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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
BIG BREAK IN WHEAT
Market Was Weak 7 h e n
Strong with Reaction.
CORN AND OATS WEAK
Provisions w ere Nervous
Under Heavy Selling

Chicago. Feb 26.-Crashing down twice
today following a break in prices at
Liverpool. wheat for May delivery went
314c below last nights final figures. The
market closed &c above the low point.
July wheat closed at a net loss of ll1c,
May corn is down 2sa C oats isc and pro-
visions a shade to 271ac. Under tine in
fuence of large Argentine shipments and
lower English cables, extreme weakness
pervaded the wheat pit at the opening
The market appeared to be in an over
bought condition and the bearish advices
from foreign markets served an eX-
cuse for general profit taking. Opening
prices were very cratic Initial sales
Of MAY were made al $1.05 to $1.07. a de-
cline of PC 10 PIC from yesterdays clos
ing quotation. July was Sc to 2lzc lower
a 96c 10 97I1c. Fer a time the selling was
fast and furious When the July de-
livery touched 957sc there were large buy
ing orders. The crowd took the fact
as a hint that the firmness of wheat
was perhaps no more than a fash in the
pan. The demand seemed to be as urgent
as il had been a any timed uring the
present bull campaign = full! recovery
was made, May advancing to Sl.C7 and
again during the latter part of the day
Open selling of both May and July by
the leading longs started prices on the
downward grade.
Moderately beariSh reports Of the con-
dition OF winter wheat brought out some
selling while indications of an increased
movement Of wheat caused some buying
Selling became general and prices rapid
~ declined. May dropped 70 $1.042s and
July went back to 96c. Covering by
shorts caused some recovery. but the
close was weak with May at sl47s. July
closed at $500. Clearances of wheat and
-four were equal to 16S. roo bushels. Prim-
airy receipts were $500 bushels. against
526,100 bushels a year ago. Exports Of
wheat and -four for the week according
to Bradstreets, were equal to 2,091 900
bushels Minneapolis. Duluth and Chi
cago reported receipts Of 20 cars against
256 last week and 347 cars a year ago.
Lower cables caused weakness in the
corn pit at the start. May opened &c TO
5s924c lower at 561kc TO SIC. After sell
was at 5624. July closed acc lower at
552sc. Local receipts were 245 cars, none
OF contract grade.
The oats market was a sympathetic one
and largely influenced by the action of
wheat and corn The opening on MAY
was $sc to sc lower at 4515c 20 $40. AZ
ter ranging between 1850 and 455sc. the
close was at $3.50. July closed &c lower
at i2lsc. Local receipts were 13f cars.
Provisions We're extremely nervous I'M
der the leadership of May pork There
was heavy selling by big houses early
in the day with commission houses tax
ing the offers. MAY pork opened with
a loss of nc to 2l2c at s1615G 1850. but
quickly advanced to Sl6.6719 Heavy pro-
fit taking on the bulge caused another
setback and the final figures were down
271Ec at $3.50 May lard closed nc lower
at $S.05 and ribs were off a shade at
sS.G3la
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, 50 cars: corn. 1S5 cars; oats, 135
cars; hogs. 29,0d0 head.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27

ing. No. red cash elevator. N.05as !:
track. 81. 0sG1 u; May, s1.0o7s. July ,s2i4c:
No. 2 hard. sSGs1.o0.
Corn-Lower No. ? cash, 46c; track, 47c;
May. 5o1zc; July. 52%sc.
Oats-Weak No. cash. 43c: track, Ash
G44c; May. 44c: No white. 451sc.
Iead-Easier, s4.321aq4.S5.
Spelter-Quiet, $3.50.
Poultry-Steady Chickens and springs.
101kc; turkeys. 12a13c: ducks. 1Sc; geese Sc.
Butter-Steady. Creamery, 1sQ27c; dairy
l5q2Oc
Eggs-Firm, 1S1ac.
New York Produce.
New York. Feb. 26-Butter-F1rn; fresh
creamery, 15d26c; state dairy, l4d22c.
Cheese-Steady. 1024 Gl2c.
Eggs-Unsettled: western frsts, 24c.
Sugar-Raw, firm; fair refining, 27sc;
centrifugal So test, 3ssc; molasses sugar.
24sc; refined steady; crushed. Disc; pow
dered, 4.55c; graduated. 4.45c.
All grades of refined sugar were adj
vanced five cents hundred pounds to-
day
Coffee-Steady; No. Rio. 6'sc
Poultry-Alive quiet; western chickens.
12c; fowls 131ac; turkeys. l5c; dressed
western chickens. 1214Q 15c; fowls, Pig
i3c; turkeys I7dl9c
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OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
ChicdnA.


Chicago, Feb 26.-Receipts 5000 Ac-
tive and strong Good TO prime steers.
S49j45.T; poor to medium. $3-50G4G0;
stockers and feeders, $2.50G4 40; cows. $50
$500 hcifcrs s. 0UG4.J0; Gamers, S1.50d
go: bulls. $2.0GQ4 %; calves. $3.5Vd7 30;
Texas fed steers. $4.01d460.
Hogs Receipts today. $4,000: tomorrow.
25.ooo Strong to Sc higher Mixed and
butchers. S5.25G5. 81; good to choice heavy.
$5.70G5S0; rough heavy, $5.40Q5.60; light,
5.25d555; bulk of sales. S5.40G5.7o
Sheep Receipts 5000 Market 5410c
higher; lambs strong; good to choice
wethers $4.25m4G0; fair to choice mixed,
$3.5pa4.25; Westerns &.25a475; native
lambs. $45Oa6o0; western lambs, $4.35Gt
40
Kansas City.
Kansas City. Feb. 2G.-Cattle-Receipts.
1900 including 80 southerns. Market
steady to strong Exports and dressed
beef steers. $4.5Cd7 Is; fair to goo. $50
04.fo; western fed steers. S3.5Oa35p: stock
ers and feeders, 81 c0a4.25; southern steers.
s.. 25d 400; southern sows, 5000 -; native
cows. s200d3.75; native heifers. s. 2GGf q;
bulls, S2.5GG36o; calves. $3.5GlJ625
Hogs Receipts. 1000 Market opened
&c higher. closed lower. Top. $500; bulk
of sales. S5.2Oa5.55; heavy. s.. 1905 so; pack
ers. $5.&oa5.+5; pigs ana lights. $4.3oa5.3o.
Sheep-Receipts, f-5oo Market steady to
Zee lower. Native lambs $5.2505.H5: west
ern lambs. $5.UoG5.75; fed ewes. $3So74. >
western fed yearlings. Ao)@4.25.
st. Louis
st Louis. Feb 36.-CattIe-Receipts.
15ao: market steady TO firm; beef steers.
S3.6-u5-i0; St0ckCrS and feeders $2.&oa3.S5,
cows and hCifers. S2.2J0A1, Tcxas steers.
S3.'o04.e5; COWS and heifers. S2'0U310.
Hogs-Receipts 7.e1 Market steady.
Pigs and lights. $49eo5.2o; jackers. $5.15G
SIS; butchers and best heavy. S5.4UG6.70.
sheep Receipts, leu Market steady.
Natives $$.eo946o; lambs, $SoQ6,v0
st. jCsepn.
s.. Joseph. Feb. 26.-Cattle-Receipts
COO Strong 70 Joe higher. natives. $365G
5.25. cows and heifeIs. $.S5q440; stockers
and feeders S2.l504-5
Hogs Receipts 7.3o0 Market 5d1ec
higher. Lights, S5.2eu5.52ia; medium and
heavy. s5.45Q5.F.
Shsep-Receipts 800 Active. steady 20
Ice higher Lambs, $5.S0; ewes, 4.3o
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
New York Money Market.

New York. Feb 26.-Cloce: Prime mer-
camille paper. 3iza4 per cent; sterling eN
change. strong after weakness. with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at siSs 45i0
1855 for demand and NJ 81 SO .45q+. s-55
for sixty day bills Posted rates. A.S4G
y and 4S7alz Commercial bills. S.s5-4
az.
Bar silver 511, Mexican dollars i5iz.
Government bonds steady; railroad bond
steady.
Money on cali easy; highest. per cent:
lowest nc. ruling rates IA last loans
, closing bid. IA. oGered at . Time
loans steady; sixty days. 3G3i.; 20 days.
3l4ai5c: six months. 374H4.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
RAOlUM IN WATER.
Can Convert Ordinary Well to Mineral
Water,


Chicago. Feb ga dispatch 10 the Tri-
bune from Ann Arbor Mich. SAYS.
The possibility Of using radium TO con
vert ordinary rain and we'll water into
mineral water. more highly medicinal
than any known mineral water. las been
demonstrated at the University Of MIGHT
gan IN series OF experiments covering
the last ten weeks
In searching for method by which
radium could be applied 90 the interior OF
"a cancer without danger Of the terrible
radium. ~ N-rsy burns IL has been dem
onstrated that the immersion OF a sealed
tube in pure. distilled water for twenty
four hours produces radioactive water
4 powerful effects.
Injected into cancers. this water stop
ped pain IN ten minutes
Patients NON under the radium-vater
treatment include ore with a cancer II
eighteen wears standing and some Of
the ordinary nose and breast cancers
The etghteen-year cancer has had SIX
weeks water treatment. and from ;h@
first five minutes after applying water
pan has been almost wholly absent
"lu each Of the other cases pain stopped
immediately and several sufferers we're
released from the morphine habit which
has been forced upon them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
local Grain and Proauce Market.

LOCAL Grain ana Pro0uce Market.
Below find sales made yesterday ~
sample on the Wichita Goard Of Trade
basis. delivered Missouri river. To get
price o. b. your station. deduct Kansas
City rate from your station
Wheat-No. hard. CSC; No. 3. 9lG95c;
No. 4, SSG9lc; rejected, sc.
Corl-=Nu. , mixed 4Fzc: No ,. 43laGi44c;
No. white 46c; No. 3, 45c; no grade, soc.
Oats-No. . mixed. Ale. No. >. pc.
Butter-Packins 1ll2c; country, 16glSc.
Eggs-Fresh. rer dozen. &c.
PoulTy-Young tom turkeys. lie; old
tom turkeys 1oc; hen turkeys, l2c; hens
and pullets. SC; springs 1i4a5 lbs. Sc;
young STACEY roosters, 90; ROSTERS. large,
Sc: ducks. fun feathered, Sc; geese. fun
feathered, O..
rlour Gear lotsl-Best patent to all
southern Kansas points. $40; bran, sc;
shorts 95cdSlo0; corn meal. $l-35.
Hay-AIfalfa. No. !. $9.50ai0; No. ,. $500:
prairie, loose, NO. 1. 500; Nc. 2, 500;
haIed. Nc 1, $50; No >, $3.50: No. 3. S.. %.
Wool-Ijght bright medium l5gl6c;
dark AMI heIvy medium. ga i4c. heavy
fire sale. hurry. 'Q9c-
LeatheT-lio. l Phoenix. &c: Il Sc; har-
ness union A. 34c; Is. &c; chestnut oak.
i. 33c. \. acc; Pure oak. SAC. shirting. 39c;
-.42c; sole leather slaughter. 80. .32c: oak
cole. S4QS5c per side.
Hides-G. 8. / and rounds. 62;c: side
bs4c: green hides. He less than cured:
part cured &c less, No. horse. - %; No.
2 si25; pony ana No ). 15c4Sl.eo; glue
hides 3iec: dry ,iint butchers. 10 los and
up. 13c: dry flint fallen. 1t lbs. ard up.
lie; dry flint. under 16 lbs. &c: dry salt.
IGc;. Cry cun. &c; No tallow. sac; No.
2 tallow. 224c; sheep pelts green. jt4>oc;
dry, 6Qcc per Id.
PineappIes-S6 sibe each Soc; 80 size each
Soc; u size ga h toe
Oranges-Fancy California navels. box.
$50: choice California navels. box So.
Lemons-Fancy California per box.
SO; choice California. per box. So
Bananas Fancy Port Unions. 10. &C.
Dates-New HolIowees. H. 5iac; now
Turkish. l2-lb. box, l2c.
Cranberries-Fancy Jersey: l01-ouart
hbL. Ss.50.
Onion Sets-Red per bu., $40; yellow.
per bu. N.6o, white per bu.. SOC
Figs-New Turkish &c H.. lie: new
Turkish. &c ID. l2c; new California car
ICONS. 10. Sc
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Greeley potatoes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York Feb 2f-BuyerS of drygoods
have been operating quietly ard there
is little which can he expected in the
near future of very great increase The
outlook Tor general buying does not show
any indication of free purchases but a
Eood many firms need merchandise fol
immediate shipment Johhers continue
fairly active and reports from the coun-
LrN II. faLrlN s. t-sfa.L1rN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
Cattle Sales.
tN AND ABOUT THE STOCK YARDS

Oklahoma was represented in the Wich-
Ha market yesterday as follows: W b.
Johnston Enid: E. 2. Wilson. Ponca
City; Abe Meeks. Nariin; Dunaway &
Son. TonkaWa.
The following stockmen from the sun
flower state were here with stock: Brown
& Brown HavcrhiI. W J. Norris, OK
ford; J q. Clifford. Pontiac; Sweeney
d Fowler. Kingman and ShiVes K Combs,
Burton
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
HOG MARKET STEADY
Prices Continue Unchanged
and Outlook Promising.
TOP YESTERDAY WAS $3.50
Cattle Receipts Light and Mar
ket Was Strong.

The hog market was steady yesterday
ard the receipts were light. Most of the
boss SHIPPED IL were Of an extra fine
quality in comparison with the preced-
ing day and commanded fair pr-ces. Mis-
souri, river points quoted hogs all the
way from steady to . and a. cents higher.
The Wichita market came right up the
level with Others and the paid the very
level with others and paid the very high
est prices for everything shipped in
There were not many cattle on the
market and the prices were quoted as
steady Good butcher stock in demand.
iioq Sales
by an arrangement between the pack
ers and commission men, hogs arriving
late in the night are fed, watcred and
weighed up on arrival and the next morn
ing sold at the previous days prices.
These hogs are quoted under the head of
early sales. and the fresh receipts, the
sale Of which is governed ''y the market
for the day on which they are sold, are
quoted under the head Of late sales J
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
BANK CLEARINGS.

New York Feb. 26.-The following table.
compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank
elearings at the principal cities for the
week ended February %. with the per-
ccntage OF increase and decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27

totals. canada 1890. 81. il1,6l5 81 ....
Not included in totals because contain
ing other items than clearings
Not Included in totals because Of no
comparison for last year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
DIDN'T TALK POLITICS.
MIR. Bryan ano Mayor Mcclellan Have
an Interview.

New York. Feb -s.-Willam J. Bryan
called ON Mayor 2icClaauan today 81 the
city ham and remained in conference with
him for some time. The mayor Was sum
monel FROM meeting of the board %
estimates % meet Mt Bryan. Mr.. Bryan
al the end ol his visit said that he had
made only friendly can e Ny Nc
C3cIiar and thar politics had not been
discussed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
close
| Open. High. Low. T'day Yes'dy
CASH OTOTATIONS-

Yesterdays quotations were as follows:
F1our-Fi-m.
Wheat-No spring 9SaSl06: No. 3,
90c0Sl. 03; No , red. 81 .032sG1.0S.
Corn-No >. 5@c; No. , yellow, SIC
Oats-No. >, asa 4S@s; No. white. 44d
46c.
Rye-75q 16c
Rye-No ,. 75a76.
Barley-Good feeding. 4d42c; fair &c
choice mailing. 4SeI5Sc
Flax Seed-No. ]. SIP; No. / northwest
ern, S1lSia
Timothy Seed-Prime. S307i2
Provisions-N pork. per Dbl. Sl625d
81: lard per 100 lbs. s7.&la0S-l2; short
ribs sides Goosel S7-75dS.00; short clear
sides tboXedl, S7.S7lzGSOo
Whiskey-Rasis hiSh wines. sl21
Clover-Contract grade. 81 =
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27

ffhas asse So orsref 81 E1rea~ 49,
So w4sfreF q esaazrs - s.es- esast-
..-@z-@-s Is 49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27
ST. Louis

s. Louis. Feb 3-Wheat-Lower. 81
heavy realizing sales; cables disappoirt-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-27

Totals. L. S.........s1. 552. $3.50. 400 .. Il
Outside New York 69f ds3. 81
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-08-13

A Republican Primary Election for
the township OF Crystal Falls will be
held i'm that township on Tuesday,
The 23rd. day Of August, 1904, for the
purpose Of selecting one delegate to
attend the Republican county conven-
I o TO be held In Iron River on the
25th day Of August.
The said primary will be held under
the following regulations;
Names OF candidates for delegate
will be printed on one ballot In alpha
betical order and the names of candi-
dates must be filed with the chairman
not later than 600 o'clock p. m. Aug
18th, and the ballot will be opened
for inspection ON Monday p. m. Aug
ust 22nd.
The primary will be called 60 order
at 800 o'clock p. m. in the Crystal
Falls mine Office and will remain In
session one hour or so much longer
as Is necessary to poll all Of the votes
present. when an adjournment will be
taken TO the residence OF John Wall.
The board will there Te-couvene and
remain in session onc-half hour %
longer il necessary TO poll The votes
present. The board will then adjourn
10 the township Office 40 the Toblu
location where II Will remain in SEES
sion until $500 o'cluck when The polls
will be closed and the votes counted
The person receiving the highest
number ofyotes Will be the delegate,
The primary will be governed as
far as possible BY the regulations a
The regular election laws.
THOMAS CoNLfN.
Chairman Republican TWP. Com.
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For President
Theodore Roosevelt.
For Vice President
Charles M Fairbanks.
For Governor
Fred NJ. Warner.
For Lieut-Goyernor
Alex Maitland.
For State Treasurer
Frank p. Glazier.
For Secretary OF State
G.. j. Prescott.
For Auditor General
DIR. J. b. Bradley.
For Attorney General
Charles A. Blair
For Superintendent OF Pub. Instruc. =
y. ii. Kelley.
For Mem. State Board OF Edu. r
l.. l.. Wright.
For Land Commissioner
w. II. Rose.
CONGRESSIONAL.
For Representative (l2th district)-
II. Olin Young.
LEGISLATIVE.
For Senator (3lst dlstrict)-
Michael ii. Moriarty.
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AHANIs4&kN NAisEs4. M
First publication talx 81 1895 last Sepiem-
lrF q. teot
in pursuance ond hy vifte ~ aROrdtr and
utrfte u thf circuit court tur tne tounty OF
ifpu. tn ehun'erN. in tuc state Of Michigan,
ul4dkasH dArd un tltf seventeenth day o.
iAAft,H il uiurteeu hundred four. Ia a
s.ertA - tlfteiH pHntmg wherein Etta
n ~ 1uainani ami Donald g. Markin-
uun ara Belle ~. Narikinuon are defendants
Notice n HtfohX Given. That I shall sell at
pnhlle auction 80 the highest bidder al the
front door ~ fJ" Court iioase IA the City OF
Crstal Faits. 1ounfS ~ Iron and state OF
Nt'hirnn. said Court Home being tie place
Tor holding fhe Circuit Court for said county
9iI the SIXTH dAf % september a ~ nineteen
hundred four, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
ai ut 80 much thereof aA may le necessary
to raisc the amauni due ~ tlln said cdni-
plauant Tor principal and interest and ruSts
in this cause. - tile following .issrrlhcd par
ytl OK lanti, siiualed in ghc Village OF Iron
kvct NVNniy " Iron and state " Michigan,
iD-Wit. Entire hl,hk numbered thrtX eight
~ ~ tllc lnrufard ulatuf the Addition la the
Village uf lrun River
DARED trtNtat faiiA Mich Iuix iS 1904
A. " MORTALITY.
~uNrial Circuit Court
Commlssonrr In aud
1 Tor Iron County.
CHAs. ~ WATSON,
solicitor for Complainant.
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County Read Commissioners.

The following arc the minutes Of
the proceedings Of meeting Of the
Board OF County Road COMMISSIONERS,
held IN the County Clerks Once in
The Court House, IN the City Of Crys-
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Republican County Convention.

Notice is hereby given that a Re-
publican county convention for the
county OF Iron, for the purpose of
placing in nomination candidates
for county officers for the ensuing two
years. will be held at opera hall, Iron
River in said county, on Thursday,
August 18th, 1904, at IL O'Clock in the
forenoon.
Pursuant 10 a resolution, adopted
by the Republican County COMMITTEE
at Crystal Falls. July 20, 1904, town
ship COMMITTEES are hereby instructed
TO hold their primary for the purpose
Of selecting delegates TO attend said
convention, on Tuesday, Aug. %, 1901,
from two until eight p. M. of said day.
Said county convention will also
select four delegates 90 represent Iron
county in the Judicial convention TO
be held al saginaw, Sept, Z. 1904. The
several townships and wards viii be
entitled to representation as follows:
Atkinson ............. ....t.....1
Bates ..,,.....,... ..,............l
Crystal Falls Township. ....,....l
city First Ward .....l
Second ......3
Third ...2|
EIematite ............... ......2I
Iron River ...................4|
Mansfield . .. ........... /
Mastodon ... t.............ll
Stambaugh .................
T. O'BRIEN, w. III. JoBE.
Sec'y, Ch'm'n. Co. Com.
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Crystal Falls 4 IRON River II mi:
Ole Hagcr, > days labor at $50
per day ...++.4........ .4.$ q 90
Boyingtou 4 Scheiier, livery
hire for John Farley .... III. 500
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-12
SHORT ACE OF
PEACH CROP
Cold Weather Will Kill Some
of This Years Fruit.
NOT UNMlxED EVIL
Secretary Thobuen TeIlsWhere
it May Be.a Benefit.

Guthrie. o. T.. April 1.-THE shortage
In the peach crop Is not necessary an
unmixed evil For one thing, it will en-
able the peach grower to get his orchard
in much better shape for the crops of
succeeding seasons AS a result of the
freezing weather of TWO weeks ago a
great many peach trees in Oklahoma will
have no fruit on them this year. Peach
growers should avail themselves of the
opportunity to head in some OF their
peach trees that will bear no fruit this
season. With a full crop in prospect.
most fruit growers naturally hesitate TO
resort to the heading in method OF
pruning
The foregoing observation was elected
from Secretary Thoburn of the board OF
agriculture. in response to some ques-
tiOns relative to the prospects OF the
peach crop. Continuing. he said:
Peaches always grow on wood of the
previous seasons growth and ii follows
that. unless the tree is ,pruned back or
headed in. as the saying is, the fruit of
each succeeding season is farther re-
moved from the trunk and large branches
AS the distance OF the bearing wood from
Der OF new branches of bearing wood are
increased in nearly a direct proportion.
while The strength and vitality of each
is decreased in an almost inverse pro-
portion. The result is a heavy crop of
inferior fruit which. hanging on a lev
erage of long limbs, causes splits and
wind choecks, thus opening the way for
attack by insect enemies and disease.
Premature decay follows as a natural
consequence
''The fact is, that the peace tree will
repay its owner for careful pruning and
training, as we'll as the grape vine. Ex-
perienced growers maintain that such
peach tree will not only bear better fruit
Gf less in quantity. but also that It's
vitality and fruitfulness can be materi-
ally prolonged by such course of treat
ment. Add TO this the fact that such a
tree. with "a compact. close head has
great advantages in the way of thinning
and gathering the fruit, and il must be
that such a system has some
very decided advantages
mo, 1 would not advise any peach
grower TO treat a whole orchard in this
way this season If he has not had pre-
vious experience along this special line
l only offer the suggestion that 1t may be
well to experiment along such line.
do not care to be misquoted Some
weeks ago / gave out a statement as TO
the possibility of saving frosted buds or
blossoms by spraying or sprinkling with
cold water early in the morning. but This
remedy for white frost was misquoted
and. as a result, | understand that the
treatment was applied for dry freeze in
numerous instances. Hence 1 do not
Wis hto be misunderstood in advocating
any wholesale pruning operation in every
Jeach orchard but that there is room
for a profitable series of experiments I
along this line there can be no question !
With total loss of the fruit on the I
trees of some varieties and a very scant
,rop on others. The present season would /
seem to offer favorable opportunity for
experiment and investigation along the I
inc Indicated