CULTIVATING AND CROPPING 



stocked — the animals should never be hungry 

 — hogs and sheep may be used to advantage In 

 pasturing orchards. In very rough fields In- 

 capable of tillage, this Is undoubtedly the very 

 best system of orchard management. 



Pasturage has the disadvantage of exposing 

 young trees to Injury from the animals, but 

 this may be at least partly avoided by pro- 

 tecting them with stakes or a heavy wire meshed 

 screen. Hogs especially soil the fruit and make 

 the land rough and difficult to drive over. Un- 

 der the proper conditions pasturage may be 

 practiced to advantage, especially on small 

 areas and on the general farm where It Is 

 more advantageous than It would be commer- 

 cially. 



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