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it immediately after the fruit was off. I used a small turning plow, 

 throwing- the furrows together, forming ridges and leaving a space of 

 ten inches four feet apart, then hoed the unplowed space ; after a few 

 weeks we harrowed the ridges down, then used the double-shovel plow 

 with long, narrow tongue on plows running close to plants, and mel- 

 lowing the ground thoroughly, and so continued to cultivate and de- 

 stroy each new crop of seed until late in November. Of course the 

 plants were feeble when we commenced working them, and the weather 

 was dry for some time after the first working, but when it became 

 seasonable they grew and became stocky, but did not make but few 

 new plants, because of the lateness of the operation. So I hadbutfew 

 more plants for fruiting in the spring '86 than what stood on the 10- 

 inch strip. I also plowed and hoed them this spring with good effects, 

 and since fruiting this season have given them a thorough working; 

 the ground is clean and mellow, the vines are running and taking hold 

 in mellow ground. This I might have had if I had commenced soon 

 enough last season. I had a full half crop of nice fruit, but rather dirty. 

 All that I have to do now is to keep the runners cut back and form 

 matted rows. JOHX DAILY. 



LAFAYETTE COUNTY HOETICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 



THE MANAGEMENT OF THE APPLE ORCHARD. 



BY JAMES AULL. 



PLANTING AND CULTIVATING. 



In the setting out, cultivation and general management of the 

 orchard it is impossible to adopt one system for all orchards, since 

 orchards in different sections require different treatment. 



