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as during the earlier years of the experiment, thus indicat- 

 ing a slight decline but less so then the clean tillage plot. 

 Commercially this has been the most profitable plot in the 

 orchard and can well be emulated in the rundown orchards 

 throughout the state. 



7. The fertiUzed plots have failed to respond to their treatment 



in yield of fruit as they have made very sUght gains and in 

 some cases none over the first stimulus of the cultivation. 

 In grov/th they have responded better but it was not dis- 

 tinguishable to the eye until after the sixth year when the 

 larger size of trees was noticeable and also the darker 

 green color of the foliage. The difference in favor of any 

 of the combinations of complete fertilizer used in the 

 different plots is not preponderant. 



8. The fertiUzer combination which is richest in potash has 



given the largest apples throughout the experiment and 

 the general quality is perhaps somewhat better than in the 

 other fertilizer plots. This difference is not especially 

 outstanding, however. 



9. The experience with this orchard shows in a most emphatic 



way the importance of selecting a proper site for an 

 orchard, for the losses from frosts and freezes in a poorly 

 located orchard are disastrous. 

 10. Lime has had no obvious effect upon this orchard. 



