EXPERIMENTS IN ORCHARD CULTURE. 5 



GROWTH AND CONDITION OE' THE TREES, ig02. 



The writer made a careful inspection of the orchard on Sep- 

 tember 12, and noted the present condition of every tree. Here- 

 after such inspection will be made each year, that the individual 

 characteristics of the trees may be determined, and the annual 

 yield of the different plots recorded. The following notes are 

 transcribed from the field records and give a better idea of the 

 condition of the orchard than would be possible in a mere sum- 

 mary. 



GROWTH AND CONDITION OF TREES ON CULTIVATED AREA. 



^f1 



O.H 



Crop. 



Remarks. 



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o5 







1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 



6-8 



6-8 



8-10 



6-8 



8-10 



4-6 



S-10 



10-14 

 8-10 



10-12 

 6-8 



10-12 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair. 



Small . ... 



Medium . . 

 Medium .. 



Spreading; good, vigorous tree. 



Spreading; good tree, tout not equal to No. 1. 



Vigorous, upright, spreading; good form. 



Vigorous, spreading. 



Vigorous, upright; a fine tree. 



Moderately vigorous; has been injured by borers. 



Younger than the other trees; injured by borers. 



Spreading; a tine tree. 



Spreading, vigorous; good tree; fruit dropped off early. 



Spreading, vigorous; good tree. 



Spreading, vigorous. 



Upright, vigorous. 



9 

 10 

 11 



Full 



12 





13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



8-10 



8-10 



8-10 



4-5 



8-10 



6-8 



6-8 



8-10 



10-12 

 



10-12 

 6 



Good 



Good 



Small 



Fine tree, vigorous. 

 Fine tree, vigorous. 

 Fine tree, vigorous. 



n 



IS 

 19 



20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 



Medium . . 

 Medium . . 



Small 



Small 



Full. 



Full 



Small 



Small 



Fine tree; full crop 1901. 



Fine tree. 



Fine tree; half a dozen fruits. 



Good tree, but not large. 



Fine tree. 



Tree dying; defective stock. 



Fine tree; vigorous. 



Fine tree; vigorous; half a dozen fruits. 



25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



6-7 



6-8 



12 



4-6 

 6-8 

 6-8 

 10 

 12 

 8 

 10 

 6-8 

 8 

 6-8 

 7-8 

 8 



Full 



Medium .. 



Fiili ".!.".;'.". 



Mediuin .. 

 Medium .. 



Spreading habit; one-half of tree in Roxbury Russet. 



Upright, stock defective; set in 1892. 



Upright, vigorous. 



Spreading; large amount of fruit, thinned. 



Spreading, vigorous. 



Spreading, vigorous. 



Upright, vigorous. 



Upright, spreading, vigorous. 



Spreading. 



Upright, vigorous. 



Spreading. 



Spreading; stock defective; dying. 



Unright, vigorous. 



Spreading. 



Spreading. 



32 

 33 

 34 

 35 



Small . ... 



Full 



Small 



36 

 37 

 38 

 39 

 40 



Medium . . 



Small 



Medium . . 

 Medium . . 











