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The twent}' trees were dug out in 1882, and young trees planted in same places in 

 1883. 



The forest timber was beech and maple. I had one crop only after clearing before 

 the trees were planted. 



The trees were five years old when the yellows was first discovered, with the excep- 

 tion of one tree the year previous. 



South Haven, Mich., April 12, 1888 



4. Perhaps to answer your question simply by saying "Yes," would not be as satisfac- 

 tory as to give you some brief examples. 



I came into this country in 1852, wiien it was one vast wilderness. After the first two 

 years, having some improvement, and knowing that our neighbors south, at Saint 

 Joseph, were raising peaches, we thought we would try it, and up to this date have 

 raised peaches; have set five different orchards at various times on my farm, and in the 

 first three never saw any yellows. From 1875 have had a few cases of the yellows, but 

 with ax and spade soon cured them. Then the question arose, "Can we set trees in the 

 place where those with the yellows have been taken out?" The question was discussed 

 very thoroughly in our pomological meetings. By some it was thought to be danger- 

 ous, but the experiment was made and found successful; and for the last seven or eight 

 years we have taken out the affected trees and the spring following have set in the 

 same place, and have raised as fine peaches as we ever raised, free from any blight. — 



S. G. ^HEFFER, 



Fennville, Mich., April 11, 1888. 



5, We have no trouble in making trees grow in the place where we have taken out 

 trees that had the yellows. I have an Early Crawford tree that I set in the place of 

 one that had the yellows seven years ago, and it has borne fruit for the last fo'ir 3-ears, 

 and shows no signs of the disease yet. Last season I picked three baskets from it of 

 nice marketable fruit, and it bids fair to have on a good crop the present year. 



As far as my experience goes a new tree will grow just as well where you take out a 

 tree that has the yellows as it would if the tree had been in the best of health. Y"ou 

 can't set a tree in an orchard of old trees and have it do as well as it would if the trees 

 were all young, as the old trees shade the ground with their Avide-spreading tops, keep- 

 ing off the rain and dew, and with their long roots sap the ground of the nourishment 

 that the young tree needs to make it grow. I think the young tree starves to death. 



Two years ago I put in new trees in place of those taken out on account of the yellows. 

 I gave the ground a liberal dressing of leached ashes, and you never saw finer looking 

 trees than these are at the present time — full of fruit-buds and capable of holding from 

 one to two baskets of peaches. — W. H. McCormick. 



South Haven, Mich., April — , 1888, 



6. The first case of yellows in our orchard was in 1872, but I think it was discovered in 

 Rossiter Hoppin's orchard, and perhaps in one or two other places, a year or two earlier. 

 My attention was first particularly directed to it in 1872. 



I have practiced setting trees in the places where they have been cut out on account 

 of yellows, some of them badly affected. Have trees in such situations now several 

 years bearing. Several of our neighbors likewise. The main thing is to watch vigi- 

 lantly, cut out promptly and without mercy. Stamp out the disease and guard against 

 infection. 



Some of our hest cultivators have large bearing trees in place of orchards destroyed 

 by yellows. But they are thorough men. Our careless men have gone out of the busi- 

 ness.— A. S. Dyckman, 



Ganges, Mich, , April 12, 1888. 



7, Last season was the first time the yellows ever appeared on my place, I Lad a few 

 cases in my old orchard, I am satisfied, however, that as healthy trees may be grown 

 where diseased trees are taken out as could be grown on the same ground in places 

 where healthy trees of the same age had been grown, provided there is no part of the 

 diseased tree left growing. 



No one here, so far as 1 know, hesitates about planting new trees in the places from 

 which diseased trees have been taken, unless it might be for the reason that the ground 

 had become exhausted. 



Hon. D. W. Wiley, of Douglas, Mich., planted five trees in the places from which as 

 many diseased trees were taken, twelve or fifteen years ago, and these five trees are 

 still living, and bearing as well as if no diseased trees had ever occupied the ground. 



Capt. Robert Reid, of Douglas, Mich.. Rev. A. C. Merritt, of South Haven, and hun- 



