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and fine peaches for many years yet
Truly your,
D. W. Wiley

(PS.) In some of our Lake shore towns there
seems to be a neglect in taking out and
destroying diseased trees. In these localities
the disease is on the increase
and from such neglect we may in time
loose all our trees.

9 [see p. 321]

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Douglas, [Mich.], April 18, 1888.

Mr. Smith,

Dear Sir:- Yours received this
evening.  In reply to your first question
[see p. 327], Yes, for three years have been
gathering peaches from those reset. Those
dug out have been spotted fruit and had
the wiry growth.

[The additional questions were as follows:-
2. when was it? 3. under what circumstances?
4. How many trees were thus reset?
5. How long did these trees remain healthy?
6. What reason have you for thinking that the
trees dug out were diseased with yellows?]

2d. In 1878 - ten years ago.
3d. Condemned by the yellows  Commissioner
4th. Three Hundred.
5th Six years [this may refer to age of original
orchard]. Those reset are healthy today.
6th. Because the fruit was spotted, insipid,
and some of the trees had wiry growth and
were condemned by the yellows Commissioner.
The three hundred trees
        