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Yield 



The following table snows the yield of Mcintosh trees on Mailing VII and II, 

 The trees were planted as one year old vfhips on November 3j 19U3. The trees were 

 planted 20' x 20' and in the fall of 1953 every other rovT of diagonal trees Yiere 

 removed leaving the trees 28' apart, ilo yield data was obtained in 19She 



Average Yield per Mcintosh Tree on Semi-Dwarf Stock 



Plan A, is for a permanent planting of Mailing VII. Trees are spaced 20' x 30' 

 making 72 trees per acre. The same planting distance can be used in case of Mailing 

 II. 



In Plan B. the varieties on Mailing VII are used as fillers in the row. The 

 trees on seedling roots are planted I4O feet in the row with the semi -dwarf trees 

 used as fillers. Mailing II can be substituted for VII, 



With Plan C. the varieties on Mailing VII or II are planted in the center of 

 the square. Vfith this planting plan, it should not be necessary to remove the semi- 

 dwarf trees as soon as would be the case in Plan B, 



PLA.N C 



VII VII Vid fel VII VII 



U2.5' 



S~U2.5'— S 



I48 trees per acre 2k trees per acre (semi-dwarfs removed) 



In Plan D the grower has the option of removing either the trees on seedling 

 roots or those on dwarfing stocks when crowding begins, 



PLAN D 



VII S VII S VII S VII S VII 

 30 •/\ 30' 



30' \ /■ 



VII s VII s VII s vn 



U2.5'^ VII VII viK ymi VII 



DiX X 30' 



> VII s 



N;2,5"^ 



96 trees per acre 



U8 trees per acre (trees on seedling roots removed) 21; trees per acre (semi-dwarfs 



removed; 



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