FRUIT GROWING ON THE TRUCKEE-CARSON PROJECT. 



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come into bearing four to six years after planting and need not be cut 

 out until they are about 12 years old. 



CARE OF TREES WHEN RECEIVED. 



When the bundle or box of trees from the nursery is received, it is a 

 good plan to unpack and heel them in at once in moist soil in a loca- 

 tion close to the proposed orchard. When ready to plant, they may 

 be taken out as wanted and put into the ground without much expo- 

 sure of the roots to the sun and air. If the roots of the trees are 



Fir,. 1. — An apple orchard near Fallon, Nov., in which the (ires are only 10 feel apart. 

 .Such close planting prevents the proper spreading of the branches,' forces the hearing 

 wood to the tops of the trees, decreases the yield, and makes spraying and picking 

 difficult. 



dipped in a puddle of thin mud as soon as they are taken from the 

 heeling-in bed, the chances of failure will be still further reduced. 

 Before putting into the ground, all broken and damaged roots should 

 be pruned back with a clean cut. 



LAYING OUT THE ORCHARD. 



Before digging the holes for the trees the entire orchard should be 

 laid out and a stake placed in the ground at the proposed location 

 for each tree. The stakes can be put into perfectly straight lines, 



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