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bearing trees should have all limbs cut off within twelve to twenty-four inches 

 of the trunk. Trees thus served will, in a measure, recover and form new tops 

 that will bear some fruit another year; unless thus treated, the heart of the wood, 

 being killed, will break badly should they set a crop of fruit another year. It is 

 his opinion that all the old trees will be found to be badly injured to the snow 

 line, and that they will decay and in a few years become extinct — dead. This 

 xnay in a measure be avoided by the severe cutting back recommended. All small 

 trees cut low will soon be renewed, and should have attention and proper train- 

 ing this summer. If cultivated and cared for, the new growth, owing to strong 

 roots, will be amazing, and the trees will not be as far behind as you think. It 

 will pay in the near future to grow peaches, as he predicts that fully one half of 

 the trees will succumb to present conditions. He further predicts that those 

 who exercise careful attention to the business in the present emergency will reap 

 the reward that comes by prudence and right action intelligently applied. 



THE SECOND DISTRICT. 



B. F. Campbell, St. Francis, Cheyenne county, has been in Kansas fifteen 

 years, and has twenty-six peach trees, one of which is a seedling, and it bears fine 

 fruit. His trees are only three years planted on sandy soil ; prefers a north slope. 

 Has planted the Champion, Foster, Crawford's Early, Smock, and Crosby; he is 

 not well posted on varieties other than these. Has planted two-year-old trees, ten 

 feet apart; trims the tops at planting sufficiently to keep the wind from blow- 

 ing them about; trimming no roots but damaged ones. Grasshoppers are the 

 worst insects he has to contend with. He grows garden-truck among his trees, 

 but never allows any live stock among them. His ground is subirrigated from a 

 ditch. His trees are growing exceedingly well, and he looks forward in anticipa- 

 tion of profitable results. He says that the cold of last winter killed most of last 

 year's growth on all varieties. 



Isaac Clavk, Oberlin, Decatur county, has resided in Kansas eleven years, 

 and has 600 peach trees, 500 of them in bearing: 250 are seedlings, of which 

 number 150 are of fine size and choice quality. His trees have been planted from 

 three to seven years, in coarse, rich, lilack soil with a north slope. He is growing 

 Early and Late Crawfords, Chair's Choice, and Japanese. Plants trees of one- or 

 two-years' growth, 10x20 feet apart; prunes off one-third of top and trims muti- 

 lated roots at planting time. Never heads in bearing trees. His latest is Japan- 

 ese, October 15. Cold of February, 1899, did no perceptible injury. No insects 

 trouble him but borers. He sells at home, at two dollars per bushel, and thinks 

 they would pay if planted largely in his locality on high, rich ground. 



J. B. Griflfitli.s, Kanopolis, Ellsworth county, has been in Kansas nineteen 

 years, and grows only a few seedlings of choice quality for home use; these were 

 planted ten years ago, fifteen feet apart, on dark loam with clay subsoil. He 

 never prunes. Says cold of February, 1899, killed half his trees and all of last 

 year's growth on the others, and all are in bad shape. Has sprayed for curculio 

 without success. Has no other insects or diseases. Grows sweet corn among 

 his trees. He finds ready sale for his peaches at from 50 cents to §1.50 per bushel, 

 and believes choice varieties planted for market in large quantities would pay 

 well in his locality. • - 



