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about as large as hazlenuts.  Those ripened their fruit as
early as the root-pruned trees, but the flavor, as usually
happens in such cases, was poor, and the peaches insipid. But
the fruit on the root-pruned trees was highly colored and of
excellent quality."  Cultivator and Country Gentleman, 1871.
p. 678.

[Does yellows girdle the branches in <s>the</s> some way?]

Plums on peach stock are said to be a failure. Ibid.
1872, p. 440, editor, and 582, correspondent.

Delaware Peach Statistics, 1872. By J. A. Fulton. He
says: "The peach trade has grown up mainly since 1840.
40,000 acres are now planted with something over 5,000,000
trees.  The average value of these orchards is put at $50.
per acre, or a total of $2,750,000, and the working capital
for handling, packing, freight, commission, etc. at $3,170,000
more, a total of $5,920,000." From an address before
the Fruit Growers of Delaware.  Cultivator and Country Gentleman.
1872. p. 396.

The peach shipments through Wilmington, De., in 1872,
up to Aug. 20 were 1,402 car-loads.  "It is thought that the
bulk of the crop is now marketed." C. & C. Gent. 1872. p. 553.
        