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State of New York—Department of Agriculture
Twenty-Fourth Annual Report—Vol. 2—Part II
THE
PEACHES OF NEW YORK
BY
U. P. HEDRICK
Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1916II
ALBANY
J. B. LYON COMPANY, PRINTERS
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NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION,
To the Honorable Board of Control of the New York AgriculturalExperiment Station:
Gentlemen:—I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscriptof the fifth in our series of fruit-publications, to be known as"The Peaches of New York," and to constitute Part II of the reportof this institution for 1916.
Peach-growing is an important industry in the State of New York.In certain counties the production of this fruit has been a main factor inthe well-known prosperity of many owners of peach-orchards. Moreover,the peach, when at its best, is a luscious article of food and addsgreatly not only to the enjoyment, but to the healthfulness, of our diet.
The commercial and dietary importance of the peach is, therefore,the justification for the preparation of this volume.
Because the numerous varieties of peaches differ greatly in qualityand in their adaptation to varying conditions, a comprehensive study ofthose varieties which are, or which may be, grown in this State seemedgreatly worth while.
It is with a feeling of satisfaction, even of pride, that I submitto you the accompanying manuscript. Its preparation reflects greatcredit upon Prof. Hedrick and his associates and upon the makers ofthe plates.
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PREFACE
The present volume is the fifth in the plan of the New York AgriculturalExperiment Station to make a more or less complete record of allof the different fruits grown in this region. This work differs from thepreceding fruit-books but little or not at all in nature and purposes, yet astatement of its contents, even though it be almost identical with that inthe prefaces of the preceding volumes, is necessary for those who may nothave the other books and may be a convenience to those who have all ofthe series.
The title implies that The Peaches of New York is written for the confinesof a state; but all varieties of the peach grown in North America, aswell as many known only in other continents, Europe especially, have beenconsidered, u