. An example of successful farm management in southern New York. field 816 bushels were dug, an averageof about 90 bushels per acre, a very low yield. These were worth $1 abushel at the farm, however, which in part made up for the low yield. In spite of a very dry season the clover sown the previous yearcame up very well. From a 2-acre plat over 4 tons of fine clover haywere cut, while the remainder of the new seeding cut about 1 ton ofgood hay per acre. Eight acres of oats in which the usual seeding ofclover and timothy with lime and acid phosphate was made yielded AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL FA
. An example of successful farm management in southern New York. field 816 bushels were dug, an averageof about 90 bushels per acre, a very low yield. These were worth $1 abushel at the farm, however, which in part made up for the low yield. In spite of a very dry season the clover sown the previous yearcame up very well. From a 2-acre plat over 4 tons of fine clover haywere cut, while the remainder of the new seeding cut about 1 ton ofgood hay per acre. Eight acres of oats in which the usual seeding ofclover and timothy with lime and acid phosphate was made yielded AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL FARM MANAGEMENT. 19 18() hiisliols of i>r:iin. Buckwheat yielded 120 bushels of grain ou 5-^-acres. On the rough pasture lo head of young stock were siunniered. RENOVATING THE OLD ORCHARD. ()n ihis liiiiii iluic ;iic about -J. acres of old apple orchard in whichsome 30 trees aiv still in fairly good condition (fig. 4). About one-third of these are of the Northern Spy variety, one-third EhodeIsland Cireenings, some Ivussets, and the remainder summer and early. Fig. 4.—Ono of tlie Nortlicrn Spy applo trees in the small orchard on the hill farmof M. .T. English. This orchard of 30 trees was renovated at a cost of .$00 a total income of .^riGO. The owners net profit as a result of the firstyears work was ^270. fall apples. Having become somewhat interested in apple growingand having seen the opportunity to develop a local market trade inthis fruit, Mr. English decided that he would try to renovate this oldorchard. The jMevious year he had cut all the underbrush, berrybushes, etc., which had gro-wn up in the orchard. The tenant waspaid for all work in the orchard, which was reserved by the thus had the entire income from it. Two sprayings were made,using a hand pump, the first just before the trees came into bloom andthe second just after the blossoms had fallen. Table V shows the costof renovation and tlie income derived from the orchard. 20 BULLETIN 32, U
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