400 



Report of the Horticulturist of the 



fruit on the unsprayed trees. Remembering that the later fruit 

 as a rule brings better prices, it is at once apparent that the 

 increased yield does not in this case fully represent the increase 

 in receipts from sprayed as compared with unsprayed trees. 

 The following is a statement of the picked fruit, drops and waste 

 from these trees and the date of picking. The yield is measured 

 both by 9-pound baskets and by pounds, except for the waste. 



Yield ok Plums fuom Sprayed and Unsprayed Trees. 

 48 Sprayed Trees. 



DATE. 



September 1 . 

 September 24. 



August 25 



September 12. 



Grade. 



Picked 

 Picked 

 Drops . 

 Waste 



24 Unsprayed Trees. 



Baskets. 



Picked .. 

 Picked . . 

 Drops. .. 

 Waste .. 



369 



48 

 17 



Pound.s 



3,374 

 436 

 181 

 110 



9.14 



9.08 



10.65 



8.63 

 11.86 



7.00 



The amount and character of the average yield per tree is as 



follows: 



Average Yield Per Tree. 



From these records it appears that where the trees were 

 sprayed, the average yield per tree of picked fruit was increased 

 44 per cent., the marketable drops increased 8 per cent, and the 

 waste decreased 81 per cent. The total yield of marketable 



