42 THE COXKP.CTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Somp: Important Revelations. 



Influence of tillage. The question is often asked, "Does 

 tillage pay?" The modern, progressive fruit grower will 

 unhesitatingly answer "Yes," but there are hundreds of pros- 

 perous apple growers in \\ ayne County, Xew York, who are 

 not so sure about the matter. They have been growing thou- 

 sands of bushels of apples every year at small expense and have 

 found it profital)le. 1diey are supporting a great industry — 

 the evaporating industry. Alany farmers have evaporators on 

 their farms and others supply concerns in the nearest village. 

 The following table sho\\s the results from different methods 

 of soil treatment. 



FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE PER ACRE. ALL ORCHARDS.* 



Bushels. Income. 



Tilled ten years or more 327 $182.00 



Tilled five years or more 274 138.00 



Tilled over half of preceding five years 22.") 113.00 



Sod over half of preceding five years 222 107.00 



Sod five years or more 204 108.00 



Sod ten years or more 176 87.00 



It will be seen from this that the five-year average for 

 tilled orchards is 86 per cent, more than that from the untilled 

 orchards. A part of tliis great dift'erence may be due to other 

 factors, for as a rule, a man who tills his orchard takes better 

 care of it in other ways, dhe following table shows the five- 

 vear average of tilled and untilled orchards similarly cared for : 



FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE PER ACRE. ONLY WELL CARED FOR ORCHARDS. 



Bushels. Income. 



Tilled ten years or more 337 $187.00 



Tilled five years or more 296 148.00 



Tilled over half of preceding five years 234 121.00 



Sod over half of preceding five years 242 118.00 



Sod \\\'Q vears or more 258 134.00 



Sod ten years or more 232 117.00 



d'he average yield of tilled orchards is still 45 per cent, 

 more than for sod orchards. This does not necessarily mean 

 that all orchards shotild be tilled, but that under ordinary 



* All tables in this i>aper arc after Warren, Cornell Exp. Sta. Bui. 22i>. 



