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THE RESULTS OF GOOD PLANTING. 



The accompanying engraving shows a Patten Greening apple, 

 planted six years, on the place of S. O. Miller, of New Market, and 

 bearing three bushels of apples. Mr. Miller's method of planting 

 as he describes it should produce good results, and this picture is 

 sufificient evidence of it. He says that his method is first to dig a 

 good big hole, wide and deep, and then hunt for some of the best and 

 finest surface soil he can find in his garden with which to fill up the 







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S. O. Miller, New Market, and Patten Greening tree, six years planted, bearing 



three bushels. 



bottom of the hole. In this he plants the trees, having the roots nicely 

 trimmed, spreading them out well and getting all the fine dirt pos- 

 sible between them. When the hole is about half full he puts in 

 about half a pail of water, that has been standing in the open air 

 a day or two, then more dirt to fill the hole. When this is done he 

 packs it down with his feet and pours loose dirt on the top. He 

 always leaves some depression around the tree to get the benefit of 



