RENOVATION OF OLD APPLE ORCHARDS. 
INTRODUCTION, 
The last available census - 1900 - places New York 
at the head of the list of states in the production of 
apples, and even when all orchard fruits were taken into 
consideration, California alone eurpasssed the Empire 
State. 
The 15,000,000 apple trees in New York produced in 
1899, - which was considered an average year, - 24,111,257 
bushels. Though we found no definite figures, giving 
an idea of what this crop returned in cash, we must con- 
clude that the price per bushel was very low, since the 
total return for all orchard fruits for the State was 
$10,842,272. 
We can easily understand the reason for this low 
valuation of apples, if we visit the markete in various 
parts of the State, It is a common sight to see fruit 
exhibited for sale, which ig so blemished by fungi and 
insects, that its removal from the orchard should be pro- 
hibited by law, In several of the best fruit sections of 
the West, the crower of perfect fruit finda such protec- 
tion from infestation of neglected orchards. 
Will apples not pay if well grown ? This question 
naturally arises when we see the market filled with in- 
