APPLE ORCHARD SURVEY OF NIAGARA COUNTY. 



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is much better than the same period with sod treatment. The conclu- 

 sion of the whole matter is this : certain sod orchards under special 

 conditions, such as heavy manure mulching, together with some pastur- 

 ing to keep the grass down, give good results, perhaps as good as 

 clean cultivation. But the skillful fruit grower can expect more than 

 the law of averages will give. And even the general grower should note 

 that thorough tillage is the most profitable method of soil management. 



XI. AVERAGE YIELD IN BUSHELS AND AVERAGE INCOME PER ACRE OF SOD AND 



TILLED ORCHARDS 



METHOD OF TREATMENT. 



1907. 



Number 

 orchards. 



Number 

 acres. 



Average 

 yield. 



Average 

 income. 



Tilled ten years or more 



Tilled five years or more 



Tilled at least three years 



Sod at least three years 



Sod five years or more 



Sod ten years or more 



Tilled ten years or more 



Tilled five years or more 



Tilled at least three years 



Sod at least three years 



Sod five years or more 



Sod ten years or more 



Tilled ten years or more 



Tilled five years or more 



Tilled at least three years 



Sod at least three years 



Sod five years or more 



Sod ten years or more 



Tilled ten years or more 



Tilled five years or more 



Tilled at least three years 



Sod at least three years 



Sod five years or more 



Sod ten years or more 



Tilled ten years or more 



Tilled five years or more 



Tilled at least three years 



Sod at least three years 



Sod five years or more 



Sod ten years or more 



57 



22 



10 



8 



4 



14 



IOO 



40 

 27 



18 

 18 



117 



55 

 44 

 53 



20 

 38 



28 

 2O 



18 

 48 

 35 

 13 



34 



22 

 16 



38 



37 

 29 



645 



185 



88 



93 



44 



144 



i ,040 

 405 

 368 



353 



2Q2 

 28l 



1904. 



1,203 



573 

 239 

 767 

 566 

 338 



406 

 179 

 182 



577 

 450 

 146 



1906. 



342 



39 

 240 



434 

 338 

 33 2 



186 

 *39 

 165 

 157 

 145 

 181 



408 

 326 

 214 

 278 

 280 

 264 



282 

 224 

 230 



174 

 171 



160 



258 

 312 

 300 

 271 

 218 

 192 



261 

 270 

 285 

 165 

 170 



165 



$134 



88 



104 



58 



83 



$148 

 117 

 141 

 82 

 127 

 103 



$126 



125 



I 3 I 



87 



83 



84 



$71 

 9i 

 49 

 53 

 37 

 35 



$121 

 80 

 60 



57 

 5i 

 48 



