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AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



TABLE VII.— INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL METHODS ON THE SIZE OF APPLES. 



(YOUNG BEARING ORCHARDS.) 



(Average weights of fruit in ounces, 5 years, 1908-12.) 



Treatments. 



Expt. 



Tillage. 



Cover 

 crop. 



Mulch. 



Sod. 



Without fertilization. 



Average size . 



Gain over sod. 

 Rank 



With manure . 



Average size . 



Gain over sod. 

 Rank 



With complete fertilizer. 



Average size . 



Gain over sod. 

 Rank 



217 

 218 

 219 



217 

 218 

 219 



217 

 218 

 219 



Ounces. 

 4.90 

 5.68 

 3.81 

 4.80 



-3.4% 

 4 



5 . 53 

 6.15 

 4.63 

 5.44 



5 % 



4.85 

 5.48 

 4 . 55 

 4.96 



-.2 % 



Ounces. 

 4.82 

 6.01 

 3.73 



4.85 



-2.6 

 3 



4.98 

 6.26 

 4.43 

 5.22 



% 



03% 



4.99 

 6.00 



4.27 

 5.09 



2.4 

 3 



% 



Ounces. 

 5.22 

 6.14 

 4.74 

 5.37 



8.04% 

 1 



42 

 91 

 83 

 39 



8.44% 

 2 



72 

 44 

 52 

 56 



11.9 

 1 



% 



Ounces. 

 4.94 

 5.68 

 4.30 

 4.97 



,42 

 ,84 

 ,56 



,27 



.03% 



41 

 83 

 63 

 29 



44% 



TABLE VIII.— INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL METHODS ON THE COLOR OF 



APPLES. (YOUNG BEARING ORCHARDS.) 



(Average per cent of fruit colored one-half or more, 5 years, 1908-12.) 



