Record #:

10817

Author(s):

Tucker, Patsy McKimmon

Abstract:

For years, the Sandhills region was devoid of agricultural ventures, and now, after 75 years of work and investment, it has grown into one of the most profitable peach growing areas in the United States. World traveler, adventurer, and entrepreneur Raphael W. Pumpelly, along with New York lawyer Ralph W. Page, built the first large scale orchard in the area, named Samarcand, and with their success, other peach growers began to move in.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 36 Issue 21, Apr 1969, p9-10, 22-23, il

Subject(s):

Peach growers--Sandhills; Peach industry--Sandhills

Record #:

13066

Author(s):

White, James J.

Abstract:

Researchers are working to help produce an upswing in the peach lands of Sandhills after the past decade has seen a decline in acreage and yield. The peach is a valuable part of the Sandhills economy and peaches produced here find their way to all parts of the United States. Researchers are working on zinc depletion and replanting processes to help bear more productive peach trees.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 7, Aug 1955, p11-12, f

Subject(s):

Peach growers--Sandhills; Peach industry--Sandhills

Record #:

15751

Author(s):

Seay, Majel Ivey

Abstract:

Seay describes the peach industry in the Sandhills. Twenty-five years ago land was hardly worth anything there, but growing peaches has changed all that. J. Van Lindley of Greensboro is credited with having planted the first commercial orchard there in 1892, but it has been only in the last decade that the industry has developed. Over two hundred varieties of peaches grow in the country. The Elberta, Georgia Belle, and the Hilly are the most widely-grown varieties in the Sandhills.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 9, July 1935, p20, 22

Subject(s):

Peach industry--Sandhills