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worth while two or more apphcations must be made. The best results 

 were obtained in orchards sprayed three times. 



TABLE 33. Relation of Spraying to Yield and Income 



No. of 

 applications 



None . 

 One.. 

 Two.. 

 Three 

 Four. 



No. 

 of 

 or- 

 chards 



33 



26 

 61 

 35 



4 



Acres 



158.8 

 241 .0 

 376.3 

 280.6 

 41 .0 



Yield per acre (bbls.) 



1904 1 190S 



60.8 

 71 .6 

 87.9 

 76,6 

 84.7 



35-2 

 45. 9 

 59-0 

 67.2 

 80.6 



1906 



42. 5 

 Sl-7 

 67.9 

 65.8 

 83.1 



1907 



22 

 33 

 37 



47 

 40 



4-y- 



av. 



40.2 

 50.6 

 63.1 

 64 3 

 72.2 



Income per acre 



1904 



S77 74 



89 08 



120 00 



126 s8 



84 21 



1905 



S61 21 

 93 02 

 123 29 

 145 SI 

 197 81 



1906 



«8o 73 

 63 55 

 122 73 

 140 63 

 115 64 



1907 



$50 96 

 87 96 

 99 17 



148 32 

 97 10 



4-yr. 

 av. 



$67 66 

 83 40 

 116 30 

 140 26 

 123 69 



SUMMARY OF THE SURVEY 



Geographical distribution. — Eighty-nine per cent of the orchards are 

 in the eastern half of the county and are concentrated mainly in the south- 

 eastern part around Seneca Castle, Geneva, Stanley, and Halls Comers. 



General average yield and income. — The four-year average yield per 

 acre for all orchards of Group I is 58.4 barrels; the four-year average 

 income is $111.51. 



Distribution of orchards according to yield and income. — The typical 

 four-year average yield per acre is between 40 and 60 barrels ; the majority 

 of the orchards produce less than 60 barrels. The typical income per 

 acre is between $80 and $120. About 55 per cent of the orchards 

 are below Si 20. 



Size of orchards. — The typical size of apple orchards in Ontario county 

 is two acres, although the median is five acres, and the mean size between 

 seven and eight acres. 



The smaller orchards as a rule give better results than the larger or- 

 chards. Orchards of three acres or less yield on the average about 66 

 barrels per acre, with an income of $123 ; orchards of twenty acres or more 

 yield less than 50 barrels per acre, with an income of $106.32. 



Condition of orchards. — Five per cent of the orchards are reported in 

 very good condition, 40 per cent in good condition, while over half the 

 orchards are either fair or poor. 



The four-year average yield per acre of the poor orchards is 48 barrels, 

 with an income of $81; the very good orchards produce 7 7 barrels per 

 acre on the average and an income of $172; those in good condition pro- 

 duce 65 barrels, with an income of $126. 



Aspect. — Over 45 per cent of the orchards slope toward the east, about 

 18 per cent slope toward the west, while 7.3 per cent are level. 



