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tain the cause or remedy. Have tried several so called 

 remedies without satisfactory results. We worm trees 

 in September and October. 



Question 12. Prefer trees grown from seed of 

 natural fruit. 



Question 13. I don't think it has. 



Question 14. Some years, from frost and curculio 



Question 15. Cull carefully after picking and ship 

 by rail in f stave Peach baskets. 



ANSWERS RECEIVED FROM GROWER, NO. 21 



Question i. Yellow Peaches : St. John's, Early 

 Rivers, Reeves' Favorite, Crawford's Late, Smock, 

 White Peaches : Mountain Rose, Troth's Early, Moore's 

 Favorite, Fox's Seedling, Old Mixon, Ward's Late Free, 

 Shipley's Late Red. These seem to be the favorite 

 varieties, in this locality, Wyoming, the present peach 

 centre. The yellow varieties bring more money per 

 basket, but the white varieties are so much more certain 

 and prolific bearers, I think they pay best. 



Question 2. A decidedly sandy loam ; the site of 

 the orchard should be as nearly level as practicable, and 

 should not be sheltered. On a hillside — slight declivity 

 northward is better protected, because the fruit will be 

 later in flowering, and therefore, less liable to late frost • 



