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thinks that peach growing in this region is not profitable,
let him call on our fruit growers and get facts."

[This is at the rate of $53.66 per tree.]

Peach trees in fruit region of Berrien Co. pp. 240-41.
1865 - - 201,603.
1869 - - 365,530?
1872 - - 594,467
1874 (Census whole Co.)
1884 - - 54,827
(Approximate,- 109 trees to acre; over one-half being trees recently set.)

In December John Whittlesey, of St. Joseph, reports the
following peach shipments for Berrien County in 1877:

By water - - 422,225 baskets;
By rail road - - 65,333 including
pears and grapes. Ibid. p. 241.

"About the year 1862* the disease known as yellows was
introduced among the peach orchards of the county [Berrien]. "
Lyon, p. 242.

*Wrong date. See [illegible] by Mr.
Brenen the author who says it should be 1866.
        