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(6.) How low a temperature is fatal to the bud or 

 new wood ? 



(7.) After the budsTbegin to burst into blossoms, 

 until the peach is formedfandfthe blossoms have dropped, 

 at what point here is the peach most frequently 

 destroyed by low temperature ? 



(8.) Do you ploughjyour orchard as soon as frost 

 will permit in the spring, or later ? How deep do you 

 plough, and what is your^method of cultivation after one 

 ploughing ? 



(9.) What fertilizers do you use, and when, and 

 how, and in what quantity!do you apply them ? 



(10.) When, and how, do you prune the trees ; and 

 do you ever hand-thin the fruit ? If so, what result ? 



(11.) Do you believe 'there is such a disease as 

 " Yellows ?" If so, what is your opinion (briefly) of the 

 cause, and best treatment ? Do you worm your trees ? 

 If so, when and how ? 



(12.) Do you prefer your'young trees grown from 

 the seed of natural, or^budded fruit ? 



(13.) Has the Curculio proved a serious enemy to 

 the peach on the Peninsula ? 



(14.) Do you see any curled leaf? If so, in what 

 soil does it occur most ? 



