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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ... corn among young trees: prefers potatoes. Allows calves and hogs in his orchard, but keeps large animals out. Believes irrigation would be a great help at times. He receives one dollar per bushel at home. Thinks they would pay if planted largely in his vicinity. P. Voorhees, Lawrence, Douglas county, has 2700 peach trees: 1800 of these in bearing, on dark upland soil, which he thinks is good, although he thinks in a wet season a red land may be better. He likes a north or eastern slope. He is fruiting Alexander, Triumph, Sneed, Early and Late Crawford, Early Rivers, Japanese Dwarf Blood, Mountain Rose, Early Michigan, Emperor, Orange Free, Summer Snow, Lqrents, Late Rose, Lemon Free, Lemon Cling, Wilkin's Cling, Bonanza, Gold Dust, Bequet's Late, Bray's Rareripe, Crosby, Old Mixon Cling, Old Mixon Free, Moore's Favorite, Troth's Early, Champion, Pride of Franklin, Chair's Choice, Beers Late, Wonderful, Early York, Steadly, Hale's Early, Stump the World, Salway, Elberta, Foster, Globe, Smock, Golden Kareripe, Grey's Rareripe, Reed's Early Golden, Jennie Wosthen, Connet Early, Bishop Early, Wheatland, Horton's Rivers, Greensboro, Fitzgerald, Belle of Georgia, Boyds, Iron Mountain, Emma, Walkers, Variegated Free, Couper, Skillman's Beauty, Fox Seedling, Stevens's Late Rareripe, Bokara, Christiana, Ward's Late, Reeves's Favorite, Hill's Chili, Wager, Susquehanna, Minnie, Bilyere's Late October, and many others. He has tried and discarded Early and Late Crawford, Foster, Early Rivers, Troth's, Wonderful, Bokara, Summer Snow. He recommends, for market, Horton, Rivers, Mountain Rose, Stump, Old Mixon Free, Grey's Rareripe, Elberta, Beers Smock, Globe, Lemon Free, Lemon Cling, Crosby, Gold Dust, Wilkin's Cling (sometimes called Ringgold's Mammoth), Bonanza: for fa...
