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large. A Nebraska orchardist who harvested and sold more 

 than 10,000 bushels of apples reports but 2 per cent of wormy 

 apples from sprayed trees. 



The result of spraying on the yield and quality of the fruit 

 is also an important item. The following, although previous- 

 ly published by this Society (bulletin No. 16), is well worth 

 being repeated at this time, as it gives the comparative yield 

 and value of fruit to be expected from sprayed and un- 

 1 trees. The sprayed, and unsprayed trees were in the 

 same rows or in adjoining rows, and in each case had exactly 

 the same treatment other than the spraying. 



The results of the spraying demonstrations iu 1907 are 

 seen from the following summaries: 



ARLINGTON- 



-ORCHARD OWNED BY MARSHALL BROS. 

 Trees Sprayed Four Times. 



Gain per tree due to spraying $2.57. 



BLAIR— ORCHARD OWNED BY McCORMACK & KOOPMAN. 



Trees Sprayed Five Times. 



Gain per tree due to spraying $1.70. 



It will be seen from the above tables that in each case there 

 was a gain from spraying over and above the cost of spraying. 

 Spraying paid for itself and a handsome profit per tree 

 besides. 



