840 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



destination in a day or two, thus avoiding the damage from being on the 

 road a week or more. As soon as it is received, do not expose the roots 

 to the sun or air, but unpack and cover tlie roots in moist soil until 

 ready to plant. 



As soon as the ground has been thoroughly plowed, pulverized and 

 put in good condition, the plants can be planted. The holes in which 

 the plants are to be set may be dug the same day. The plants are taken 

 to their respective holes and covered with soil until planted. If the roots 

 have been mutilated or broken remove them to a piont just above the 

 broken part, then set the plant in the hole two to four inches deeper 

 than it stood in the nursery, filling in with very fine soil and carefully 

 working about the small roots; fill the hole partly full of soil and tramp 

 firmly then fill to top and tramp again; before leaving the plant pull 

 loose earth over the top of the hole. Take a sharp knife or pruning 

 shears and remove one-third of the side branches and leader. Leave a 

 well balanced head with a leader or main stem some longer than the 

 laterals. After the plants begin to bear fruit, arrange to get a spraying 

 apparatus and spray each year. 



Spraying is not difficult when good apparatus is at hand. A good 

 spray barrel which can be bought for fifteen dollars would be very ser- 

 viceable not only in spraying fruits, but poultry houses and animals, so 

 that it could be of practical use in several ways. 



VARIETIES OF FRUIT FOR GROWING IN THIS STATE. FOR AN AREA OF TWO ACRES. 



Apple. 



Varieties of apples for southern and as far north as the central part of 

 the state. 



35 trees 24x24 feet apart. 



Summer — Yellow Transparent 1, Duchess of Oldenburg 3, Whitney 

 No. 20, 1, Benoni 2. 



Fall and early winter: Fameuse (snow apple) 3, Grimes Golden 3, 

 Jonathan 3 and Wealthy 3. 



Winter — Tolman Sweet 1 or Ramsdell Sweet 1, Salome 3, N. W. Green- 

 ing 3, Gano or Ben Davis 3, Ralls Janet 3, Seevers 1 and Black Annette 1. 



Varieties of apples for northern part of the state: 



Summer — Yellow Transparent 3, Duchess of Oldenburg 5, Charlamoff 3. 



Fall and early winter — Wealthy 5, Anisism 3, Longfield 3, Patten Green- 

 ing 3. 



Winter: Plumb Cider 3, Northwestern Greening 3, Malinda 3. 

 Cherry. 



25 trees 16x16 feet apart. 



Early Richmond 10, Montmorency 10, English Marellor 2, Wragg 3. 

 Phim. 



15 trees 15x15 feet apart. 



Forest Garden 3, Stoddard 8, Wyant 3, Miner 3, Lombard 3. 

 Pear. 



5 trees 16 x 16 feet. 



Longworth 3, Warner 2, Sheldon 1. 



