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No one here, so far as I know, hesitates about
planting new trees in the places from which diseased
trees have been taken, unless it might be for the
reason that the ground had become exhausted.

Hon. D. W. Wiley, of Douglas Michigna, planted
5 trees in the places from which as many diseased
trees were taken 12 or 15 year ago, and these
five trees are still living and bearing, as well as
if no diseased trees had ever occupied the groung.

Capt. Robert Reid, of Douglas Mich, Rev. A. C.
Merritt, of South Haven and hundreds of others
have thousands of trees growing and bearing
well on land that was once occupied by 
trees that had the "yellows"

Yours trul,
A. Hamilton
[Mr. H. is a peach grower & nurseryman of experience]

copy 
6.

Gauges, Michigan
April 14, 1888.

Erwin F. Smith

Dear Sir:- Yours received. In reply
would  say I have succeeded in growing healthy
peaches on trees set in place of trees removed which showed the
first stages of the yellows, namely the premature ripening and
spotted appearance of fruit.  My first experience with yellows was  8 years
ago.  I had one tree which unmistakably had yellows. I cut it
down as soon as discovered, which was in August, and late
in the fall pulled out the stump and removed both stump &
branches and the following spring set another tree in the same 
place, which commenced bearing the third year & has
borne a crop every year since, and still remains
healthy.  I have had from one to a dozen trees diseased
with "yellows"  every year since, and have continued
the practice as stated above, many of the trees bearing
now.  Have never yet had a tree show yellows where set
in the place of one removed.

I always cut down as soon as the first symptoms
appear - seldom have one showing the wiry growth.
Have never used any preventative; always give thorough
cultivation through the fore part of the season until
about the 1st of August.

Yours truly,
A. W. Fisher,
Gauges, Allegan Co. 
Mich.
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