Apple Orchard Fertilizer Experiments Records | University of Illinois Archives
Title: Apple Orchard Fertilizer Experiments Records, 1901-1906
Series Number: 08/12/019
Volume: 0.1 cu. ft.
Acquired:
1/26/72
Arrangement: By orchard and chronological thereunder
Subjects (links to similar materials)Available for use at:
| Service Location | Boxes |
|---|---|
| Archives Research Center, 1707 S. Orchard | 1- |
Description: Apple Orchard Fertilizer Experiments Records on experiments conducted in apple orchards of the Flora Fruit Company, Eggenton orchards and Hanon orchards in Flora, the Schwartz Brothers orchard near Salem, and the John Blacklidge orchard in Clay City including outlines for the treatment of plats in Clay City and Flora (1905); diagrams of the planting plan for the Eggenton orchard (1908); daily data sheets (July-August 1903) for the Schwartz Brothers orchard; tabulations (1905-06) giving percentages of apples, curculios, scab, blotch, and twig measurements; notes on branch attachment and information on the testing of fungicides on foliage.