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MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 209. 



Below is shown the arrangement of the plots and trees. The trees 

 arc spaced 40 X 30 feet, with an additional space of 14 feet l^etwecn 

 plots. Plot 1 is at the north end of the orchard. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Rus.sct. 

 Baldwin. 



Graven.stein (died before 

 1907). 



Plot 1. — Manure, 10 Tons. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldmn. 

 Gravenstein. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Rus-set. 

 Baldwin. 



Gravenstein (died i 

 1919). 



Plot 2. — Ashes. 2,000 Pounds. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin. 

 Gravenstein. 



Rhode Island Greening 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin. 

 Gravenstein. 



Rhode Lsland Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet (died in 



1919). 

 Baldwin. 

 Gravenstein. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin (died about 



1913). 

 Gravenstein. 



Plot 3. — No Fertilizer. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin. 

 Gravenstein. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin. 

 Gravenstein. 



Plot 4. — Bone, 600 Pounds; Muriate of Potash, 200 Poxtnds. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet (died in 



1907-08). 

 Baldwin. 

 Gravenstein. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin. 

 Gravenstein. 



Rhode Island Greening 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin. 

 Gravenstein. 



Plot 5. — Bone, 600 Pounds; Low-grade Sulfate of Potash, 400 Pounds. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin. 



Rhode Island Greening. 

 Roxbury Russet. 

 Baldwin. 



Ciravcnstein. 



Gravenstein. 



Gravenstein. 



Fertilizer Treatment. 

 Previous to 1889 the soil was in rather poor condition, but had been 

 gradually improved bj'- cultivation in corn and other cereals and grass. 

 The manurial treatment was ])egun in the spring of 1889, and the foUomng 

 annual api)lications were continued up to and including 191G. Since 

 1916 no manure or fertilizer has l)cen ai)plicd. 



