REORGMI^^ING M ORCHARD FOR BETTER FOLLnvA TION. 



Following is a representation of a 7-acre block (about 54 trees to the acre), 

 tnainl;/ ilclntosh and Baldwin virith a few Cortland and Delicious and the usual 

 assortment of "skips" or blank spaces. Pcllinction of L'clntoshj except in the 

 vicinity of the Cortland and Delicious trees^is very poor (Baldwin being 

 ineffective for that purpose). By removing the Bald'Afins in' every other diagonal 

 row, transplanting 5 trees v.'hich would otherwise be removed, and top grafting 

 every third row of Mcintosh, a crov,'ded block v/ith irregular bearing habit is 

 transformed into a high producing block in T.'hich every Mcintosh tree is adjacent 

 to a pollenizer. 



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M X II B'M, 

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LI - Ilclntosh 



B - Baldwin 



C - Cortlaiid 



D - Delicious 



US - Mcintosh (top grafted) 



- Blank space 



Block before removing Semi-peiTraiients , 

 Transplanting and Top Grafting 



Mb 11 M MS il K Mg M H MS M !J Mg '£ 



H M Mg H M Mg M li MS li M MS M 

 Lt M C C M MS M M Mg M M Mg M M 



LI Mg Li M Mg M ri Mg M M Mg M M 

 M C LI M Mt H M MS M M MS M M Mg 



Mg M M Mg M II Mg M M Mg M M MS 

 Mg II M MS M M MS M M MS M M Mg M 



M M MS M M Mg M M MS M M Mg M 

 M M MS M M Mg M M Mg M M MG II M 



D Mg M M Mg M M MS IK M Mg M M 

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D M M Mg M M MS M M MS M M ME 

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M M D M M MS M M MS M M MS M 



Block after reorganization 



