AN APPLE ORCHARD SURVEY OF ORLEANS COUNTY, NEW YORK. 483 



practically ceased till 1899. It then began again, and has constantly 

 increased (table 16). The young orchards are largely in the north part 



TABLE 16. 



X umber of orchards planted during each five-year period. The table includes only 

 those orchards that arc still living. Some of the earlier plantings have dis- 

 appeared. 



of the county. Fifteen per cent of the total orchard area of Carlton 

 township has been set since 1895. 



Age and yield. The maximum yield seems to come at about 45 to 50 

 years from the date of planting (table 17). The tabulations for Carlton 



TABLE 17. 

 Age and yield per acre in bushels, entire county. 



