140 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1908. 



in the accompanying table. The stirring of the soil, and subse- 

 quent decay of the turf, in case of the cultivated trees, Bald- 

 wins, obscure specific differences in the relative merits of the 

 two fertilizers used, during the first few years. To arrive at 

 a true estimate, the work should be continued several years 

 longer. Four years of treatment, however, with the record 

 of 3 successive crops, are not without suggestive value. 



Annual Yields, "Fisher" vs. "Station" Fertilisers, — Baldwin. 





Yield per tree, in 



bushels 





Treatment, 









Remarks. 



and number 



1905. 



1906. 



1907. 





of tree. 











Fisher 











Formula, 











No. 1 



0.0 



7.0 



2.8 





2 



4.0 



0.0 



2.3 



Small tree, partly broken. 



3 



12.8 



.8 



12.3 





4 



8.8 



.5 



6.8 





5 



2.5 



19.0 



0.0 



Nearly killed by winter, 1906-7. 



6 



12.3 



0.0 



10.8 





7 



5.0 



10.0 



1.8 





8 



10.8 



1.6 



14.0 





9 



9.0 



0.0 



6.0 





10 



14.0 



0.0 



8.0 





11 



15.5 



0.0 



12.5 





12 



12.5 



6.5 



9.3 





13 



16.0 



1.5 



14.0 





14 



6.8 



2.0 



6.5 





15 



12.5 



0.0 



10.5 





16 



21.0 



2.5 



13.8 





Average 



10.2 



3.2 



8.2 



Average per tree for 3 years, 7.2 bushels. 



Check. 











(no fertilizer) 











17 



3.3 



6.0 



0.0 



Nearly killed by winter, 1906-7. 



18 



11.3 



0.0 



7.0 



Injured by winter, 1907-6. 



19 



1.0 



15.5 



0.0 



Injured by winter, 1906-7. 



20 



19.5 



0.0 



13.8 





21 



0.0 



17.5 



0.0 



Injured by winter, 1906-7. 



22 



0.0 



5.8 



0.0 



Nearly killed, winter, 1906-7. 



23 



1.0 



13.5 



0.0 



Injured by winter, 1906-7. 



24 









Vacant. 













Average. 



5.1 



8.3 



3.0 



Average per tree for 3 years, 5.5 bushels. 



Station 











Formula 











25 



15.5 



0.0 



7.0 





26 



5.0 



5.0 



1.5 



Making strong growth of new shoots. 



27 



0.0 



2.3 



2.0 



Half of tree Dyer. Injured 1904-5; recovering 



28 



0.0 



0.0 



1.3 



Part of tree dead; balance vigorous. 



29 



13.5 



15.5 



7.0 



Strong growth of new shoots. 



30 



3.0 



3.0 



0.6 





31 



1.0 



14.0 



0.0 



Strong growth of new shoots. 



32 



2.0 



.8 



2.8 



Injured by winter, 1906-7. 



33 



2.3 



0.0 



0.0 



Small remnant of a tree. 



34 



7.3 



0.0 



3.9 





35 



6.5 



6.5 



4.8 





36 



15.5 



7.0 



4.3 



Injured by winter, 1906-7. 



37 



2.5 



13.0 



0.5 



Injured by winter, 1906-7. 



38 



0.0 



15.0 



0.0 





39 



7.0 



19.0 



2.0 





40 



0.0 



0.0 



8.3 





Average 



5.1 



6.4 



2.9 



Average per tree for 3 years, 4 .8 bushels. 



