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which farm is now owned by Jacob H. Moyer. There is now about a 

 hundred trees of this variety growing on Jacob H. Moyer's place, 

 raised from suckers of this old tree. It was a late ripening sort, sold 

 well, and proved to be a very profitable plum. 



" What measures can be adopted to prevent the spread of the 

 yellows in the peach ?" 



The subject was introduced by an exhaustive paper from Linus 

 Woolverton, Grimsby, and such is the importance of the subject that 

 we publish it now instead of reserving it for the Annual Eeport. 



WHAT MEASURES CAN BE ADOPTED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE 

 YELLOWS IN THE PEACH ? 



Before we can successfully interest ourselves about the measures to 

 be adopted for preventing the spread of the yellows in our country, it 

 is necessary to consider the extent of the interest affected, and also the 

 nature of the disease itself as far as this is known. 



The peach growing interest of Canada is yet in its infancy, but it 

 is rapidly assuming large proportions in those districts favorable to its 

 cultivation. Of course we cannot expect ever to see in Canada such 

 orchards of peach trees as may be seen in Delaware, Maryland, and 

 some other States, where the peach finds a more congenial climate, and 

 where a single orchard sometimes extends over hundreds of acres; 

 but during the last five years a great impetus has been given to this in- 

 dustry, and orchards may now be seen dotting the shores of lakes Huron, 

 Erie, and Ontario, wherever the ameliorating influence of the water is 

 united with a suitable soil, and a winter that is not too severe. The 

 Niagara peninsula is peculiarly adapted to peach culture, and on it 

 the largest orchards may be found; indeed it' is no uncommon thing 

 now to find an orchard there of two or three thousand peach trees, and 

 near Niagara Falls there is one of about ten thousand. As a rough 

 estimate, we may safely assert thftt the number of peach trees now 

 standing in Canadian soil exceeds one hundred and fifty thousand. 

 Of course a large number of these having been planted during the past 

 three or four years, have not yet begun bearing; but already our 

 people are beginning to appreciate home production in this article. 

 It is found that the native grown peach reaches the consumer in a 

 fresher condition ; and that Canadian growers naturally send their best 

 into market, while distant shippers, after selling their best in their own 



