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crop was light as might be expected. Only 25 barrels of No. 1 

 fruit and 75 barrels of drops were secured this year. The orchard 

 is now in its prime and will undoubtedly continue to produce a& 

 long as given good care. 



Financial Statement. 1909. 



Pruning $ 50 . 00 



Fertilirer 30 . 00 



Plowing and cultivation (estimated) 75.00 



Spraying (estimated) 200.00 



Cover crop 50 . 00 



Picking and marketing 488 barrels 125.00 



Total cost $530 . 00 



Cash -for 488 bbls $ 1,150 . 00 



Net profit in 1910 620 . 00 



1911. 



Cultivation $ 36 . 00 



Spraying 270 . 00 



Picking and packing 2208 Bbls 662.40 



Hauling at .05 per bbl. 110.40 



Cost 2077 bbls. @ .36% 758.00 



total cost $1,836.80 



Cash for 1639 bbls. No. 1 @ $2.50 $4,097.50 



Cash for 438 bbls. No. 2 @ $1.75 766 . 50' 



Cash for 131 bbls. ungraded @ $2.000 net 262.00 



Cash for culls and drops 400 . 00 



Total gross income $5,526 . 00 



Net profit in 1911 $3,679 . 20 



1912. 



Cultivation $ 25 . 00 



Cowpeas for cover crop 15 . 00 



Mowing clover for mulch 2 . 00 



Manure 1 . 00 



Spray material 48 . 30 



Spraying '. '. . 1 19 . 00 



Total cost $219 . 30 



25 barrels No. 1 apples .".*..! $50.00 



Crops 75.00 



Gross income $1 25 . 00 



Net loss in 1912 $ 94.30 



Total expense for 3 years $ 2,586 . 10 



Total income for three years '. $6,801 . 00 



Net profit for 3 years $4,214.90 



The Bartlett Orchard. 



In 1910 the orchard belonging then to Dr. Charles H. Bartlett 

 situated at Salama, Pleasants County, was taken under the super- 

 vision of the Experiment Station. The orchard consisted of 500- 



