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TABLE VII.— INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL METHODS ON THE SIZE OF APPLES. 



(YOUNG BEARING ORCHARDS.) 



(Average weights of fruit in ounces, 5 years, 1908-12.) 



Treatments. 



Expt. 



Tillage. 



Cover 

 crop. 



Mulch. 



Sod. 



Without fertilization. . . 



Average size 



Gain over sod 



Rank 



With manure 



Average size 



Gain over sod 



Rank 



With complete fertilizer 



Average size 



Gain over sod 



Rank 



217 

 218 

 219 



217 

 218 

 219 



217 

 218 

 219 



Ounces. 

 4.90 

 5.68 

 3.81 

 4.80 



-3.4% 

 4 



5.53 

 6.15 

 4.63 

 5.44 



5 % 



-.2 % 



Ounces. 

 4.82 

 6.01 

 3.73 



4.85 



-2.6 % 

 3 



4.98 

 6.26 

 4.43 

 5.22 



03% 



99 

 00 

 .27 

 09 



.4 % 



Ounces. 

 5.22 

 6.14 

 4.74 

 5.37 



8.04%> 

 1 



5.42 

 5.91 

 4.83 

 5.39 



8.44% 

 2 



11.9 % 

 1 



Ounces. 

 4.94 

 5.68 

 4.30 

 4.97 



5.42 

 5.84 

 4.56 

 5.27 



6.03% 

 3 



5.41 

 5.83 

 4.63 

 5.29 



6.44% 

 2 



TABLE VIII.— INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL METHODS ON THE COLOR OF 



APPLES. (YOUNG BEARING ORCHARDS.) 



(Average per cent of fruit colored one-half or more, 5 years, 1908-12.) 



Treatments. 



Expt. 



Tillage. 



Cover 

 crop. 



Mulch. 



Sod. 



Without fertilization 



Average color 



Per cent gain over tillage 



alone 



Rank 



With manure 



Average color 



Per cent gain over tillage 



alone 



Rank 



With complete fertilizer .... 



Average color 



Per cent gain over tillage 



alone 



Rank 



217 

 218 

 219 



217 

 218 

 219 



217 

 218 

 219 



Per cent, 

 71.1 

 76.4 

 77.5 

 75.0 



64.0 

 64.5 

 66.0 

 64.8 



-13.6 

 4 



64.6 

 74.7 

 70.0 

 69.8 



Per cent. 

 67.5 

 83.2 

 72.6 

 74.4 



-0.7 

 4 



68.8 

 73.9 

 74 . 5 

 72.4 



-3.5 

 2 



64.6 

 75.7 

 71.6 

 70.6 



Per cent. 

 77.1 

 74.8 

 82.9 

 78.3 



4.4 

 2 



64.3 

 69.6 

 63.3 

 65.7 



-12.35 

 3 



69.7 

 69.6 

 74.2 

 71.2 



-5.1 

 2 



Per cent. 

 81.0 

 76.0 

 86.2 

 81.0 



68.9 

 74.7 

 77.2 

 73 . 6 



-1.8 

 1 



72.7 

 70.0 

 77.3 

 73.3 



