Contents 



XI 



CHAPTER V 



PAGES 



Details of Planting an Orchard 64-96 



Trees for planting 64-71 



Varieties . 64-66 



Tree grades and sizes 66-70 



Where to obtain trees 70-71 



Time of planting 71-74 



Handling the trees when received from the nursery . 74-77 



Preparing the land for the trees 77-79 



Laying of! the land 79-83 



Distance between trees 80-81 



Making the holes for the trees 84-88 



Planting the trees 88-96 



CHAPTER VI 



Orchard Management 97-100 



Period of profitable productivity 98-99 



Maintaining the fertility of the soil .... 99-100 



CHAPTER VII 



The Tillage of Peach Orchards 101-110 



Tillage implements 108-110 



CHAPTER VIII 



Inter-planted Crops 111-148 



Filler-crops 113-117 



Cover-, green-manure, and shade-crops .... 117-126 



Leguminous crops 126-143 



Cowpeas 127-129 



Hairy vetch 129-131 



Common vetch 131-132 



Crimson clover 132-134 



