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When about the end of the last half century [1850]
Eleazur Morton, George Parmelee and Curtis Boughton, the
pioneers of St. Joseph peach culture, set their respective
orchards-- an aggregate area pf about twenty-five acres--people
opened their eyes in amazement at this exhibition of lunacy,
thinking the product of such large orchards would overstock
the market.  Now, [1874], with their estimated 600,000 peach
trees in that region in 1872, besides extensive orchard interest
at South Haven, Saugatuck, Holland, Grand Haven, Spring 
Lake, and other points  north along the shore, or Western
Michigan fruit growers are relieved of the charge of lunacy.
A. S. Dyckman, South Haven, 1874. p. 48.

Peach trees grew at Travers [Traverse] City in 1875. p. 54.

Ann Arbor was known to be a good peach region as early
as 1878. p. 81. [Interview J. D. Baldwin or J. Austin Scott
on early peach planting in vicinity of Ann Arbor.]

"Yellows is gradually working northward. A few 'sporadic
cases' are reported as far north as Ottawa and Kent Co's.
[1882]." p. 128.  Quoted from replies by correspondents in
1882 to postals asking fruit prospects sent out by Secy. St.
Hort. Society.
        