THE SUCCESSFUL APPLE ORCHAED OF THE FUTURE. 



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THE SUCCESSFUL APPLE ORCHARD OF THE FUTURE. 



H. V. POORE, BIRD ISLAND. 



The too often dying out of apple trees before fruiting, and the 

 very few years of fruiting of those trees that Hve long enough to 

 bear fruit, has convinced me that something is wrong and that I 

 need not look for success upon lines that I have been following for 

 the past twenty years. 



My experience with apple trees has been such that the different 

 tunes which tree agents harp upon have no more charms for me. 



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Mr. Hamlin V Toore and seven-year old Plumb Cider apple tree. 



At one time it sounded nice to hear of the long-scion grafting 

 process, the short-grafting process and the budding process; of the 

 wide leaf immunity from blight, etc. : but the charm is broken, and 

 I have come to where I shall depend upon my experience and com- 

 mon sense to guide me in producing a successful apple orchard. 



Where I am located the soil is deep, rich and porous, which 

 applies also to the subsoil to a depth of twenty feet or more, giving- 

 all the promise I could ask for successful and healthy growth. 

 Therefore, I must look to other causes and conditions to account for 

 the short life of my apple trees. I find that in some seasons, owing 

 to drouth, the soil becomes extremely dry to a depth of four to six 



