CHAPTER III 



PLANTING AND GROWING THE ORCHARD 



THE proper soil^ site, and location having 

 been selected, the solution of the prob- 

 lems of orchard management Is only just 

 begun, although a good start has certainly been 

 made. Farm management brings constantly to 

 one's attention new problems and new phases of 

 old problems, whatever the type of farming. 

 The skill with which these problems are met and 

 a solution found for them determines the suc- 

 cess or failure of the farm manager. To some 

 men the details of the orchard business offer 

 the greatest obstacles, while to others It Is 

 the general relationship of one detail to another 

 which Is difficult. Both are essentials of good 

 management. If we are able In this chapter 

 to remove some of these minor difficulties and 

 at the same time Indicate the correct relation- 

 ships we win have accomplished our purpose. 

 As we come now to the actual plans for plant- 

 ing our orchard many questions come up for 

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