56 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF AN ACRE 



$8,000 from the production of flowers. They do not 

 require more than two or three acres of land. 



Orcharding is an attractive proposition. With sixty 

 trees to an acre, of either apples or cherries, a nice income 

 is secured from a small tract, with less labor than is 

 required in other lines. A return of $250 to $400 per acre 

 may be expected. Other fruits do equally well or better. 



The following figures on production of apples were 

 compiled by Mr. James O. Read, himself an expert horti- 

 culturist, while in the capacity of president of the State 

 Board of Horticulture of Montana. While the figures 

 given are based on the productiveness of the Mcintosh 

 Red apple, which takes first place in Mr. Read's state, 

 they apply equally well to the popular Jonathan, which 

 still strongly rivals the Mcintosh Red and other fine vari- 

 eties. From his experience as a fruit grower, and from 

 other growers in the same district, Mr. Read places pro- 

 duction of apples per tree at three-fourths of a box for 

 the fifth year, one and one-half boxes for the sixth year, 

 three boxes for the seventh year, four boxes for the 

 eighth year, five boxes for the ninth year, and six boxes 

 for the tenth year. On the foregoing basis is compiled 

 the following statement of annual net profits from a 

 standard apple orchard of ten acres, eighty trees to the 

 acre: Fifth year, 600 boxes at $1.10 net, $660; sixth, 

 1,200 at $1.10, $1,320; seventh, 2,400 at $1.10, $2,640; 

 eighth, 3,200 at $1.10, $3,520; ninth, 4,000 at $1.10, 

 $4,400; tenth, $4,800 at $1.10, $5,280. 



