I36 MAINE) AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I908. 



Annual Yield, in Barrels, Renovation Orchard. 





1903 



1904 



1905 



1906 



1907 







Total yield 



162 



228 



112 



49 



120 









2.1 



2.9 



1A 



.6 



1.5 







These figures, in the face of two unusually severe winters, 

 which wrought much damage to these trees, as well as to others 

 all over the State, require no comment in connection with the 

 question of the practicability of rejuvenating the orchards of 

 Maine. The yield is not large, not as large as it should be, but 

 it must be remembered that only 10 trees out of the lot received 

 the treatment which has been recommended, and demonstrated, 

 as best; while 26 of the trees were in the check rows between 

 the plats. 



As between the 10 trees receiving complete fertilizer (Plat I) 

 and the adjoining check trees, which were in every way com- 

 parable, the following figures, showing the *average yield per 

 tree each year, are significant. Naturally, however, the check 

 trees, being so close to the others, received some benefit from 

 the fertilizer applied, and do not fairly represent the conditions 

 in an untreated orchard. 



Average Annual Yield of Fertilised and Unfertilized Trees. 





1903 



1904 



1905 



1906 



1907 









bbls. 

 3.9 • 



bbls. 

 2.6 



bbls. 

 2.6 



bbls. 

 .9 



bbls. 





2.4 



Unfertilized (check) trees. . . 



2.6 



3.6 



1.1 



1.0 



1.3 



