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ditious way, or the same end is accomplished in the 

 application of ashes to the entire surface of the or- 

 chard. The trees introduced from the nursery, al- 

 ready diseased, when such disease shall appear, 

 should be wed out and replaced by healthy young- 

 trees, first renovating the soil with an application 

 of caustic lirne, potash, or other strong alkaline 

 substances. 



My main object here is to satisfy the agricul- 

 tural interests of Pennsylvania that peaches can be 

 grown in the State on a scale commensurate with 

 the demands of our cities and towns, in orchard 

 culture, in larger quantities than they are now or 

 can be raised in the most favored districts of Dela- 

 ware or Maryland, and can be sent into our mar- 

 kets in better condition and at a much larger profit. 

 As this is a declaration so entirely in conflict with 

 the opinions of our people in Eastern Pennsylva- 

 nia, I feel myself called upon to sustain the asser- 

 tion in a very practical way, showing that what has 

 been done for years can be done again throughout 

 this and other States, all things being equal, and 

 the recommendations here strictly observed re- 

 commendations based on practical experience in 

 peach culture for thirty-five years, in what is called 

 the diseased peach district in Pennsylvania, and in 

 the healthy districts on the Eastern shore of Mary- 

 land, cultivating and planting within that period 

 from 25,000 to 30,000 trees ; also an earlier expe- 

 rience in raising peaches in the State of Delaware, 



