Horticultural Division, 



S. T. Maynard and Geo. A. Drew. 



ORCHARD EXPP:RIMENTS. 



The Aj)ple. In this year of abundance the apple crop in the 

 station orchards was the largest in their history. 



Orchard No. 1 of 32 trees planted 15 years ago has been kept 

 under thorough cultivation during the whole time. The fertilizers 

 used per tree were: In 1899, 2 lbs. fine dry fish, 2 lbs. sulphate 

 potash, 1 lb. nitrate^soda. In 1900, 25 lbs. Canada ashes and 1 J lbs. 

 nitrate soda. The aim in the use of fertilizers was to keep up a 

 uniform growth of 6 to 12 inches, the fertilizers used varying accord- 

 ing to the season and the crop produced. The trees with the excep- 

 tion of one or more checks were all sprayed according to the calen- 

 dar on the last page. This orchard, like the others, containing 

 only one tree of each variety, presents a somewhat uneven appear- 

 ance. The varieties most conspicuous were the Wealthy, Washing- 

 ton Royal (Palmer Oreening), Sutton Beauty and Lawver. The 

 last named variety yielded from a tree only 8 inches in diameter 

 over 4 barrels of choice apples. 



Orchard No. 2 of 57 trees is on rather dry, stony land with a hard- 

 pan subsoil, the trees having been planted some 15 and 20 j'ears. 

 Strips of land about 8 ft. wide between the rows were cultivated 

 throughout the entire season, the grass growing along the line of 

 the trees was cut twice during the season and allowed to lie on the 

 ground without removal, serving as a mulch and a protection to the 

 fruit falling to the ground. This orchard also consists of only one 

 or two trees of a variety. The fertilizers used were the same for 

 1899 and 1900 as for Orchard No. 1. The mo^-t noticeable varieties 

 were Gravenstein, Astrachan, AVilliamp, Hurlbut, Ben Davis, Lady 

 Apple, Fall Pippin, Wolf River, Baldwin and Fameuse. Nearly 

 every tree bore a full crop, one Hurlbut, 10 inches in diameter, 

 yieldmg over 6 barrels ; one Lady Apple, 8 inches in diameter. 5 

 barrels, four barrels of which sold for ^22 ; one Fameuse, 9 inches 



