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apple-growing district there are four or five well- 

 known and established varieties that can be relied 

 upon. The grower would do well to select the bulk 

 of his new plantings from this list, and to plant new 



Average Yield per Tree from 

 Nitrated Plot— 13.2 Bushels. 



Average Yield per Tree 

 from Unnitrated Plot 

 — 2.1 Bushels 

 A. C. Robinson's Rome Beauty Orchard, Proctorsville, Ohio. 



varieties only in limited quantities. Keeping quali- 

 ties, size, flavor, color and rate of bearing also are 

 important points of consideration. 



Fertilization. 



On all but exceptional soils, some artificial fer- 

 tilizer will pay the apple grower. Of all the essential 



