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and burned the whole 800. Growers here are putting out Elberta largely. la 

 M)chigan the yellows appeared in many orchards: the trees were immediately 

 cut and burned: by this method the disease was stamped out there. I know 

 no other remedy." 



H. A. Coiiflra, Longton, Elk county, has been in the state twenty-two years ; 

 has sixty peach trees, five pf them seedlings. None of his seedlings are considered 

 good. His trees have been planted five years, on black limestone, but he would 

 prefer a sandy loam, with a northeast slope. His varieties are Stump, Hale's 

 Early, Crosby, Elberta, Old Mixon Cling, Meur, Champion, and Albergs. For 

 market he would recommend Stump, Elberta, Old Mixon Cling, and Champion 

 Cling. He plants two-year-old trees, twenty feet apart, pruning in such, a way 

 as to have more roots than top. His earliest are Hale's Early, coming July 1 : 

 and for late he has varieties that ripen in October. Curculio trouble his early 

 freestones, for which he has sprayed, with some benefit. Had some trees affected 

 with the yellows last year, but did not understand the cause of it. Cultivates 

 clea,n, not even allowing a weed to grow in his orchard. No live stock allowed 

 among his trees. Does not irrigate. Raises peaches for family use only, giving 

 the refuse to the hogs. Does not believe it would pay to plant them largely iu 

 his locality. Says that the cold of last winter killed nearly all of the peach buds 

 and some of the older trees. 



H. I). Porter, Hamilton, Greenwood county, grows peaches for his family 

 only. He has Amsden, Foster, Globe, Crawford, Heath, and others. Soil rather 

 thin. They make a good growth. He planted two-year-old trees, twenty feet 

 apart, pruning all they would bear. His Amsden comes in June, his Heath in 

 October. Cold destroyed the fruit-buds, but the trees never made such a 

 growth. Curculio gets into his early peaches. He sprayed with good effect, but 

 not often enough, "or I would not have any wormy fruit." Grows weeds only 

 under trees. Allows no live stock among them. Does not irrigate. The family 

 gather them for the house and home. 



A. J. Saltziiiau, Burrton, Harvey county, has resided in Kansas thirty-two 

 years and has .350 peach trees growing, from four to sixteen years, on sandy loam, 

 which he thinks preferable. His trees are all seedlings but about seventy-five. 

 These seventy-five are in the following varieties: Early and Late Crawford, 

 Amsden, Alexander, Stump, Wager, Old Mixon Free, and Lemon Cling. He 

 would recommend, for market and family use, Alexander, Early and Late Craw- 

 ford, Crosby, Elberta, Old Mixon Free and Cling, and Lemon Cling. He sets 

 one-year-old trees, from sixteen to twenty feet apart, cutting back some unless 

 the tree is very stocky. Sometimes he cuts back bearing trees and thinks it good 

 policy. His earliest peaches are Amsden and Alexander, coming in by July 4 : does 

 not know which is his latest. The cold of last winter killed some of the old trees, 

 and some of the youngest trees had part of last year's growth killed. The only 

 ones uninjured by the cold were a few seedlings. His Early Crawfords and some 

 of his seedlings "cook" on the sunny side while on the trees, in our dry, hot 

 weather. Curculio bothers his freestones: has never sprayed for curculio: has 

 no other insects or diseases. He grows artichokes, rye and oats among his trees, 

 and turns in hogs to harvest the crop and any fallen, wormy fruit. He picks and 

 markets in baskets holding one-half bushel covered with mosquito-netting, 

 rejecting all runty and inferior fruit. His best markets are usually north and 

 west: he ships mostly on commission; he received, last year [1898], from seventy- 

 five cents to two dollars per bushel. He lets his hogs have the refuse. He be- 

 lieves it would pay well to grow them largely in his vicinity. 



