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vicinity were famous in their day, having often glutted the
eastern markets with peaches.  Driven from the Atlantic
Coast Counties by the yellows, the prominent peach growers of
New Jersey located in Morris and other counties in the north
of the State, where, peaches were grown successfully until
about 1867, when New Jersey peach growers were again driven
by the yellows to 'fresh fields', favorable localitites in
Delaware and Maryland, being chosen, from whence the eastern
markets have received their principal supplies during the past
few years.  Incipient signs of yellows have appeared in Delaware
and Maryland, and it is evident that a 'change of base'
will soon become neccessary [necessary]." Ibid. p. 256.

"We have evidence that localities which have been entirely
devastated by yellows, are being enabled to grow peaches
again, after a lapse of time varying from ten to twenty years.
Monmouth Co., N.J., is planting large orchards, and all signs
of disease have disappeared."--Ibid. p.256.

"There is no longer any more doubt about the peach yellows
being caused by root fungus than there is that the sun
shines on a clear day.  I fear your friends have not kept
pace with the progress of discovery."--Thos. Meehan, Nov. 8,
1878., p. 257. Same Report. Letter to C. W. Garfield.
        