New YorRK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 367 
At picking time, the orchard was again inspected, and the 
trees sprayed in bloom seemed to have the best fruit. Mr. Bug- 
bee sorted and graded the apples separately from the various 
trees, as he would grade for market. The total crop on the 
experimental] trees was 84 barrels. Mr. Bugbee thinks that 
“two conclusions may be drawn from this experiment: (1) Fruit 
is poorer quality when not sprayed; (2) fruit is best quality 
when sprayed in bloom.” His figures are as follows: 
TABLE VII.—YIELD oF APPLE TREES SPRAYED AT: DIFFERENT TIMES. 
BALDWINS, GREENINGS. 
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ro. 
Sprayed after fruit had set. 
* * * * * * 
4 bbls. 5 bbls. 514 bbls. 2% bbls. % bbl, . 3% bbls. 
good poor average good average average 
Sprayed in bloom. 
* ® * ” * * 
4% bbls. 41% bbls. 414 bbls. 11% bbls. 4 bbls. 4 bbls. 
extra good extra good extragood extra good extra good extra good 
Sprayed before blossoms opened. 
a * * % * s 
6 bbls. 5 bbls, 414 bbls. 4 bbls. 4 bbls. 4% bbls. 
good extra good extra good good good extra good 
Not sprayed. 
Ps % ® » x * 
T bbls, 51% bbls, 
poor poor 
Experiment 7, in the orchard of S. 8S. Hopkins, North Ridge. 
This is an orchard of about twelve acres, all Rhode Island Green- 
ing. The trees are forty feet apart each way, and hence are not 
crowded like many old orchards in Western New York. Clean 
tillage has been given for six years. It had been sprayed with 
Bordeaux and Paris green for three seasons. In all particulars 
this is one of the best cared-for orchards in Niagara County; 
yet it has never borne a profitable crop, though blooming full 
every year. One row on the west side was set apart for the 
experiment. (1) Wednesday morning, May 16, when a very few 
