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EXPERIMENT NO- 10. 



On the 1st, of December, 1808, I planted 475 trees 

 at 30 feet apart, on 10 acres of light sandy loam; in 

 some parts, the land was hilly, and the sand actually 

 blowing ; I covered the soil with three hundred loads 

 of mud per acre the trees were planted in large holes, 

 filled up with surface earth, and covered with mud I 

 have never had a more thrifty, handsome, or success- 

 ful plantation. On the summit of the hill, there were 

 five rows of Winesaps, containing 93 trees ; not one of 

 which has ever died in eight years they have borne 

 well for the two last years. On this ground I have 

 put ashes and stable manure, and have raised pretty 

 good crops of wheat and clover : the situation is fine for 

 an orchard, exposed to the South and East; and from 

 the present appearance, it promises to equal my plan- 

 tations on much stronger soils it is probable however, 

 that when the roots strike into the lower strata of earth, 

 the difference of vigour and size will be perceptible, 

 in favour of the orchards growing on richer and deeper 

 soils. 



EXPERIMENT NO. 11. 

 November 1st, 1810, 1 planted 303 trees on 11 acres 



