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David Lelimaii, Halstead, Harvey county, has been in Kansas twenty 

 years; has sixty peach trees, one-half of which are seedlings; ten of these seed- 

 lings bear fine fruit. His trees have been planted from five to seven years, 

 on black, sandy loam. He is growing, and advises for all purposes. Early and 

 Late Crawfords and Heath Cling, planted eighteen feet apart, which are well 

 trimmed, the roots trimmed smoothly where mutilated in taking up. He picks 

 Early Crawford the 4th of July, and Heath Cling about the 15th of October. 

 Some curculio in his early freestones; no other diseases or insects trouble him. 

 Grows corn in his peach orchard for three years: allows no live stock near them. 

 Grows his peaches entirely for home use in the family. 



C. A. Seaman, Sedgwick, Harvey county: I have fifty bearing trees, from 

 three to ten years old, and 200 smaller peach trees, all budded fruit of following 

 varieties: Alexander, Bokara No. 3, Champion, Elberta, Crosby, Stump, Sal- 

 way. They are in a sandy loam, which I prefer. I like a northeast slope best. 

 I have discarded the Crawford as too tender [the tree]. For market, I recom- 

 mend only the Elberta and Salway ; for family, I would add the Alexander, Moun- 

 tain Rose, Crosby, Champion, Stump, Old Mixon Free, and Heath Cling. I 

 would plant trees of one year's growth from bud, one rod apart, pruning to a 

 single stem when setting out: also trimming all mutilated roots. I head in all 

 bearing trees. My earliest are the Alexander: my latest the Wonderful, coming 

 in October. Trees much injured by the cold of February, 1899. The curculio 

 trouble niy early peaches; I have sprayed for them without apparent success; 

 no other insects trouble my peach trees or fruit; have never had any diseased 

 trees. I grow no crops among the trees, and will allow no live stock among them. 

 We pick carefully by hand, and market in baskets and crates, placing each peach 

 in carefully by hand: baskets are preferable. We reject all that are imperfect 

 or too ripe. Never have sold for less than one dollar per twenty-yjound basket 

 for good ones, I feed all refuse to "town boys." 



N. Sauford, Oswego, Labette county, has been in Kansas twenty-seven years. 

 Has only thirty peach trees, from four to twenty-fovir years old, growing in com- 

 mon black prairie soil, which he thinks is as good as any : he prefers a north slope. 

 Grows Early Crawford, Elberta, Arkansas Traveler, Ward's Late, Early York. 

 Has tried and discarded Heath Cling, owing to cooking in hot sun, and Alexan- 

 der, because of worms and rot. He would advise planting, for all purposes, Early 

 Crawford, Hale, York, and Ward's Late. Would advise the use of two-year-old 

 trees, planted twenty-five feet apart, never pruning top or root in any way. His 

 Amsdens ripen in June, and he has no very late ones. His late varieties cook • 

 in the sun, and the curculio troubles his late clings the most. Has sprayed, but 

 saw no benefit. Says borers are the worst enemy of the peach; knows of no 

 peach-tree disease. Grows corn and potatoes among the trees, and pastures in 

 fall with cattle and horses. Picks from step-ladders, and packs in third-bushel 

 boxes, with stem end down, packed so they will not shake about, using only 

 nice, sound fruit. Used to ship to Kansas City, Omaha and other large towns, 

 but of late has sold all at home ; receives from twenty to forty cents per box. He 

 evaporates the culls. Does not believe they would pay planted largely in his lo- 

 cality for market. Peach trees grow vigorously and look healthy, but do not bear 

 of late as they did some twenty years since. 



Tlioiiia.s Stanley, Americus, Lyon county, has nearly 1100 peach trees, 100 

 of which are seedlings, not very good. His 1000 bearing trees are ten years old, 

 planted on upland with clay soil, which he thinks is best. His first peach 



