ORCHARDS. 8< 



MARKING FRUIT TREES. 



On a leaf of the farm book or journal, let the farmer put 

 down a map of his orchard thus, every dot standing for an 

 apple tree : 



NORTH. 



Suinuier — 



Summer Summer Golden CJoldcii Early Eaily 



Junoating. do. Queen. Queen. Dixie. Dixie. Harvest. Harvest. 



Fall— 

 Rambo. Rambo. Baldwin. Baldwin. Pryor's Red. Fryer's do. FallPip'n. P'allP'n. 



Winter- 

 Wine Sap. Wine Sap. W^ine Sap. Wine Sap. Alb. Pip'n. Alb. Plp'n. Alb.Pip'n. Alb. P'n. 



The upper part of the map is north. Then, by counting 

 rows, and the number of the trees in the row, the tree repre- 

 sented by each dot can be identified, and the name of the 

 fruit should be under each dot as shown above. There are 

 other modes, but this is the most convenient and simple. 



CULTIVATION OF ORCHARDS. 



The soil beneath and around fruit-trees, till they arrive at 

 their full size, should by no means be neglected ; as the 

 excellence and maturity of the fruits, will in a great measure 

 depend upon its proper culture . . . Hence, no grass or 

 weeds should be suifered to groAv under the trees ; but the 

 ground ought to be frequently stirred with the spading fork, 

 mattock, or hoe; but not so deep as to interfere with the roots 

 near the stems of young trees. The ground between the 

 rows should be well cultivated with the plough; and root 

 crops may be grown while the trees are youiig. When the 



