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northern parts of the State will require trees to be tlii:^ far apart. In 

 the great Ozark region and in almost the whole sont'i part of IMissouri 

 the trees may be set i64 by i6-\ feet caeh way, which, of conrse, makes 

 i6o per acre. They should not be closer than this in any soil. 



PREPARATION AND PLANTING OF THE TREES. 



In selecting peach trees, it should be borne in mind that it pays to have 

 good ones, a poor tree being dear at any price. A good tree is one that 

 has made a vigorous, stocky growtli. The largest trees arc not neces- 

 sarilv the best. Thev should be one-vear-old from the bud, five-eighths 





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Fig. 3.— A shapely peach tree after two years' growth in tlie orchard. 



to three-fourths of an inch in diameter and about four feet high. Trees 

 five and six feet high are too large. 



The preparation for planting consists in shortening back the side 

 roots so that they will be about six inches in length. The branches are 



