APPLE GROWING 



droughts. In the fall the weather is usually 

 more settled and there Is better opportunity 

 to plant under favorable conditions than In the 

 unsettled weather of spring. It Is usually pos- 

 sible, too, to get a better selection of trees at 

 the nursery In the fall because most of the trees 

 are not sold until midwinter. 



Still the fact remains that the common prac- 

 tice of spring planting Is the more conservative 

 course. There Is always danger of getting Im- 

 mature trees In the fall, and of winter Injury 

 to fall planted trees. Trees may be set In the 

 fall any time after the buds are mature which 

 Is usually after October ist to i8th In the lati- 

 tude of New York. They should not be prunned 

 back In the fall, as this Invites winter killing of 

 the uppermost buds. The question of available 

 time must also be considered. On some farms 

 fall offers more time; on others, spring. To 

 sum up the matter, plant at the most convenient 

 time, providing the conditions are favorable. 



Where to Buy — But one rule as to 

 where to buy trees can be laid down. 

 Buy where you can secure the best trees 

 and where you can be sure of the most 

 reliable and honest dealers. Beware of 

 the tree agent, who has been guilty of more dls- 

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