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yielded an average cash return of $180.00 per acre. None of these orchards 

 yielded less than $120.00 per acre. Twelve of them returned over $150.00 per 

 acre, ten over $200.00 per acre, eight over $300.00 per acre, five over $400.00, 

 three over $500.00, two over $700.00 and one $740.00 per acre. These returns are 

 almost all from York Imperial apples, which is not considered as top notch in 

 the matter of price per barrel. We are also finding potatoes a very profitable 

 crop in connection with orchards and believe it is the best one to use with the 

 view of securing- the most satisfactory and economical growth of a young or- 

 chard to bearing age. 



Trusting that this compilation may be of use to you and through you, to 

 other fruit growers in ihe State, and assuring you of our appreciation of the 

 kindly interest you are taking in the fruit interests of this Commonwealth, 

 which we believe will in a few years rival those of any other State in the 

 Union, we are 



Very truly yours, 



FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION OF ADAMS COUNTY, 



EDWIN C. TYSON, 

 ! Cor. Sec. 



