. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 296 Bulletin 262. VII. Treatment Prior to 1906. Mature Orchards TREATMENT. Tilled ten years or more Tilled five years or more Tilled over half of preceding five years Sod over half of preceding five Sod five years or more Sod ten years or more Number of orchards. 142 71 32 53 57 64 Number of acres. Per cent orchards. .343 233 423 643 613 627 33 16 7 12 13 15. Fig. 34.— The work o^ the " skinning type of cultiv
. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 296 Bulletin 262. VII. Treatment Prior to 1906. Mature Orchards TREATMENT. Tilled ten years or more Tilled five years or more Tilled over half of preceding five years Sod over half of preceding five Sod five years or more Sod ten years or more Number of orchards. 142 71 32 53 57 64 Number of acres. Per cent orchards. .343 233 423 643 613 627 33 16 7 12 13 15. Fig. 34.— The work o^ the " skinning type of cultivator Methods of sod treatment.— Sod orchards not pastured have given much better results on the average than sod orchards handled in any other way, but in Niagara County there are special reasons for this. In the first place, the unpastured sod or- chards receive better care. A sod or- chard that is not pastured does not mean a neglected orchard. A good many growers who have orchard land handled in this manner make it a point to prune well, spray well, and fertilize well; and although they do not cultivate or pasture, yet they may get good crops. The much larger number of orchards and acres in sod and not pastured is an indication that some of the fruit producers have found out these things for themselves. Again, the unpastured sod orchards are generally younger than pastured ones. On the other hand, sod orchards which are pastured with cattle, sheep, or even with hogs, are more likely to be neglected. There are two rea- sons for this. One is the presence of scale, and the other is the tendency to pasture the orchards which have passed beyond the period of largest crops. With respect to the method of pasturing, hogs have given better re-. 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 Cornell University
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