
          60

Mr. Chamberlain say there are "not less than 600,000 peach
trees by actual count in that part of the South Michigan
fruit belt which finds its outlet at the mouth of the St. Joseph
River."--Ibid. pp.26-7.

Mr. T. T. Lyon, of Plymouth, in his reply to the Com. said:
"It [the peach disease in his vicinity] is undoubtedly not
the yellows."  "Our oldest peach orchards are not far from
twenty years of age."--Ibid. p. --

The committee, consisting of J.C. Holmes, H.G. Wells, and
S. G. Knapp, from whose report, pp. 11-37, I have been quoting
found yellows only at St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, and South
Haven [July 30-Aug, 7, 1873].  The say no yellows north of
South Haven nor much anywhere--only here and there a few trees.
They apparently went too hastily.

"They do not have it [yellows] in Europe."--Chas. Downing,
April 24, 1873. Ibid. p. 38.

Mr. Bidwell is authority for the statement that not even
the almond is free from the yellows.  Ibid. p. 253.
[Ask Mr. B. to substantiate his statement.]
skipped my county

        