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of all orchard trees to feed. The peach is, however, 

 if anything more sensitive than the apple to defects 

 of drainage or to the presence of hard, impervious 

 strata of improper physical condition. 



GOOD PEACH LAND IN WEST VIRGINIA 



EXPOSURES 



All the farmers' institute speakers on orchard 

 management, and on peach growing in particular, 

 have from time immemorial made n great point of 

 exposure. We refer here to slope, the direction in 

 which the ground slants. The recommendations on 

 this matter have been very positive, and the only 

 trouble has been that they did not agree. A careful 

 review of present knowledge shows conclusively 

 that this point has been greatly over-emphasized. 



