missouri fifth with bushels while california far exceeds georgia in yield a large part of the formers peach crop Is used for drying and canning and in shipments ments of fresh fruit georgia normally leads all other states in sea seasons sons of a good crop |