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(15.) Give your ideas of the best way for our 

 growers to market their fruit, and the best packages, etc., 

 to use, (briefly.) 



ANSWERS RECEIVED FROM GROWER, NO. I. 



Question i. St. John, Mountain Rose, Reeves' 

 Favorite, Moore's Favorite, President, Stump the World, 

 Crawford's Late, Prize, Beer's Smock. 



Question 2. Medium light loam soil, as near level 

 as good drainage will allow. I prefer northern ex- 

 posure. 



Question 3. With fair treatment, fifteen to eigh- 

 teen years. 



Question 4. Kirkwood and Cape Charles. 



Question 5. In the spring. 



Question 6. I think ten below zero will always kill 

 in this climate. 



Question 7. Most frequently in from one to five 

 days, but I believe they were killed this year, (1885,) in 

 this county (New Castle) more than a fortnight after 

 opening, by cold rains, which caused the shedding 

 blossom to lie close around the stem end of the peach, 

 and be wet (or some time, caused the peach to rot. 



Question 8. I plough as early in the spring as the 

 ground will permit ; about four inches, and work enough 

 to keep the ground clean and mellow, until about the 

 last of June. 



