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mission. Prices range from fifty cents to one dollar per bushel. Does not think 

 they would jmy if planted largely. Fears almost total destruction from cold of 

 February, 1899. 



E. M. Gray, Perry, Jefferson county, has been in Kansas forty-one years, 

 and has 15,000 bearing peach trees, six years planted, on high, dry, ashy up- 

 land, with clay subsoil, and likes that best. Would prefer a gentle southern 

 slope. He grows for market, and advises others to plant. Early Rivers, Alex- 

 ander, Elberta, Early Oneida, Crawfords, Beers Smock. For family use he 

 would advise adding seedlings, Triumph, and Greensboro. He plants one- 

 year-old trees, 15x20 feet apart, pruning away one-half of the top. He believes 

 in heading in bearing trees: says Sneed is his earliest, and Smock comes about 

 September 20. His trees are uninjured by the cold of February, 1899, but fruit- 

 buds were damaged. Curculio troubles his early peaches, but he has not tried 

 spraying. No other insects or diseases trouble his trees or fruit. Prefers corn 

 as a crop among the trees, but allows no live stock among them. Ships in both 

 crates and baskets, about one-half-bushel size, and retails at home at fifty cents 

 to one dollar per bushel. Dries the best culls. Does not believe it would pay to 

 plant largely in his locality. 



L.OU Miller, Perry', Jefferson county, has cultivated Kansas soil for thirty 

 years, and has now a peach orchard of 600 trees, ninety of which are seedlings. 

 Of these seedlings fifteen or twenty bear large, choice fruit. Only 100 of his 

 trees are now of bearing size, having been planted six to fifteen years, on a gray 

 loam soil, v.'hich he says is a disadvantage, as he would prefer a deep, rich soil 

 on a northern slope. His budded fruit is Stump the World, Salway, and Heath 

 Cling. He would advise for all purposes Elberta, Stump, Salway, Triumph, and 

 Late Crawford. Plant one-year-old trees, 20 x 20 feet. Prune mangled roots and 

 trim top to balance. Has not tried heading in bearing trees. He has a good 

 unnamed seedling that comes in by July 4, and another that comes in the last 

 of October. He says the extreme cold of February, 1899, killed the yearling 

 growths to the ground, but his two-year-olds are all right. Curculio troubles his 

 early freestones only. Never saw yellows. Grows corn or vines among his 

 trees for a few years. Never! no, never! allows live stock among them. Picks 

 and markets as first and second quality, in half-bushel baskets, rejecting wormy 

 ones, and retails in Topeka at fifty to seventy-five cents per basket. Can tell 

 whether it pays to plant largely "when he tries it." 



E. P. Diolil, Olathe, Johnson county, has been in Kansas thirty-five years, 

 and always a horticulturist. Has 300 bearing peach trees and twenty-five 

 younger. Grows no seedlings for fruit. His trees are seven years old, and grow- 

 ing in black loam. He prefers a mulatto land, with north slope. He is growing 

 Amsden, Elberta, Mountain Rose, Old Mixon Free, Crawford's Late, Heath Cling. 

 He would recommend for all purposes the Elberta, Mountain Rose, George the 

 Fourth, Crawford's Early and Late, and Heath. Always plants one-year-old trees, 

 twenty feet apart, pruning the top very lightly and the roots if necessary. He 

 thinks heading in the best way to treat bearing trees. His earliest is Amsden, 

 and latest Heath Cling. Says the extreme cold of February, 1899, injured all 

 trees and killed many. His peaches often "cook" on sunny side while on tree. 

 Curculio troubles his early and medium varieties; has sprayed for them and says 

 it did good. He is troubled with borers. Says his tr^es are affected with yellows 

 when the nights are very cool. Grows nothing and allows no live stock among 



