CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



INTRODUCTION 241-247 



The field work 241 



The degree of accuracy of the reports 244 



Method of making computations 245 



Work in Orleans county ^ 246 



General observations on the work 246 



CHAPTER I. 



THE MAGNITUDE OF THE APPLE INDUSTRY 249-259 



Fruit production per capita 249 



Magnitude of the apple crop 250 



Production of evaporated apples 251 



Value of orchard products of the various states 253 



Exports of apples, 1851-1904 255 



Area devoted to apples in Wayne county 256 



Development of the commercial orchard 257 



CHAPTER II. 



TILLAGE 261-272 



Acreage of tilled and untilled orchards 261 



Yields of tilled and untilled orchards 262 



Does tillage pay ? 264 



Results of treatment not immediately apparent 267 



Methods of tillage 269 



Methods of sod treatment 269 



CHAPTER III. 



FERTILIZATION 273-277 



Fertilizers used 273 



Fertilization and yield 274 



Necessity of fertilization 274 



Relative amounts of plant-food removed by the apple crop and by the 



wheat crop 274 



Manure shipped in from cities 276 



Manure secured by feeding cattle 276 



Method of applying manure 277 



Cover-crops 277 



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