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other insects. He had the bngs and flies put in a vial, and worms in an oyster 

 can, as they were caught. 



Being asked in regard to the tin bands, he said he was satisfied the worms 

 could not climb over the tin, as he had seen them trying in vain to crawl 

 out of a tin can, but still something was eating his peach buds. 



Information was asked iu regard to a large whitish bug, almost an iiich long, 

 found much about grape vines. Several said it eat the buds of grape vines. 



Master Liberty Bailey said a large bug like this, but brown, a species of May 

 bug, eat grape buds. 



There was little room for any more fruit buds in prime condition, on that 

 branch from one of Mr. G. L. Seaver's trees. 



Miscellaneous is the order for next meeting, with bugs and worms always in 

 order at this season of the year. 



South Haven June 2, 1873. 



The President opened the meeting by remarking that there was no subject 

 proposed for consideration, and as there was a number of peach trees dying 

 from some cause, in the vicinity, it became us to inquire into the cause of the 

 damage, and find a remedy if possible. 



The undersigned stated that he had several Early Crawford and Old Mixon 

 trees that were dying. They were thrifty five-year-old trees on a rich sandy 

 loam, with clay subsoil; the site elevated, but the ground they stood on was 

 just a little lower than that surrounding it, so as to take the drainage 

 of it. The ground was very wet in spring and fall, and quite damp in 

 dry weather. There was a row of Crawfords and a row of Old Mixons. 

 There were underdrains at each end of the rows, and one crossed the 

 rows about the center. The trees within a rod each side of these drains were 

 not injured, while those intervening were seriously damaged. The trees blos- 

 somed and were setting peaches, and are nearly in full leaf; but examination 

 shows the bark and wood to be dead for eighteen, or twenty inches above ground. 

 He judges from these facts that the injury originated at the roots and from the 

 presence of too much water, perhaps by freezing. 



Mr. Hunt showed two peach trees, — one year's growth on two years' roots, 

 about seven feet high, and one and a half inch through at the base. One, a 

 Stanley's late, grew on a rich clay loam, low ground; had leaved out but was 

 dead at the roots. The trees, of Avhich this was a sample, were highly cultiva- 

 ted, making this too rank growth. The other was a Barnard, grown on high 

 sandy dry ground, which was manured richly, and made a rank forced growth. 

 This was killed from the top down. He had three and four years old trees on 

 the same kind of soil as both these, which were uninjured. 



Mr. G. W. Griffin lost some trees where the earth was left away from the roots 

 after grubbing, the ground froze and water gathered and froze about the bodies. 

 Lost none worth mentioning otherwise. 



Mr. D. C. Loveday lost fourteen trees out of one hundred and fifty, situated 

 on high sandy dry ground. These damaged trees were all on a highly manured 

 garden patch. The other trees on the same soil and elevation not injured. 

 He concluded the dead trees made too heavy a growth. I'he question was 

 raised whether there was not danger from too much exposure to winds on very 

 high ground ? 



