. Bulletin. AN EXAMPLE OP SUCCESSFUL FARM MANAGEMENT. 19 186 bushels of grain. Buckwheat yielded 120 bushels of grain on 5| acres. On the rough pasture 13 head of young stock were summered. RENOVATING THE OLD ORCHARD. On this farm there are about 2 acres of old apple orchard in which some 30 trees are still in fairly good condition (fig. 4). About one- third of these are of the Northern Spy variety, one-third Rhode Island Greenings, some Russets, and the remainder summer and early. Fig. 4.—One of the Northern Spy apple trees in the small orchard on the hill farm of M. J. English. This orchard
. Bulletin. AN EXAMPLE OP SUCCESSFUL FARM MANAGEMENT. 19 186 bushels of grain. Buckwheat yielded 120 bushels of grain on 5| acres. On the rough pasture 13 head of young stock were summered. RENOVATING THE OLD ORCHARD. On this farm there are about 2 acres of old apple orchard in which some 30 trees are still in fairly good condition (fig. 4). About one- third of these are of the Northern Spy variety, one-third Rhode Island Greenings, some Russets, and the remainder summer and early. Fig. 4.—One of the Northern Spy apple trees in the small orchard on the hill farm of M. J. English. This orchard of 30 trees was renovated at a cost of $90 and yielded a total income of $360. The owner's net profit as a result of the first year's work was $270. fall apples. Having become somewhat interested in apple growing and having seen the opportunity to develop a local market trade in this fruit, Mr. English decided that he would try to renovate this old orchard. The previous year he had cut all the underbrush, berry bushes, etc., which had grown up in the orchard. The tenant was paid for all work in the orchard, which was reserved by the owner, who thus had the entire income from it. Two sprayings were made, using a hand pump, the first just before the trees came into bloom and the second just after the blossoms had fallen. Table V shows the cost of renovation and the income derived from the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Office of Experiment Stations. Washington, Govt. Print. Off
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