
          71

*"In 1891 Mr. Hale brought to Mr. VanDewon samples of what
his orchard could do in the way of peaches.  One was given to me,
and I expected something fine, but was surprised to find it a 
premature & worthless fruit - quite red spotted."

of them are dead with the yellows, and at least 20% of  the balance
show traces of the yellows.  I do not know that the potash has
saved the trees, but that is the fact. [Does he know the disease?
Visit this place in 1888 and make a personal* examination.]

Mr. Rodgers agreed as to value of potash,--"where I used
potash abundantly and manured well besides, those trees have lived
and done well, and the trees which I have lost by the yellows are
invariably those to which the least potash has been applied."

In discussion on peach yellows (Report Conn. Bd. of Agric.
1883-4, pp. 74-6, Prof. J. W. Clark, of Amherst, say he has seen
a tree cured of yellows by Prof. Goessmann, but adds, "The experiment so
far has been successful [Jan. 1884] but I do not think it has gone
far enough to enable us to say that you can take any tree which
shows signs of yellows and save it." p 75.

Referring to aphis as a possible cause of yellows, Mr. Augur
says, "I feel pretty sure we have not been troubled in that way."
p. 20, Rep. Conn. Bd. of Agric., 1884.

Ib. p. 25. A Hudson R. peach grower is said to have used Penhallows'
formula with entire success. Ref. also on p. 26 to similar
results in N. J.

In 1875 Mr. Augur notes "the prevalence of the 'yellows' " in
Conn. p. 248, Report Conn. Bd. of Ag., 1875.

"In the first quarter of this century the peach was raised in
        