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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The rebate from the nursery as mentioned in this case was received 

 for trees that were untrue to name. This emphasizes the necessity of 

 dealing with a nursery company that will endeavor to make up for 

 mistakes. 



It will be noticed by studying the cover crops used that no attempt 

 was made to supply nitrogen. This was due to the fact that the 

 majority of the orchard was growing too fast for safety and it was not 

 thought wise to add anything to augment it. 



1910.— FOURTH YEAR. 



Total cost . . . . 

 Cost per acre. 



$238 28 

 $15 84 



The orchard would undoubtedly have yielded a splendid crop the 

 fourth season as it gave every indication of so doing but unseasonable 

 cold weather at the blossoming period proved too much for the young 

 trees. A few unhealthy appearing trees were removed during the sea- 

 son. Cover crop seeds, for about seven acres vrere furnished for an 

 experiment both for the fourth and fifth seasons. In the autumn, 

 while the foliage was still upon the trees, there was a heavy fall of 

 snow that resulted in completely destroying some of the best trees and 

 split many more clear to the ground. These were wired and bolted 

 and have borne two crops of fruit. 



