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Simeon Wilson, another pioneer, says the Burnett orchard
had seedling peaches when he settled there in 1831.  Most of
the settlers had a few seedling peach trees. Do. p. 237.

"Before peaches were sold in Chicago from this region,
even before St. Joseph could supply itself with fruit, Mr.
Brodiss, who lived six miles this side of Niles, brought his
seedling peaches by the canoe load, down the St. Joseph river
to peddle in St. Joseph. This was in 1834." Fruit was
brought to St. Joseph from the Abbe orchard in 1837, said to
have been set with improved trees sent from Rochester. Do.
p. 237.

Capt. Curtiss Boughton "bought peaches by the barrel and
dry-goods box, in 1840, carried them on his vessel and sold
them in Chicago making enormous sums of money. x x This
gave the whole country the peach fever." Do. p. 237.

"Mr. Hoyt [of St. Joseph] states that in 1842, he procured
from Long Island buds of improved varieties to start a
nursery.  No improved fruit went to Chicago till after 1844,
when he sent over a few baskets of Crawfords. x x After
        