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Nowland, I had about seventy acres in peaches.  At the time
I purchased it, thirty-five acres were eight years old, the
remaining thirty-five acres 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 and never made its appearance in the bottoms. [?]
The trees finally prematured from old age (eighteen years).
I also sold another farm to Franklin H. Harper upon which I
had planted a ten acre orchard,  From the accounts from the 
agricultural club of Still Pond, I infer the yellows has
visited that.  A part of the trees in that orchard were obtained
from James Shallcross at Middletown.  Two varieties;
Wainright's Ohio, a white peach, and Smocks, were grown on the
*Glen Cove farm and budded from trees in the old and healthy
orchard.  Mr Harper can give you any information in regard to 
that orchard.

From my observations I think yellows can be conveyed by
mere contact.

Respectfully yours, 
F. S. Dunlap.

*[Examine this orchard in 1888 to see whether the
varieties which came from the Glen Cove orchard show
any less proportion of diseased trees.] Exd [Examined] in Aug. 1888 - 
no difference.

This orchard was destroyed by yellows in 2 yrs. time!
        