810 THE FRUIT INDUSTRY IN NEW YORK STATE 



CONCLUSION 



Although we realize that in some sections, where the soil is too 

 steep or too rocky or where abundant moisture happens to 'be 

 present, some other form of orchard culture may be the most 

 profitable, still we fruit growers who have had a chance to study 

 the two methods of orchard culture tried ont side by side believe 

 that, under our conditions in western Xew York, the tillage and 

 cover crops system is far superior to the sod mulch method. In 

 fact, the sod mulch method is absolutely detrimental to the trees. 

 Whenever a person is undecided as to which method of culture to 

 use, he should by all means try out two or three methods side by 

 side. Only by this means can a fair and just comparison be made. 



