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truck crops were reported as profitable and satisfactory. 



"Grass" and timothy were reported by a few growers. 

 These probably refer to taking a hay crop off the land where 

 the orchard is in sod. In one section of the State buckwheat 

 has given satisfaction as a catch-crop. 



From the above data, it would seem that our fruit- 

 growers have a large number of profitable crops from which 

 they may choose profitable catch-crops, and in this choice 

 they may be guided by local conditions, as the demand for 

 the crop to be grown, adaptation of soil to the crop, time 

 when the catch-crop requires attention, and the character 

 of cultivation which the grower desires to give his apple- 

 trees. 



Sowing Cover - Crops . - In order to find out the prev- 

 alence of the practice of sowing a cover crop in orchard 

 management, the following question was asked:- "Do you sow 

 a cover-crop when the last cultivation for the season is 

 made?" This question was answered by 190 growers. It was 

 found that 87 per cent of these growers made a practice of 

 sowing a cover-crop. This does not imply that they sow a 

 cover-crop every year; but that they followed the practice 

 when season and other conditions permitted. This means that 

 they considered the practice desirable in orchard management. 

 Only 13 per cent of the growers stated that they did not sow 



