> 1 PAGE FOURTEEN THE PILOT, Southern Pines. North^aroltoa FRIDAY. JULY 16. 1954 Typical scene in packing sheds throughout the Sandhills at this time of year. Above, in the D. P. Gallimore shed on the Moore-Montgomery line, a little fellow samples a peach while his dad’grades the fruit as it goes by on a conveyor (Photo by V. Nicholson) Coolor Rsvoliitiottizos Shippmfl Area Peach Harvest In Full Swing Indusiry's History In Sandhills Shows Several Ups, Downs By VALERIE NICHOLSON The Sandhills peach crop is now at its delicious peak. For two weeks starting in mid-July the *‘eating peaches”—large, round, golden-colored, with rosy cheeks, and juice that runs delectably down your chin—are ripening in the orchards, rumbling north in an unending chain of trucks, and on sale at farmyards and roadside stands in Moore, Montgomery, Richmond and, to a lesser extent, their neighbor counties of Scot land, Anson, Hoke and Lee. Since early June the packing sheds have been busy as the “can ning peaches”—^Dixie Reds, Beau ty Gems, Dixie Gems and Red Havens—poured from the or chards. Now in July come the luxurious Golden Jubilees, Hun- His, Hiley Belles, Hale Havens, Georgia Belles and Elbertas. Some of these names you may not have heard before. New va rieties are being developed all the time. Some are so new, the trees are only just now planted, and it will be another couple of years be fore you will be eating them. Car dinals and Coronets, for instance, which may turn out to be better than any of the others. And all are better than the ones you used to eat. Today’s peaches, for in- stance, have practically no fuzz. They, are smoother, tenderer, sweeter, juicier, more golden in hue and—wonder of wonders — they have no worms. Peach growing has come a long way in the past few years, using modern science for an ever better product, and to overcome prob lems and flaws once taken for granted. . New sprays and insecticides have proved effectivfe weapons against old pests and plant dis eases. The use of new fertilizers arid constant development of now varieties mean that “peaches are better than ever.” The Sandhill Peach Station, an experiment station of N. C. State College, with its own 40-acre peach orchard, located at Winblow on the Moore-Montgomery line, is in the heart of most of these im provements. Growers rely heavily on the station’s experimental pro gram and its results. They say, “Without State College, there would be no Sandhills peach in dustry today.” I Some growers have developed extensive irrigation systems. Crop dusting by airplane has become commonplace. Revolutionary Cooler New and revolutionary within the past ^o years is the Steri- Cooler, or Hydra-Cooler. These are two different trade names for the same type of machine, install ed in various sizes according to the volume to be processed. The North State Orchards, largest shipper in the Sandhills, has one 64 feet long. The smaller D. P. Gallimore orchard has one about half that length. The machine provides a long tunlTel with a constant rain of ice water inside, through which the peaches in their baskets pass on conveyor belts. After capping, they move directly into trucks or freight cars, and are on their way. The ice water removes all “field heat” from the fruit. It slows down the ripening process so that the peaches reach their destina tion in perfect condition. They stay orchard-fresh for two weeks or longer, and, as one grower said, “We can ship them around the world if we want to.” Moving slowly, the peaches are under the shower for 22 minutes. The water flukes through the baskets, down and out over blocks of ice and back into the machine. At North State Orchards between lEllerbe and Candor this requires ' 60 tons of ice a day, and L. G. 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