STATEMENT ON PEACH TREES. 



Peach Trees set out by A. D. Loomis. 



To THE Hampshire Agricultural Society., Gentlemen : 



The Peach Trees I present for your inspection 

 were procured at the M. A. C. in Oct. 1880. The tops were cut off, 

 also the limbs to within six inches of the boch'. The trees were then 

 set to the same depth they grew in the nursery, and ten feet apart in 

 the row. Loam was placed around each tree to the depth of a foot 

 and trod down for protection from wind and storms. In April fol- 

 lowing the loam was spread around the tree. 



At this time 1 cut with a sharp knife the limbs close to the body 

 to give the trees an even top. Hay was placed around them for mulch 

 and proved of great benefit. 



Every tree has made a good growth the past season, the land 

 slopes to the south and is naturally a warm soil. 



Expense is as follows : 



