PEACH AND THE PEAR. I73 



Question T2. I prefer to breed forward not back- 

 ward, and cant see why Peach trees should be different 

 from nature in any other form, animal or veg-etable. 



Question 13. No. Where proper cultivation and a 

 good wash is used the Curcurlio is harmless. 



Question 14. In soil that is over-limed. 



Question 15. The best way to market our fruit is to 

 mass it and sell at public auction. The § basket is the 

 the best package for peaches, in my opinion. 



ANSWERS RECEIVED FROM GROWER, NO lO. 



Question t. Troths, Mountain Rose, Crawford's 

 Early, Reeds Golden Yellow, Moore's Favorite^ Stump 

 the World, Old Mixon, Reeves Favorite, Crawford's Late 

 Beer's Smock. 



Question 2. High, flat ground, red clay gravelly soil. 



Question 3. 12 years, but well cared for, 20 years. 



Question 4. Duck creek or Sassafras River on 

 north, and bay or ocean on south. 



Question 5. Spring. 



Question 6. Eight to ten below zero. 



Question 7. When the blossom is full. 



Question 8. Yes, 2 to 3 inches, work afterward with 

 a cultivator three or four times. 



