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bears date of March 30, 1872.  I quote as follows: "The
disease has only lately invaded our State. x x It was first
observed in trees imported from New Jersey." p.469.

"Another symptom not noticed by Downing is a peculiar
watery condition of the ripening peach, the taste being insipid."
p. 476.

By invitation of the Berrien county Horticultural Association,
Dr. Kedzie visited Benton Harbor in Sept. 1871 and inspected
a large number of orchards, "examining as far as possible
all classes of diseased trees.  Many trees exhibited
the well-known symptoms of the yellows; viz. purple blotches
on the prematurely ripened and somewhat insipid fruit, small
wiry branches on the trunk and main limbs, bearing small
leaves of a sickly yellow color, and here and there upon the
tree shriveled and dry peaches still adhering to the boughs.

"The soil occupied by peach orchards in Benton Harbor is
for the most part a gravelly loam,--what would be called a
quick and warm soil.  In consequence of its porous nature,
vegetable matter and humus tends to rapidly disappear from the 
soil.  The liberal dressings of muck and marl which many
have applied to their soils, show an intelligent apprehension
of the nature and needs of their soil.
        