SPRAYING THE APPLE ORCHARD. 



BY E. DWIGHT SANDERSON, T. J. HEADLEE, AND CHARLES 



BROOKS.^ 



THE APPLE INDUSTRY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



The southern half of New Hampshire is naturally adap- 

 ted to apple growing. The roadways are lined with seed- 

 lings and the pastures 

 are dotted with old trees, 

 many of them over half 

 a century old, neglected, 

 and broken down, but 

 still bearing fairly good 

 crops, which are allowed 

 to rot lieneath them. In- 

 deed, much of the pres- 

 ent apple industry of 



the state is due to the fig. l.— "The pastures are dotted with old 



persistence with which trees." 



Nature seeks to show the natural adaptation of the soil to 



the seedling tree. 



But New Hampshire is not known for its fruit, only 

 1.4% of its farms deriving their principle income from 

 fruit. Dairying and live stock are the chief agricultural 

 interests, to which is devoted 61% of the improved acreage. 



In view of the comparatively small interest shown in 

 fruit-growing in contrast to the great natural opportunities, 

 it is well to inquire into the present conditions of apple cul- 

 ture in New Hampshire; for from a knowledge of present 

 conditions we may be able to di.scern the possibilities of the 

 future and the means of their realization. 



'This bulletin is written by the senior author and is based on 

 work plnnned and directed by him. Doctor Headlee had immedi- 

 ate charge of all the work upon the life history and habits of 

 the codling moth and the records of orchard experiments, and Mr. 

 Brooks prepared the portion concerning apple diseases. 



