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CHART 10. Percentage of all Bearing and all Non-bearing Trees in Orchards 

 of Different Sizes, 1925. 



NON-BEACINQ 



EZl 



UNPEC 200 200-500 5001000 JOOO-iOOO OVER 2000 



51ZL OF OBCHADD IN BEAQINQ TI2EE.5 



ing trees. It is evident that the small orchard will be a very important 

 factor in the future market. 



Preference for the different varieties varies with the size of orchard. Tiie 

 large orchards have fewer varieties, carefully selected with a view to balanced 

 farm organization and market demand. In general, the percentage of Mcin- 

 tosh increases with the size of orchard and the percentage of Baldwin de- 

 creases. The large orchards average one-third Baldwin and over one-half 

 Mcintosh. Tliere is a tendency for large growers to plant only Baldwin and 

 Mcintosh as permanent varieties, at the rate of two Mcintosh to one Baldwin. 

 Most of the bearing Wealthy and Wagener trees are in the large orchards as 

 fillers, as are a large proportion of Duchess trees. 



Over two-thirds of the trees in small orchards with many \arieties are 

 Baldwin. The Mcintosh comprises about one-fourth of the average small 

 orchard, although there are many which contain none of this variety. Most 

 of tlie bearing Gravenstein are also found in small orchards. The conclusion 

 may be drawn tliat future increases in Mcintosh production will come largely 

 from large orchards, while the greater part of the Baldwin crop will be pro- 

 duced on farms with relatively small orchards. 



Sources of Ixcojie 



Most Massachusetts apple growers do not depend solely upon fruit for 

 their income. Specialized fruit farms form only a small percentage of tlie 

 total number and raise less than 15 per cent of the crop. In many cases 

 fruit growing is a side-line and of secondary importance to the dairy herd. 

 In Middlesex County fruit furnishes 40 per cent of the grower's income; 

 dairying supplies 35 per cent; vegetables, 15 per cent; and poultry, 5 per 

 cent. The remainder comes from a variety of sources. It is significant tliat 



