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killed. The blossom had just done dropping and the 

 peacli was about the size of a marrowfat pea, when 

 there came a very heavy frost succeeded by a bright, 

 sunny morning. The small end of the peach was, at 

 about II o'clock, three shades darker in color than the 

 rest of the fruit — presenting the appearance of having 

 been frozen and then thawed, but v/e had fair crops, not- 

 withstanding. 



Question 8. I have always postponed the ploughing 

 of my orchard until the corn crop was planted, and har- 

 rowed with a drag ; but I am convinced that the peach 

 orchard ought to be ploughed as soon as the ground is 

 settled and dry enough to plow, and harrow as often as a 

 corn crop. A second ploughing, I believe, would be of 

 advantage to the orchard. 



Question 9. I have only used kainit, barn-yard 

 manure, bone meal and lime, alternately. Kainit, from 

 400 lbs. to 800 lbs. per acre, broadcast ; barn-yard manure, 

 bone and lime, the same as for wheat and corn crops. 



Question 10. I prune in February quite severely, 

 but have never attempted hand-thinning the fruit. The 

 curculio generally attends to that matter. 



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

 yellows, very firmly, and I believe it has been caused, 

 sometimes, by setting an orchard with trees budded from 

 trees all ready affected ; sometimes by budding on stocks 



