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19 lo in Chautauqua county. It was later extended into Erie county and 

 into the vicinities of the cities of Rochester and Oswego. 

 I The plan of the survey was to visit personally every grower and obtain 

 as much information about his patch as possible. The surveyor, who 

 was a graduate student at Cornell University, examined the patch in 

 order to determine the type of soil, condition of the plants, and the like. 

 He then obtained from the owner information as to the age, methods of 

 management, yields, and harvesting. In other words, the information 

 gathered may be likened to an accurate history of each patch for four 

 years. In order to convey a more definite idea of the nature of the infor- 

 mation, a copy of the blanks used for the work is reproduced: 



SMALL FRUIT SURVEY 

 N. Y. STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE 



Fruit - Acres 



county Date __. 



Owner P_. O... 



Location ...Site 



Slope.... -Age of plantation.. 



Soil, type _ 



Drainage: natural or artificial; character 



Soil management: kind, nature, and frequency 



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Preparation of soil 



Manure: frequency quantity...- 



Commercial fertilizer, frequency quantity.. 



Pruning, method 



Frequency character 



Renewal of plantation 



Plants used, how obtained 



Season of planting Age when planted 



Spraying: mixtures No. applications.... 



Machinery ...Effects 



Insects 



Diseases 



Other troubles 



Present condition. 



ACRES 



Yields (total) 



Price per.. , 



Income per acre.. 

 Market- _ 



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Packages used Labor.. 



Method of picking 



Variety notes 



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Planting plan 



[ Early 



Varieties and proportional area ] Medium. 



[ Late 



General observations 



Observer.. 



