
          161

In 1858 George Lovell planted a large peach orchard in
the county for commercial purposes. Ibid. p. 329.

In 1871, 18,000 baskets of peaches were shipped from
Spring Lake. Ibid. p. 332.

Much data on peach product but years not given. Ibid.
p. 332.

In December 1872, D. R. Waters, of Spring Lake, estimates
the peach crops at 16,000 baskets and says there were planted
closely about the village 65,000 peach trees.  Ibid. p. 332.
[Cold winters put an end to successful peach growing here]
Visit this locality to determine whether 'yellows' followed up the
cold-winter injuries. ask writers if it did.

WASHTENAW COUNTY.

"There are a few [peach] orchards here which bore large
crops in 1874.  These have gone through the cold winter of
1874-75 without injury to the trees, are finely <s>finely</s> filled
with blossom buds this spring [1875], and seem every way 
thrifty and healthy."  Jacob Ganzhorn. Ibid. p. 257.

"Mr. S. W. Dorr in 1879 stated that there were about 250
acres of peach orchards in the immediate vicinity of Ann Arbor."
Ibid. p. 257.
        