278 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Ben Davis — 



27 sprayed trees — Total Per tree. 



Merchantable fruit 75^ bu. $22.65 2.8 bu. $0.84 



Culls and windfalls 20 bu. 1.40 .7 bu. .05 



Total 9514 bu. $24 . 05 3.5 bu. $0.89 



10 un sprayed trees — 



Merchantable fruit 2 bu. $0.60 0.2 bu. $0.06 



Culls and windfalls 9 bu. .63 .9 bu. .06 



Total 11 bu. $1.23 1.1 bu. $0.12 



Summary — 



34 sprayed trees 123% bu. $29.59 3.6 bu. $0.87 



21 unsprayed trees 51 bu. 5.99 2.4 bu. .29 



Difference ' $0.58 



Cost of spraying .25 



Net gain from spraying $0.33 



Pawnee City Orchard. — Records were made from 50 trees. The 

 gross selling price of the merchantable apples was 30 cents per bushel 

 for Winesap and 25 cents for Missouri Pippin, or 23 cents and 18 cents 

 net respectively. A large part, perhaps half, of the culls and windfalls 

 as here graded was sold at the prices noted above and the remainder 

 was not marketed. The average net price of culls and windfalls is here 

 estimated at 10 cents per bushel. 



Winesap — 



16 sprayed trees — Total Per tree. 



Merchantable fruit 58% bu. $13.40 3.6 bu. $0.84 



Culls and windfalls 13% bu. 1.38 .9 bu. .08 



Total 72 bu. $14.78 4.5 bu. $0.92 



12 unsprayed trees — 



Merchantable fruit 12 bu. $2.76 1.0 bu. $0.23 



Culls and windfalls 131^ bu. 1.35 1.1 bu. .11 



Total 251^ bu. $4.11 2.1 bu. $0.34 



Missouri Pippin — 



16 sprayed trees — 



Merchantable fruit 73 1/^ bu. $13,23 4.6 bu. $0.83 



Culls and windfalls 37% bu. 3.78 2.3 bu. ,23 



Total 11114 bu. $17.01 6.9 bu. $1.06 



6 unsprayed trees — 



Merchantable fruit 11% bu. $2.12 2.0 bu. $0.35 



Culls and windfalls 1214 bu. 1.23 2.0 bu. .21 



Total 24 bu. $3.35 4.0 bu. $0.56 



