. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). An Apple Orchard Survey of Ontario County 183 AGE OF TREES According to Table 11 the typical age of apple trees in Ontario county is between 30 and 34 years, orchards of such age comprising per cent of the total. About 79 per cent of the orchards contain trees 30 years old or more, and 14 per cent are 50 years old or more. Orchards of young tre
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). An Apple Orchard Survey of Ontario County 183 AGE OF TREES According to Table 11 the typical age of apple trees in Ontario county is between 30 and 34 years, orchards of such age comprising per cent of the total. About 79 per cent of the orchards contain trees 30 years old or more, and 14 per cent are 50 years old or more. Orchards of young trees are comparatively few. TABLE II. Distribution of Orchards According to Age of Trees* Orchards Age I- 9 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-44 years 45-49 years 50+. * The large total (419) for orchards in this table is due to the fact that some of the orchards, containing trees of various ages, were duplicated in the different groups. Relation of age of trees to yield and income The greatest four-year average yield occurs in the group of orchards between 25 and 29 years of age, which produced 65 barrels per acre. The orchards between 50 and 59 years old produced practically the same amount. The four-year average income for these groups, however, is exceeded by the group of orchards between 40 and 44 years of age, for which the four-year average income is $128. Trees under 25 years and over 60 years do not produce as much as the general average yield. These low figures, however, may be due in part to the small number of orchards in the groups. The low yield and income for the group of orchards from 45-49 years old are due, doubtless, to the condition which is so common, namely, neglect. In many an old orchard close planting and bad pruning have resulted in producing trees with tops forming a mass of interlocking branches which cut ofE the light and air from the soil and lower part of the tree, killing the lower branches and reducin
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