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when skilfully managed. An estimate of what will be the 

 average yield of the different kinds of fruits under the best 

 conditions is as follows: 



Apples, per tree, 30-40 ft. apart, at 10 yrs. from planting, 3 bbls. 



Pears, " " 20 " " " 10 " " " 3 bu. 



Plums, " " 15 " " '' S '' '' " I to3bu. 



f ^ bu. in N. 



Peaches," *' 15 '* " ''5-10 '' " ] E., 1-2 bu. 



Iso. of N. Y. 



Cherries" " 20 " " " 8 " " " i bu. 



Quinces," " 12 " " " 8 " " " i bu. 



Grapes, per vine, S by 10 ft. apart, at 3 yrs. from plant- 

 ing 5 lbs. 



Raspberries and blackberries in rows 7 ft. apart, 



at 3 years from planting i bu, per sq. rod. 



Currants and gooseberries, 3 by 6 ft. apart, at 4 



years from planting, i bu. per sq. rod. 



Strawberries in rows 4 ft. apart, at i year from 

 planting i to 3 bu.per sq.rd. 



Location 



In locating the fruit-garden that part of the lot with 

 a suitable soil should, if possible, be selected, and be located 

 in a rather secluded part, as more or less of the material used 

 and some of the crops grown are not of a distinctly orna- 

 mental character in all stages of growth; besides, some seclu- 

 sion is desirable when carrying on the work of planting, 

 cultivating, fertilizing, or even harvesting the products. 

 Fig. 189 illustrates the fruit-garden of about i acre located 

 in the southwest corner of the lot. 



In this garden the large and small fruits may be grown 

 more or less grouped together, as shown in the above figure, 

 though for the best results each kind should be planted 

 entirely distinct from the others. The arrangements in rows 

 as shown in the figure is made that the work of cultivating 

 may be largely done by the horse-plough and cultivator and 

 wheel hand cultivator. 



