No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Ill 



Tree planters loo oft(^n liuve no further concern than to plant the 

 tree. No thought is jj^iven to feeding and cultivation, and often a 

 scrub instead of a thrifty, promising tree is the result. In its early 

 life the tree needs to be fed for Avood growth, but when it attains 

 bearing age then the diet must be changed, and the food ration varies 

 in diderent kinds of fruit. But whether it is wood or fruit that is 

 wanted the cultivation must be thorough and constant. No live 

 farmer would expect a large crop of corn without thorough cul- 

 tivation and liberal manui'ing, nor can one expect good results in 

 the orchai'd without feeding and cultivation. These are inseparable 

 necessaries. 



