FRUITS 



edge and experience for their extensive 

 culture, she would make a gratifying addi- 

 tion to her income. 



In this chapter, I would speak of fruits 

 only for the small home garden, their larger 

 cultivation in orchards being a subject by 

 itself. 



Fruits should never be grown on low, wet 

 ground where water stands in Spring or 

 Fall; in fact, they would quickly die in such 

 a situation. The same soil and location 

 that make a successful garden will also grow 

 fruits successfully. Fruit trees will do bet- 

 ter the first year on land that has been 

 cultivated the previous season, but when 

 they are to be planted in sod, the ground 

 should first be plowed deeply, all stones 

 removed and then well fertilized. 



The tall or standard orchard tree is al- 

 ways the best to plant. The dwarf trees 

 are all well enough where space is limited, 

 but one fine tree of the standard varieties 

 is better than six of the dwarf. 

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