326 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



In Stark arc found the highest per cents of No. 1, and an increase of nearly 

 30 per cent from thinning. No. 3's have been lowered in the thinned plots from 22 

 per cent to 7-67 to 11 per cent, or an average decrease of 13 per cent. Of the varieties 

 in this experiment, in the thinned plots Greening shows the least increase of No. 1. 

 This may be accounted for by the fact that the trees were young, not heavily filled 

 and in a very vigorous condition, as is shown by the fact that the unthhmed plots 

 gave 64-51 per cent of No. 1 fruit. In the per cents of combined No. 1 and No. 2 

 we have a decided increase in favour of the thinned plots and have as high as 90 

 per cent of these grades against 73 per cent in the check plot 



