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Table 22 shows that sod treatment is not the most profitable. Al- 

 though the foiir-year average yield of 63 barrels for orchards in sod 5 

 to 10 years is considerably higher than the general average, the yield for 

 orchards which have been in sod 10 years or more is only 57 barrels per 

 acre, which is somewhat below the general average. The average yield 

 for all orchards in sod 5 years or more is 59.1 barrels per acre, a figure 

 but slightly above the general average. 



The yield alone, however, will not give an adequate idea of the value 



Fig. 21. — Hairy vetch as a cover crop sown early in July, photographed in November of 



same year 



of the crop. The four-year average income for all orchards that have been 

 in sod 5 years or more is $102.55, which is below the general average, 

 $111.51. 



The yield for orchards tilled 5 to 10 years is 69.5 barrels per acre, a 

 very much higher return than the general average, 58.4 barrels, although 

 the four-year average yield for orchards tilled 10 years or more is 56 

 barrels per acre, a figure somewhat below the general average and also 

 less than the yield for orchards in sod 5 years or more. 



Again, the income per acre serves as a better index of the value of 

 different methods of soil treatment. The income for the orchards tilled 

 5 years or more, is the only figure above the general average. The 



