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Muriate of Potash & Superphosphate of Lime for Yellows.

"In my experience if trees bear an excessively
large crop the are liable to an unhealthy
appearance: the leaves turn yellow; small
reddish shoots start up from the large limbs
near the trunk, and the wood soon becomes
of a dark brownish color.  Whether these symptoms
represent the specific disease called the
'yellows' or not, muriate of potash and
superphosphate of lime, applied as soon as
the crop is gathered, in the quantity of 400
to 500 pounds to the acre, with good cultivation
and pruning, will prevent this
premature decay, or arrest it if just commenced.
If the fertilizer is withheld
till the wood has become dark
brown, its application may improve
the appearance of the tree, but 
it will never become healthy and
vigorous again." - Dr. Henry [Rice], of
Pittstown, Hunterdon, Co. N. J. in Rep. of
N.J. State Agric Exp. Sta. 1886. p. 184.

Distance of trees in orchards,

In Somerset Co., N.J. it is the custom
to plant peach trees <s>15</s> about 15 ft. apart each
way. - Stephen C. Dayton, Basking Ridge, N.J., in
Rep. of N.J. St. Agric. Exp. Sta. 1887. p. 104.

At Bridgeville, Sussex Co., Del. P.G. Cannon informs
me that they are often planted 26 ft.
apart. He considers this the best distance.
Dover, Del., Feb. 13, 1889
        