88 Aincric<iii Jloiflvulhirn/ Sorieli/. 



ProJ. Ilusiiiann, of California — I liavc resided in tins slate seven 

 year.-, and, wliile I have kept a sharp lookont for enrcidios. I have 

 never found one. There is eoniethinfj; in our soil or eliniale, or 

 l)oth, that does not. favor iiis peeuliar enterprise. Wc are perfeetly 

 willing that he shall remain with yon olthe east. 



Mr. /'y_?/a/, of California — I also aji^ree in stating that I have 

 never been able to find it, and 1 consider that none of that class of 

 insects thi-ive in this state, as J have seen similar species imj^orted 

 from Japan and Australia, but they have never remained. 



Mr. (Jodtes, of California — The curl-leaf and peach moth are all 

 we have h;id to contend with thus far. The peach moth has ap- 

 ])eared during the last few years, and there is no remedy which is 

 entirely successful in exterminating them. The curl-leaf is a sub- 

 ject of constant discussion among our local growers, and they always 

 roach the conclusion that it is entirely confined to certain varieties, 

 and does not si)read generally. What we want in the line of new 

 ])each varieties is something Inter than the Salway. \\ e want to 

 liMigtiien our S(uison, both for shippers and eanner.-. Now we pieU 

 peaches nearly as late as November. Our best varieties are those 

 which originated in this state. 



TJie President — Let me ask what is your earliest shipping peach 

 i.i California? 



Mr. Coatcs — Oui- earliest peach is the Alexander, whieh is our 

 onlv reallv ijood earlv peach. 



3/r. iSwuV/j, of California — We begin shipping al)out the last of 

 ■•Tune, shi|)j)ing the Crawfords and Fosters i'lrst. 



3Ir. Coatcs — In answer to a (juestion as to whether the acreage 

 of peaches in California is increasing, I would say that the i)rodiict 

 this year was greater than ever before, and the demand is also in- 

 creasing. 



Mr. Smith — The eastern demand is for a jjood vellow freestone. 



The President — Is ii profitable to sliip freestones to the far east- 

 ern points, such as IJostcjn? • 



3Ir. Smith — We find that we can sometimes put good freestones 

 into the eastern markets profitably. 1 find that we have to pick 

 them much earlier to send them to the east than for home con-unip- 



