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As the analysis of the peach, apple and pear 

 shows them so nearly allied in proportional quan- 

 tities of the most important elements of which they 

 are composed, on the settled principle that these 

 constituent parts indicate the food upon which they 

 exist, it is evident that in catering to their appe- 

 tites, we may feed them all from a compost formed 

 of the same fertilizing elements of which they are 

 mainly composed. Every suitable soil of medium 

 fertility contains a sufficient quantity of the requi- 

 site elements for a healthy and vigorous growth of 

 the peach ; therefore, but little, if any, of the fer- 

 tilizing elements will be required at planting, or 

 in its growth up to bearing, unless as a precaution 

 against infection from that fell specific disease, the 

 "yellows," to which it is subject in Pennsylvania, 

 and in the most of our neighboring States. The fol- 

 lowing is a chemical analysis of the peach, apple 

 and pear, the leading fruits adapted to our soil and 

 climate : 



Peach Potash, 12; lime, 23; phosphate of lime, 

 21. 



