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Denton, Caroline Co., Md., Apr. 16, 1888.

In reply of yours
of 13th inst.

Prof. E. F. Smith,
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Dear Sir: - Have for the last
20 years resided at Denton (centrally located
in Caroline Co.- County town), Maryland.
[see p. 47. fr. [from] Penins. Hort. Soc. Dover 1888. where
President Kern says of "yellows": For the past 20
years I have had no experience with the disease,
but previous to that I was familiar
with it in central Pennsylvania, and 
whatever a Pennsylvania Dutchman could
think of or devise was tried to prevent or
cure the malady.  They tried everything in
the way of cultivation, manuring and
no manure, but no remedy was found."]

2nd. While in Pennsylvania resided
in York, Cumberland and Dauphin
Cos.- where the yellows were general [1867
and prior].

3rd. Do not know address of Chas. Barker
[It is Milford, Del.]

4th. Harry A. Roe is a near neighbor
on lands adjoining. He is a young man
and has no practical or experimental
knowledge of the disease at all. His
remark ["we have no yellows in our neighborhood
but the disease is not far from us." [fr. [from] Peninsula
Hort. Soc. Dover, 1888 p. 49*] was caused by
the fact that Kent Co., Del., adjoins Caroline,
Md., and at the time our meeting

*"The P.O. of Harry Roe is Denton, Md. and he knows
nothing about the yellows." Wesley Webb, Dover.
Letter of April 17, 1888.
        