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Douglas 3

five years not over 20 per year although he has enlarged his orchards
to 6000 trees.  In my orchard of 300 in 1877 one tree had
the yellows, in 1878 40 trees had the yellows.  These we cut and
dug out.  In 1879 we  found 6 trees with yellows.  Since that time
I have enlarged my orchard from year to year until they now contain
about 3000 trees from one to fifteen years of age and no yellows
have appeared since 1879. These cases are good illustrations
of the whole township.

Every man within the range of my personal knowledge who has
cut out all diseased trees without delay has not lost very heavily
after the first year; while those who have delayed this work have
continued to lose every year.

Very truly yours

Jas. F. Taylor
        