Dwarf Apples. 401 



1878 Crop, 2 or 3 apples. p^^^^ 



1879 Crop 6 



1880 Crop 5 



1881 Crop 4 



1882 Crop 3 



" Thus the average crop for 10 years was 4 pecks per year. 

 These he sold in Chelmsford market at an average of Is. 6d. per 

 peck. 



"■' The tree occupies a space of not more than 3 square yards; 

 and calculating an acre of such trees 8 feet apart, or 681 per acre, 

 the gross return would be £204 per acre yearly."* 



A valuable series of tables has been furnished me bv P. Peder- 



ft/ 



son, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. The figures refer to Danish or- 

 chards, not to experience in America; nevertheless, they serve 

 to indicate what may be expected in this country where the con- 

 ditions in many localities do not differ very materially from 

 those existing in Denmark: 



" Distances of planting: 

 Standard apples, 30x30 ft., (quincunx, 27x30 ft.). 

 Apples on Doucin, 10x12 ft., or 12x12 ft. 

 Apples on Paradise, 6x8 ft., or 8x10 ft. 



"Expected longevity of trees: 

 Standard apples, 50 to 60 years. 

 Apples on Doucin, 30 to 35 years. 

 Apples on Paradise, 20 to 25 years. 



"Yield per tree and per acre: 

 Standards, 30x30 ft., extra good, per tree, 6 bus.; per acre, 270 



to 290 bus. 

 Standards, 30x30 ft., good, per tree, 4 bus.; per acre, 180 to 190 



bus. 

 Standards, 30x30 ft., medium, per tree, 2 bus.; per acre, 90 to 100 



bus. 

 On Doucin, 12x12 ft,, extra good, per tree, 1 bus.; per acre, 290 to 



310 bus. 



* A pound ( £ ) is equal to about $4.86. 

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