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Question ii. Much to my sorrow, I do. Various 

 causes are given but the disease is not understood, and of 

 course the treatment is altogether empirical. The best 

 thing is to dig them up as soon as you see any evidence 

 of the disease. I worm my trees in the fall by removing 

 the dirt from around the tree and searching for the worm 

 with an oyster-knife. 



Question 12. From the natural seed. 



Question 13. It has. I can count my own 

 individual loss in peaches alone, at $30,000, at least, to 

 which may be added, early apples, pears and other fruit. 

 When the crop of peaches is small, the curculio generally 

 takes all of it. 



Question 14. I have never paid any attention to 

 the curled leaf. 



Question 15. Decidedly the best and only way to 

 market our fruit is to bring the buyers right here to our 

 own doors. They buy our fruit, and pay for it, from the 

 wagon. We put it in the cars and are then done with 

 it, and thus avoid all risk from decay, accident or falling 

 market. These men pay us as much here, as our fruit 

 sells for in the Northern cities, and they tell us that they 

 are perfectly willing to do so, as they get it fresh, and 

 save the trouble and expense of re-handling it. When- 

 ever they wish it, a sworn inspector examines every 



