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67 barrels per acre, as contrasted with 56 barrels for those orchards which 

 have to resort to artificial means of drainage. The income, also, is much 

 higher for the naturally drained soils. 



TABLE 19. Relation of Type of Drainage to Yield and Income 



Table 20 shows clearly the necessity of good drainage, whether it be 

 natural, artificial, or both. If the soil is not naturally good in drainage, 

 one should resort to artificial drainage. There is no use in laying arti- 

 ficial drains, however, unless the work is well done and the systems kept 

 in good working order. If the drainage is poor, the fact that there are 

 miles of tile drain in the ground will be of no avail. 



The contrast between fair and good drainage is most easily seen in the 

 four-year averages. The income for all fair orchards is considerably 

 below the general average, as is also the yield per acre, with the exception 

 of the group of orchards with fair natural drainage. Although the yield 

 for this latter group is high, the very low income shows that the quality 

 is poor. The incomes for all orchards, on the other hand, which have 

 good drainage are much higher than the general average, and are practi- 

 cally the same for the different types of drainage. The yields also run 

 above the average, with the exception of good artificial drainage, which 

 is slightly below. Clearly the type of drainage is riot so important as 

 the character. 



TABLE 20. Type and Character of Drainage in Relation to Yield and 



Income 



Type 



Natural. . 

 Artificial . 

 Both . . . . 



Char- 

 acter 



Good . 

 Fair . . 



Good . 



Fair . 



Good. 

 Fair . 



No. 

 of 

 or- 

 chards 



16 



24 



39 



Acres 



122.0 

 99.8 



258.9 

 286. 5 



S6.o 

 40.0 



Yield per acre (bbls.) 



1904 



93.9 

 97.1 



69.0 

 73-3 



78.1 

 98.6 



190S 1906 



54-5 68.0 

 56.3.68.8 



64.0 57.0 

 43-7 61.3 



73 o 57.6 

 40.8 35. I 



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.4-yr. 

 av. 



45.265 4 

 33 964 O 



4I-S 

 31.3 



39.0 

 30.0 



57 9 



52.4 



61 .4 

 51 1 



Income per acre 



4-yr. 

 av. 



Si 2 1 80 

 loi 09 



120 85 

 96 80 



122 73 

 103 04 



