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Upon a farm in Kent county, Md. recently sold to A. C. Nowland,
Dr. Dunlap had about seventy acres in peaches.  At the
time he purchased it thirty-five acres were eight years old,
and the other thirty-five were four years old.  "The yellows
made its appearance in the younger orchard near the top of
two hills, and rapidly spread over the entire orchard.  The
disease did not make its appearance in the old orchard until
three years later." Letter of Sept. 2, 1887.

In letter of Sept. 5, 1887, Dr. Dunlap relates a case
where prompt removal of the diseased trees, 102 out of 3,300
four year old ones, seemed to check the spread of the disease.
This was donein 1876, and in 1886 this orchard was in good
bearing.  Statements made on authority of John Carrow,St.
Georges, Del.  The orchard is on the "Henry Walker Farm" in
Thoroughfare Neck, on Smyrna Creek, near Flemming's Landing.

[This talleys with J.P. Wilson's experience and Dr.
Ridgely's. Visit this orchard in 1888.]

Garfield reports yellows present near Grand Rapids, in
1887.  Several bad cases--on authority of the owner.  See
letter.
        