GATHERING FRUIT OK SPRAYED AND UNSI'KAYED TREES. Ill 



infrs ami for the spniyod iiiid iiiispi-ayod rows. Where k'ss than 1»»() 

 pounds of fruit was oathered the number of peach(\s per 100 pounds 

 was deterniiiuHl by counting a less weight of fruit, usually 50 pounds. 

 The following table gives the results of this work for ))oth first and 

 second pickings: 



Table 28.— Number of peaches per 100 pouiuh; weight of fruit gathered; and number of 

 peaches thinned, gathered, and set by the trees of each row in the experiment block of Ihr Rio 

 Bonito orchard in 1895. (u) 



Number of 



peaches in 100 



pounds. 



ho 

 a 





259 

 295 

 285 

 300 

 303 

 27K 

 280 

 282 

 288 

 282 

 292 

 283 

 293 

 306 

 309 

 294 

 2% 

 300 

 289 

 290 

 308 

 320 

 296 

 292 

 284 

 280 

 276 

 291 

 277 

 292 

 304 

 294 

 291 

 290 

 325 

 285 

 282 

 282 

 289 

 300 

 284 

 303 

 293 

 309 

 309 

 303 

 289 

 308 

 292 

 287 

 299 

 303 

 300 

 306 

 295 

 293 

 298 

 282 



bo 



a 



3 

 o 



a 

 o 

 u 



CO 



288 



317 



310 



335 



323 



324 



326 



322 



323 



313 



316 



321 



312 



b 324 



362 



317 



6 327 



6 339 



6 340 



6 332 



6 314 



6 362 



6 344 



6 356 



6 368 



6 354 



6 360 



6 370 



6 360 



313 



326 



311 



335 



330 



345 



332 



330 



330 



328 



312 



339 



335 



6 304 



337 



346 



6 330 



356 



6 324 



6 312 



6 366 



6 356 



6 336 



6 325 



6 352 



6 334 



6 384 



6 370 



6 360 



Pounds of 

 fruit — 



bo 

 a 



M 



o 



1,570 

 1,007 

 1,687 



741 



810 

 1,813 

 1,708 



568 

 2,101 

 2, 553 



833 

 1,957 

 1,676 



844 

 4,227 

 2,348 



715 

 2, 609 

 2, 594 



574 

 4,307 

 4,275 



672 



547 

 3,771 



658 

 3,116 

 4, 126 



576 

 2, 615 

 1,552 

 2, 282 

 3,189 

 1,102 

 4,034 

 2,681 

 1,125 

 2, 452 

 2, 804 



936 

 3,464 

 1,924 



655 

 1,742 

 3,288 



727 

 1,572 

 1,347 



695 

 2,114 

 2,641 

 1,067 



753 

 3,797 

 1,024 

 3,298 

 3,412 



859 



bo 

 a 



o 



a 

 o 

 o 



1,242 



343 



1,109 



255 



236 



452 



517 



107 



357 



415 



136 



146 



\U 



84 



124 



152 



43 



91 



118 



74 



136 



146 



40 



52 



217 



14 



100 



137 



26 



2, 526 



786 



1,136 



1,082 



222 



840 



393 



245 



424 



439 



173 



566 



198 



84 



265 



203 



47 



102 



92 



61 



55 



91 



64 



47 



266 



75 



92 



91 



43 



Number of 

 peaches gath- 

 ered at — 



bo 



a 



M 

 O 



2 



4,066 

 2,971 

 4,808 

 2,223 

 2,454 

 5,040 

 4,782 

 1,602 

 6, 051 

 7,199 

 2,432 

 5,538 

 4,911 

 2,583 



13,061 

 6,903 

 2,116 

 7, 827 

 7,496 

 1,665 



13, 266 



13, 680 

 1,989 

 1,597 



10,710 

 1,M2 

 8,600 



12,006 

 l,5fi6 



7,m 



4,718 

 6,709 

 9,280 

 3,196 



13,111 

 7,641 

 3,173 

 6,915 

 8,104 

 2,808 

 9,838 

 5,830 

 1,919 

 5,383 



10, 160 

 2,203 

 4,543 

 4,149 

 2,029 

 6,067 

 7,897 

 3,233 

 2,259 



11,619 

 3,021 

 9,663 



10, 168 

 2,422 



bo 



a 



M 

 u 



'E 



a 

 o 

 u 



Hi 



CO 



3, 577 



1,087 



3,438 



R54 



762 



1,4(H 



1,68.' 



3^15 



1,153 



1,299 



430 



469 



674 



272 



449 



482 



140 



308 



401 



24(; 



427 



.529 



138 



185 



799 



50 



360 



507 



94 



7,906 



2, .562 



3,533 



3,625 



733 



2, 898 



1,305 



809 



1,399 



1,440 



540 



1,919 



663 



255 



893 



702 



155 



363 



298 



190 



201 



324 



215 



1.53 



936 



2.50 



3.53 



337 



155 



Number of 

 peaches — 



>. 



<- o 



a" 



7,643 

 4,0.58 

 8,246 

 3,077 

 3,216 

 6, .501 

 6, 467 

 1,9-17 

 7,204 

 8,498 

 2,862 

 6,007 

 5, 485 

 2, «,5.5 

 13, .510 

 7,385 

 2, 2.56 

 8, 135 

 7,897 

 1,911 

 13,693 

 14,209 

 2, 127 

 1,782 



11, .509 

 1,892 

 8,960 



12, .513 

 1,690 



15, 542 

 7,280 



10, 242 



12, 905 

 3, 929 



16, 009 

 8,946 

 3,982 

 8,314 

 9,544 

 3, 348 



11,7.57 

 6,493 

 2,174 

 6,276 



10, 862 

 2,358 

 4,906 

 4,447 

 2, 219 

 6,268 

 8,221 

 3,448 

 2,412 



12, .5.55 

 3,271 



10,016 



10, .505 

 2,577 



a . 



On 



a 4) 



SI ♦J 



H 



5,442 

 '4,'829 



2, 352 

 2,265 



3,863 

 4, 3.52 



2, 730 

 l,fMl 



7,762 

 2, 401 



3, 024 

 3,616 



8,470 

 7, 269 



5,747 



5,128 

 5,742 



10, 208 



3,269 

 7,360 



9,730 

 4,8% 



3,318 



5,821 



5,9.53 



773 

 3,951 



675 



2,985 



5,568 



5, 6.59 

 5, 251 



SI 



aj o 

 o o 



3 ^ 



o 



13, 085 



4,058 



13,075 



3,077 



3, 216 



8,a56 



8,732 



1,947 



11,067 



12, 8.50 



2, 862 



8,737 



7, 326 



2, 8.55 



21,272 



9,786 



2,256 



11,1.59 



11, .513 



1,911 



22, 163 



21,478 



2, 127 



1,782 



17,2.56 



1,892 



14,088 



18. 2.55 

 1,690 



25, 7,50 

 7,280 



13,51] 



20, 26.^ 

 3,929 



25, 739 



13, 842 

 3, 982 



11,632 



15, 365 

 3,348 



17, 710 

 6,493 

 2,174 

 7,049 



14, 813 

 2,358 

 4,906 

 5,122 

 2,219 

 6,268 



11,206 

 3, 448 

 2,412 



18, 123 

 3, 271 



15, 675 



15. 7.56 

 2,577 



0) 



a 



3 



10 

 9.5 

 10 



9.8 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



9.4 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



9.8 

 10 



8.6 

 10 

 10 

 10 



8 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



9.6 

 10 

 10 



9.5 

 10 

 10 



Average 

 number of 

 peaches set 



per tree. 







1,308 



886 

 873 



1,107 

 l,2a5 



929 

 733 



2,'i27 

 979 



1,116 

 1, 151 



2,216 

 2,148 



1,726 



1,409 

 1,825 



2, 575 



1,351 

 2,068 



2,993 

 1,384 



1,163 

 1,921 



1,771 

 649 



705 

 1,481 



491 

 512 



627 

 1,120 



1,812 



1,6.50 

 1,.576 



•o 



a 



427 



314 

 322 



195 



'286 

 285 

 226 



191 



213 



178 



189 



169 



'728 



393 

 398 

 '334 

 '2i7 

 '236 

 '222 



345 

 251 



327 



'258 



a For plat of orchard see p. 69; for sprays applied see p. 73. 



6 Number calculated from a less weight than 100 pounds, usually from 50 pounds 



