DWARF APPLES 



885 



The Dawley orchard bore its first fruit in 1906 when there were 

 83 apples on 300 Paradise trees, 23 on 157 Doucin trees, and 

 none on the 37 standards. In 1907, the Paradise trees bore 96 

 apples, the Doucins 13, and standards none. In 1908, there 

 were 567 apples 011 Paradise, 221 on the Doucin, and seven on 

 the standard trees. In 1909, the Paradise trees averaged about 

 two apples to the tree, the Doucin four, and the standards less 

 than an apple. The crop of 1910 was almost a total failure, and 

 it was not until 1.911 that the yield could be taken in pounds, the 

 averages per tree for the next four years running as is shown 

 in Table II. 



TABLE II 

 YIELDS IN DAWLEY DWARF APPLE ORCHARD 



In the Wood orchard, one apple was borne on a Boiken on 

 Paradise the first year set. The second year, 1906, the trees on 

 Paradise bore 180 specimens on 192 trees, the Doucin nine on 

 100 trees, while none of the 42 trees on French Crab bore. In 

 1907, the Paradise trees produced an average of a little over 

 four apples per tree, the Doucin, two apples per tree, while the 

 42 French Crabs bore 26 fruits. In 1908, the yield came up to 

 14 apples per tree on Paradise, four apples for each tree on 

 Doucin, and, all told, 17 apples on Crab. The yield in 1909, on 

 Paradise was 30 apples per tree; on Doucin, 14 specimens; on 

 French Crab but 18 apples for the 42 trees. As in the other 

 two orchards the crop of 1910 was a failure. In Table III are 

 shown the yields per tree for three remaining years of the test. 



As the figures stand, the honors for productiveness seem to lie 

 reen the French Crab and Doucin trees. If we calculate the 



