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Question 6. Six to ten below zero. 



Question 7. About the time the blossoms burst, and 

 leave the young peach. I have seen them entirely- 

 destroyed at that time, and often very much injured. 



Question 8. I plough as soon as the absence of 

 frost, and the condition of the ground will permit, about 

 four inches. Do most of the work afterward with the 

 harrow and cultivator, unless the ground runs together 

 very solid, then plough with a two-furrowed plough. 



Question 9. None. My trees make too much wood 

 on my land without them. I believe that is one reason 

 why my land is very uncertain on peaches. 



Question 10. I prune mostly in the spring, keep all 

 dead wood removed, and middle of trees open. I never 

 hand-thinned fruit. 



Question 11. I do believe there is such a disease. 

 My opinion is that it is caused, or produced, by our 

 nurserymen, by breeding in and in, (as we say by stock,) 

 taking seed from the orchard, and buds from the same ; 

 that is budding on budded fruit-seed. Do not worm. 

 Worms never haunt our trees. 



Question 12. Natural. 



Question 13. I do not know that it has. 



Question 14. I do ; cannot say in what soil it occurs 

 most, but can say this, that I have never seen any in our 



