48 
BULLETIN 1181, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
CHERRIES. 
No sweet cherries are grown in Arkansas for commercial purposes, 
but the Early Richmond, Montmorency, and English Morello are 
grown to a limited extent in the northwestern part of the State. 
(Fig. 47.) Harvest begins in late May and is finished by June 15, 
so there is little or no conflict with strawberries. Cherries are one 
of the most intensive crops. 
NUMBER 
OP 
DAYS 
45 
MONTHS 
JAN. FEB. MAR APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC 
NUMBER 
or 
DAYS 
43 
T 
S.N L 
42 
ABC 
DA> 
JR 
40 
40 
35 
• 
33 
30 
i 
30 
28 
23 
20 
•20 
13 
• 
• 
IS 
10 
• 
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■ ■ 
io 
^ 
m 
1 
5 
23 
HO 
RSE 
9 
LA 
DA 
IOR 
YS 
23 
20 
20 
IS 
13 
10 
10 
4 
3 
Fig. 47.— Labor on 1 acre of cher- 
ries, northwest Arkansas. 
Conditions .—Same as for straw- 
berries; trees 6 to 8 years old; 
varieties Early Richmond, Mont- 
morency, and English Morello; 
haul 2 to 3 miles; yield, 100 crates 
per acre; harvested the last of 
May and first half of June; trees, 
25 feet apart each way; spray ma- 
terials, 15 pounds arsenate of 
lead, 35 gallons lime sulphur, 25 
pounds copper sulphate, and 30 
pounds of lime per acre. 
Prune. 
Spray. 
Culti- 
vate. 
Harvest. 
Haul. 
Miscel- 
laneous. 
Total. 
Before 
harvest. 
Harvest 
and 
market. 
Man davs 
2 
1 
2 
u 
1 
3 
35 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
42 
9 
6 
6i 
36 
2§ 
Man labor, except contract work, 7 days. 
