
          61

Mr. Nowlen, of Benton Harbor, said that yellows was first
discovered in Benton Harbor seven years ago [i.e. 1866].
Ibid. p. 253.

Messrs. Cook and Bidwell found yellows in 1872 more or
less " in every direction from Benton Harbor extending north
as far as watervliet and Paw Paw Lake.  The disease has
probably existed in the vicinity five years [i.e since 1867
or '68].  The exact time of its advent is not known.  The 
people have tried to believe it was not the 'yellows' but the
result of peculiar soil or seasons.  But the fact can no
longer be concealed.  They have 'the yellows' in its most
aggravating form."--An. Rep. Secy. Mich. St. Pom. Society,
1872. p. 277.

"The peach tree is very extensively cultivated throughout
New Jersey."--T. Hanconk, Burlington, N.J., Jan. 1841. p. 96.
Magazine of Horticulture (Hovey's), Boston, 1841.  No mention
of yellows.

[Peach yellows is moving south in Maryland and Delaware,
at present.]

Get direction of the prevailing wind at Wilmington.
        