An Apple Orchard Survey of Ontario County 



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The following table (7) shows the distribution of the orchards according 

 to aspect for the 357 orchards for which this point is reported: 



TABLE 7. Distribution of Orchards According to Aspect 



Orchards 



Aspect 



East 



West 



North 



South 



East and west 

 Northeast. . . . 



Level 



Miscellaneous, 



Relation of aspect to yield and income 



Table 8 shows the influence of slope on the yield and income per acre. 

 The orchards that are situated on level ground have the highest yield, 

 about 68 barrels on the average for four years, and highest income, 

 $133, which are considerably above the general average, while those 

 sloping to the west are lowest in the scale. 



elevation 



Distribution of orchards according to elevation 



When the orchard survey was made, the position of the orchards was 

 recorded on the topographical sheets for Ontario county, from which 

 sheets the elevation was determined. It is impossible to give more than 

 a rough estimate of the elevationby this method, for it is quite likely that 

 the figures spread over more territory than the orchard, and in places 

 where there is considerable grade exact elevation could not be ascertained. 



