Expe;riments in orchard culture;. 



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Annual Growth of Trees in Cultivated Area. 



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Growth in inches.* 



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 u 









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Remarks. 



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a 



1902. 



1903. 



1904. 



1905. 



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<ss 





1 



6- 8 



4- 6 



4-6 



3- 4 



4-6 



Hurt by cold, 1904-5. 



•2 



6- 8 



3- 5 



1-2 







3-4 



Hurt by cold, 1904-5— nearly dead. 



3 



8-10 



5- 7 



2-3 



2- 4 



4-6 



lu excellent condition. 



4 



6- 8 



5- 7 



3-5 



3- 6 



4 - 6i 



In excellent condition. 



5 



8-10 



6- 8 



4-6 



6- 8 



6-8 



Top partly killed by cold, 1904-5. 



6 



4- 6 



1- 2 











1 - 2 



Nearly dead. 



7 



8-10 



3- 4 



3-4 



1- 3 



4-5 



Defective stock. 



8 



10-14 



10-12 



6-6 



8-10 



S -10^ 



Injured a little in center of top. 



9 



8-10 



4- 6 



3-6 



3- 6 



4i- 7 



Injured a little in center of top. 



10 



10-12 



6- 8 



6-8 



8-10 



8^-9^ 



Vigorous; a good tree. 



11 



6- 8 



4- 6 



2-4 



2- 4 



3i- 5i 



Defective stock. 



12 



10-12 



7- 9 



5-7 



5- 7 



8-9 



Vigorous, healthy; a fine tree. 





5 - 6^ 



Average annual groioth for the twelve trees. 



13 



8-10 



4- 6 



4-6 



3- 4 



5 - 6^ 



Vigorous. 



14 



8-10 



8-10 



5-6 



7- 9 



7 -9 



A very fine tree. 



15 



8-10 



5- 7 



1-2 



6- 8 



5-7 



Doing well. 



16 



4- 5 



8-10 



7-9 



7- 9 



6^ 8 



Doing well. 



17 



8-10 



6- 8 



4-6 



6- S 



6-8 



Doing well. 



18 



6- 8 



10-12 



7 



9-10 



8-9 



Extra good tree. 



19 



6- 8 



4- 6 



2-3 







3-4 



Defective stock. 



20 



8-10 



10-12 



3-4 



5- 8 



6^-84 



Good tree. 



21 



10-12 



6- 8 



6-7 



8-12 



7^ %h. 



Extra good— both tree and fruit. 



22 















Dead. (Defective stock; died in 1903.) 



23 



10-12 



'i6-i2 



""4^6 



"s-io 



s'-io' 



Extra fine tree. 



24 



6 



10-12 



2-3 



4- 6 



5i-7 



Good tree. 





6-8 



Average annual groioth; eleven trees. 



25 



6- 7 



4- 6 



6-8 



8-10 



6-8 



Doing well. 



26 



6- 8 



5- 7 



4-5 



6- 8 



5-7 



Doing well. 



27 



12 



7- 9 



4-5 



1-3 



6-7 



Half of tree dying. 



28 



4- 6 



6- 8 



2-4 



1-3 



3-5 



Dying. 



29 



6- 8 



4- 6 



3-6 



4- 6 



4-6 



Doing well. 



30 



6- 8 



3- 5 









3-4 



Nearly dead. 



31 



• 10 



8-10 



""3-6 



4- 6 



6-8 



Injured in 1904; may be saved. 



32 



12 



6- 8 



4-6 



5- 7 



7-8 



Good tree. 



33 



8 



3- 5 



5-7 



1- 3 



4-6 



Good tree. 



34 



10 



8-10 



3-6 



1- 3 



b\~ 1 



Half of tree dying; trunk defective. 



35 



6- S 



5- 7 



3 



6- S 



5 - 6| 



Half of tree dying; trunk defective. 



36 



8 



5- 7 



4-6 



8-10 



6-8 



Doing well. 



37 



6- 8 



6- 8 



6 



6- 8 



6-7i 



Doing well. 



38 



7- 8 



4- 6 



4-6 



3- 5 



4^-6 



One-third of tree Roxbury Russet. Doing well. 



39 



8 



6- 8 



5-7 



6- 8 



6-8 



Good tree. 



40 













Vacant. 



















5-7 



Average annual groioth; fifteen trees. 



* Fractions less than 5 are disregarded. 



