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a question which each one has got to settle according to his 

 own conditions. In the first place, on peach land, I would not 

 take land that was wet enough so that any ordinary amount of 

 moisture would make any difference. Further than that, if 

 in a wet season there is a lot of growth of vegetable matter, 

 probably the amount of moisture that growth would take would 

 not make any difference because it would not be enough, and 

 so in that respect at least tillage would be all right. As a 

 matter of fact, in our orchard we calculate to till, rain or shine, 

 and I don't know but what it's all right. At the same time, 

 judging of the behavior of some of the old orchards we have 

 in the last two or three years, and particularly in the growth 

 of fruit they have given, I think there may be such a thing as 

 over-tillage. I am not sure that is the reason, but I know there 

 is something wrong. I am inclined to feel, perhaps, that the 

 soil has had its vegetable matter largely burned out of it. and 

 something has got to be done to restore it. That is a theory of 

 course, and I cannot prove it. 



A Member: I would like to ask, Mr. Barnes, for the infor- 

 mation of peach growers, what desirable variety we can grow 

 that will come on the market after the Elberta? 



Mr. Barnes : I have always been myself very much inclined 

 to favor the Late Crawford class of peaches. They have always 

 made us a lot of money excepting in some years when we lost 

 all the buds. The young orchards that we planted last, we 

 planted very heavily of Chairs Choice, and they have fruited 

 for us two years. This last year in particular we had a very 

 fine showing and I think a good deal of them, but whether they 

 are better than the Crawford Late peach, I am not prepared 

 to say. They are a little smaller and seem to be a litttle later. 

 They are fine colored and handled nicely. That is a good point 

 in a market peach. You must have something that will handle 

 well, and at the same time grow to a good size and give us 

 plenty of them. I do not know that I can recommend anything 

 that I think will please better, provided your soil is right, than 

 that class of peaches. They want a good strong soil that is 

 dry, and good treatment of course. 



A Member : What conditions are the buds in now ? Do they 

 stand the cold the same as the Elberta, or as well ? 



Mr. B.\rnes : T think not quite so well. 



