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NUMBER OF APPLE TREES. 



Ben Davis, 280 trees, about ten per cent, now dead. 

 Willow Twig, 100 trees, twenty per cent, now dead 

 Wine Sap, 70 trees, five per cent, now dead. 

 Little Romanite, 50 trees, five per cent, now dead. 

 Janet, 20 trees, in good condition. 

 Jonathan, 20 trees, in good condition. 

 Belle Flower, 15, one third dead. 



Quite a number of Summer and Fall apples, not worth naming in 

 this. 



Dominie, 20 trees, ten per cent. dead. 



This orchard was set out in 1876, and was four year old trees. 



STATEMENT OF N. F. MURRAY. 



" Eight acres of old orchard, planted seventeen years ago, twenty- 

 four feet each way. 250 Ben Davis, 150 Wine Sap, 50 Janet; balance 

 over 40 varieties of family and experimental orchard. 



This orchard was planted in corn for five first years, then clover; 

 weeds and hogs for three years. The last nine years it has had clean 

 cultivation. 



The showing of my books may be briefly told, by saying that for 

 the last twelve years, the average per acre, per year, has been $64.32. 

 Had the entire orchard been Ben Davis, the average would have been at 

 least $100 per acre. My figures are for net proceeds, after paying all 

 expenses. My large family used a great many apples, and we make a 

 good deal of cider, and feed an amount of refuse — especially during years 

 when the Codling moth has been so bad — to stock. 



Apples used are not counted. My orchard is now in good condi- 

 tion. It was planted on land that had already been cultivated in usual 

 new country crops and style for twenty-four years. 



Mr. Muriay's style of pruning is exactly the same practiced by 

 Mr. Harvey. Low heads, careful, timely cutting. He has hauled in 

 bulk to the station, also in barrels filled under the trees, and at times 

 has shipped choice apples in one-third bushel boxes. Sells his whole 

 fall crop at the station most years, but has several times shipped car 

 loads. 



I have made earnest efforts to get figures on the orchard of John 

 W. Davis, of New Point, Holt County, but am able only to state gen- 

 eneral facft, but mostly of my own personal knowledge. 



