TWENT\ -.FIRS T A NN UA I. MEE TING. 69 



Handling a Young Fruit Orchard. 



As already stated, there is scarcely a section in New 

 York state, where there has not been some sort of a move- 

 ment toward larger fruit planting's during the past few 

 years. This lias proibably reached its height in the Lake 

 Ontario district, where, from surveys made by students 

 from Cornell University, it is found that out of a total of 

 over ninety-nine thousand apple trees in one township over 

 twenty-one thousand of these had been set in the five years 

 from 1904 to 1908. This rate has not diminisihed in this sec- 

 tion since 1908. 



One may well inquire — in all these acres of young or- 

 chard, w^hat are the varieties which are being set in largest 

 number, and what ground have we for making our decision. 

 Until very recently, at least, the desire to get quick returns 

 has been of prime importance, hence large numbers of ear- 

 ly bearing varieties have been put out. Duchess, Alexander, 

 Wagener and Hubbardston have all been planted extensive- 

 ly. In some sections the Twenty Ounce has ^lore thani held 

 its ow^n, but the districts where the Twenty Ounce is grown 

 are very limited. A large number of Spy trees have been 

 set, but the majority of them were used with the intention 

 of top working to soine other variety. The Rhode Island 

 Greening has also been used largely. Comparatively few 

 Kings have been set, as far as I know personally. Baldwin 

 has been planted, but usually not in large blocks. The move- 

 ment, now, however, is more and more toward using the^e 

 old-time money-making varieties rather than the newer un- 

 tried ones. Baldwin is to-day being set ver\^ extensively. 

 Probably a good many Spy trees put out, originally with the 

 intention of top working, will be left as they are, or possi- 

 bly grafted to Baldwin or King. ]\IcIntO!sh is another ap- 

 ple which is demanding considerable attention at the present 

 time. 



