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Fruit Culture. 



bles the first six years and then seed down to clover, which 

 will pay all expense in cultivation. 



"With ten acres of standard fruit our account of cost 

 and profit will stand thus: 



VARIETIES 



OF 

 FRUIT. 



FIRST YEAR. 

 DISTANCE OF PLANTING. 



Jl 



5 Apples .. 25 feet apart each way 69 I 315 $100 



2 Peaches 15 feet apart each way 193 I 386 100 



Pears 15 feet apart each way 193 I 193 100 



1 Cherries 15 feet apart each way 193 ! 193 100 \ 



Plums 15 feet apart each way 193 I 198 100 I 



10 _ 



No income from fruit until third year. 



THIRD YEAR. 

 2 acres peaches, 100 bushels $200 



FOURTH YEAR. 



5 acres apples, 75 bushels $112 



2 acres peaches, 410 bushels 820 



1 acre cherries, 25 bushels 75 



1 acre plums, 25 bushels 75 



SIXTH YEAR. $1082 



5 acres apples, 400 bushels .' $600 



2 acres peaches, 800 bushels 1600 



1 acre pears, 200 bushels 600 



1 acre cherries, 200 bushels 600 



1 acre plums, 200 bushels 600 



EIGHTH YEAR. $1000 



5 acres apples, 1,200 bushels $1800 



2 acres peaches, 1,000 bushels 2000 



1 acre pears, 300 bushels 900 



1 acre cherries, 300 bushels 900 



1 acre plums, 300 bushels 900 



TENTH YEAR. $6500 



5 acres apples, 1,800 bushels 2700 



2 acres peaches, 900 bushels 1350 



1 acre pears, 400 bushels 1200 



1 acre cherries, 400 bushels 1200 



1 acre plums, 400 bushels 1200 



$7650 

 Total receipts for five crops of fruit in ten years $19432 



" Deducting twenty per cent, of the gross receipts for 

 expense in gathering and marketing the fruit crops we have 

 remaining to the credit of the orchard $15,546." 



