SPRAYING DEMONSTRATIONS. 281 



4 unsprayed trees — Total Per tree. 



Merchantable fruit 11% bu. $2.94 3.0 bu. ?0.74 



Culls and windfalls 17% bu. .89 4.4 bu. .22 



Total 29% bu. $3.83 7.4 bu. $0.96 



Ben Davis — 



6 sprayed trees — 



Merchantable fruit 56i/4 bu. $14.06 9.4 bu. $2.34 



Culls and windfalls 1% bu. .09 .3 bu. .02 



Total 58 bu. $14.15 9.7 bu. $2.36 



6 unsprayed trees — 



Merchantable fruit 18 bu. $4.50 3.0 bu. $0.75 



Culls and windfalls lO^^ bu. .53 1.8 bu. .09 



Total 281^ bu. $5.03 4.8 bu. $0.84 



Missouri Pippin — 



6 sprayed trees — 



Merchantable fruit 36% bu. 9.19 6.1 bu. $1.53 



Culls and windfalls 12% bu. .63 2,1 bu. .11 



Total 49% bu. $9.82 8.2 bu. $1.64 



3 unsprayed trees — 



Merchantable fruit 9 bu. $2.25 3.0 bu. $0.75 



Culls and windfalls 6% bu. .34 2.3 bu .11 



Total 15% bu. $2.59 5.3 bu. $0.86 



Summary — 



17 sprayed trees 158% bu. $32.82 9.3 bu. $1.93 



13 unsprayed trees 73% bu. 11.45 5.7 bu. .88 



Difference $1.05 



Cost of spraying .21 



Net gain from spraying $0.84 



Lincoln Orchard. — Records were made from 13 trees. The selling 

 price of merchantable apples on the trees was 25 cents per bushel. Culls 

 and windfalls were not marketed. 



Winesap — 



3 sprayed trees — Total Per tree. 



Merchantable fruit 13 bu. $3.25 4.3 bu. $1.08 



Culls and windfalls 41/2 bu. .00 1.5 bu. .00 



Total 17% bu. $3.25 5.8 bu. $1.08 



3 unsprayed trees — 



Merchantable fruit 9% bu. $2.31 3.1 bu. $0.77 



Culls and windfalls 6% bu. .00 2.1 bu. .00 



Total 15% bu. $2.31 5.2 bu. $0.77 



