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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I903. 



GROWTH AND CONDITION OF TREES ON MULCHED AREA. 



In the above notes Numbers 1-12 and 41-52 inclusive received 

 no fertilizer of any kind. But the first mentioned trees were 

 cultivated, while the second were mulched, as before mentioned. 

 Numbers 13-24 and 53-64 respectively are Tallman. The 

 remainder, except as noted, are Gravenstein. 



As will be observed, there is a wide variation in the growth 

 of trees receiving the same treatment. In general, however, the 

 trees on the cultivated area made a better showing than those 

 on the mulched land ; though the latter, in the absence of trees 

 for comparison, would be regarded as good, vigorous trees. It 

 will further be noted that the number of unfruitful trees on the 



