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fine crop.  The third crop was neither abundant [1852] nor of good
quality.  The next year the trees were all either premature
or yellow.  Col. James Bowen over eighty years of age, at present
living here, who was an orchard foreman for Isaac Reeves, informs
me that orchard No. 1 for a period of thirteen years
never failed in producing a fair crop and a few of the trees
of this orchard left standing continued to produce good fruit
until 1852.

Mr. Clement Reeves, (a son of Isaac Reeves) says "the
yellows never appeared in the first and second orchards, but
after 1844 a number of trees in both of these orchards prematured.
[Probably did have yellows]
In orchards Nos. 3 and 4 between the years 1842-45
the yellows had full sway." Orchard No. 5 planted by himself
was thrifty and apparently healthy until it had been
planted four years;  he obtained from this orchard three crops
of peaches after which he had none that were marketable. The 
next to commence the peach culture was Major Philip Reybold
who planted very extensively and was quite successful. His
first orchard was planted about 1835 and every two or three
years thereafter he set out an additional orchard.  In this
business he was followed by his sons, the Clark brothers and
others in 1837.  In 1840 one-half of this section was covered
        