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])liuit, but anv number niav be used. For the most convenience have 

 the men work three in a crew. One man goes ahead and prepares a 

 phice for the tree by cleaning out the furrows where thev intersect. 

 If the laying off has been proi>erly done this will be deep enough, but if 

 necessary dig a little deeper. The other two follow with the trees, one 

 will prepare the tree for planting by pruning off all bruised and broken 

 roots, and shortening in any that may have been left too long. I prefer 

 the roots not longer than six or eight inches. 



When the trees are ready to plant one of the men holds it in posi- 

 tion and packs the dirt about the roots while the other shovels in the 

 loose dirt. ^Vhen the planting is finished the tree should be about 

 an inch deeper than it stood in the nursery ; this is deep enough. 



Some planters advocate leaning the trees toward the southwest. I 

 tried this once but it does not suit mo ; the result was a number of rain- 

 bow bodied trees ; they not only straightened up, but passed on over to 

 the northeast. This, of course, was caused bv the soutliwest wind 

 which the leaning is intended to counteract. I find that the trees hold 

 their position better by leaving them stand straight. 



When yO'U have the trees all planted in this manner take a common 

 turning plow and throw one furrow from each side toward the row of 

 trees ; the after cultivation will fill up these furrows and leave your 

 field as level as though no furrows had been plowed. The distance 

 apart to plant trees should vary according to the nature of the soil, the 

 varieties to be planted and the intention of the planter. 



I consider thirty feet apart oftener right than wrong. Some few 

 ^'arieties may be planted closer with good results, while some of the 

 wide spreading varieties may need more room. 



In the near future I intend to plant ten acres of apple orchard. I 

 Avill ])lant them ],"> or IG feet apart each way. This orchard will all 

 l:)e ]Missouri Pippin. I could not recommend this j^lan to others, as 

 this is only an experiment with me. The Missouri Pippin is rather an 

 upright grower, and bears heavy crops Avhih' young, and I am of the 

 ijpinidu that such an oreliard will make more money the first 15 or 16 

 vears than the same anidiiiit of or<iun<l idanted in anv other wav, as we 



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