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James L. Williams, McDonald, Rawlins county, has seventy-five trees ten 

 years old; forty are seedlings; thirty-five of these are nice, bearing good fruit. 

 His soil — a dark loam — he believes is all right. Prefers a north slope. He is 

 growing Triumph, but would recommend Mamie Ross, a half cling. Plants 

 two- and three-year-old trees, thirty feet apart, trimming the top in proportion to 

 the roots. Knows of no insects or disease affecting the peach. Grows corn 

 among the trees. Picks from a step-ladder and packs in half-bushel crates. 

 Sometimes packs in sawdust, rejecting all that are not first-class. His best 

 market is at home, where he receives from $1..50 to $3 per box. Says they 

 would pay well planted on a large scale there. Says the trees never were in bet- 

 ter shape than now. 



AV. H. Ing'le, Tyner, Smith county, has 340 seedlings, of which forty bear 

 choice fruits, and sixty Crawford's Early and Foster, all on high prairie, without 

 irrigation. He plants ten feet apart each way, trimming back about one-third. 

 Trees hurt some by freezing and fruit-buds badly killed. 



Clias. Buschow, Colby, Thomas county, is growing some seedlings eleven 

 years old, on sandy loam — the only soil there — on a south slope. Says it is hard 

 to grow any fruit-trees there. His trees are planted ten feet apart, pruning away 

 two- thirds of the previous year's growth, with roots smoothly cut where mutilated. 

 Knows of no insect or disease. Sometimes irrigates by running water on ground 

 from tank, when it gets very dry. Has had poor success and thinks they will 

 not pay. The late cold snap injured all the fruit-trees. 



G. T. Galloway, Ogallah, Trego county, has .3000 seedling peach trees, 

 planted from three to fourteen years, on fine Saline river sandy bottom land. 

 He prefers sandy land with a north slope, well on the bottom. He has four 

 budded trees; one is the Arkansas Traveler, the other three he has forgotten. 

 He recommends for all purposes any good seedlings. Ten of his 3000 are extra 

 fine, and all are good. He plants one-year-old trees, 20x20 feet, cut well back 

 and roots trimmed. Has not tried heading back bearing trees. He has some 

 seedlings coming the last of October. No pests except birds and borers bother 

 his trees or fruit. He grows garden stuff among his trees. He- irrigates, running 

 water along the row on top of ground; says it is a success. Picks by hand, and 

 sells at home and in Wa Keeney, receiving from $1.50 to $2 per bushel. Fruit- 

 buds killed by cold of February, 1899, but trees seem all right. Says it would 

 not pay to plant largely for market. [If his 3000 trees were of four or five, or less, 

 choice budded varieties, under above conditions of irrigation, insects, and mar- 

 ket, what a mine of wealth he would have. — Sec] 



C. A. Hascale, Sharon Springs, Wallace county, has 200 seedling trees. 

 Twenty-five of these bear nice fruit, of good size. They are eight to ten years 

 old, and are planted on upland, fifteen feet apart. Grasshoppers bother them. 

 Says they do well if irrigated, and would pay. Trees in good condition, but buds 

 killed. 



M. A. Griggs, Wallace, Wallace covmty, writes similar to above. He irri- 

 gates with a pump. 



