380 ANNUAJ. KKl'ORT OF TU1<] Ofif. Doe 



GRADING 



We have not adopted ilie box packs as yet, for Hie liairel has 

 been exceeding; })rofitaI)le for iis, altlioiioh we expect to jnit \ip some 

 boxes next year. The company thinks as lonjj; as tliey tj;el ^i.{)() 

 to ^5.50 per barrel it beats the box. Solid cars of onr Jonathan 

 reach the price of $5.50 per barrel shipped direct from the orchard 

 as soon as picked, to New York. 



We pack three grades of barrels, fancy, No. 1 and No. 2's. The fancy 

 and No. I's have a label of the orchard comjjany, while the No. 2's have 

 no identification, bnt marked plainly a No. 2. The fancy is a large 

 uniform, well colored apple of the variety, while the No. 1 is of a 

 smaller uniform size, well colored, all larger than 2^ inches. The 

 value of accurate grading of fruit to a uniform size and appearance, is 

 Ihe selling factor of any package, be it a barrel or a box. 



wor:mtxg trees 



This is one of the utmost importance to a young orchard The 

 best time to worm is in May or September; we worm our trees 

 every year in the early fall. This busy little worm does a great 

 deal of damage, and by the time we get around to him he has done 

 what he thinks his duty in killing the trees. 



Washing the young trees with whale-oil sonp is the next fall 

 work. This has a tendency to keep rabbits from tearing the tree, 

 and is very effective against San Jose scale, and also makes the 

 trunk and limbs clean and smooth. Dilute 2 ])ounds of whaleoil 

 soap to 1 gallon of water, boiling the soap until dissolved and apply 

 to the tree, either by spraying or put on with a whitewash brush, 

 over the trunk, fork and main limbs. 



I note with interest what Mr. Frazer tells about whale oil soap 

 controlling the worm. We have used whale-oil soap a number of 

 years, both fall and spring, and, though it might have effect on them 

 during egging, I think you will find the worm there just the same. 



This completes the year's work, as this brings us withm a few- 

 days of Christmas, and work is closed until the first of the year. 

 So our only vacation is during the holidays. 



POTATO GROWING IN YOUNG ORCHARDS 



By SAMUEL FRAZER, Orchardist , Geneseo, N. Y 



The question of growing a crop in an orchard is one which w^e 

 cnn discuss and prol)ably agree to disagree upon. The prime object 

 in growing potatoes is to make money. I am informed that your 

 value of land is from fSO.OO to $70.00 an acre. Your average yield 

 of potatoes is somewhere near 90 bushels. So far as the value of 

 the land is concerned you would be perfectly safe in using it for 



