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ally depend upon them for such trees as they 

 should plant, and are governed by their recom- 

 mendations ? Does he choose a large high headed 

 tree for himself and for his own orchards ? Rarely. 

 He will, if he can, use a low headed . stocky tree, 

 not over two years old, such a tree as Warder, 

 Thomas, Downing, Lyon, Budd, and other of our 

 specialists have uniformly recommended. Such a 

 tree is good enough for any one to plant. There is 

 every reason why such trees should be used and no 

 good reason why not. 



If these trees are grown as far south as central 

 Kansas a good yearling will be about 3 to 4 or 

 even 5 feet high. If in latitude 41 or higher, only 

 about 2 feet with an average of about 18 

 inches. It would probably not be advisable to cut 

 one of the former to the ground the spring of the 

 second season, and would not be necessary, as such 

 a tree when fully appreciated would be found to 

 give the best satisfaction. In the north, however, 

 there is no reason why the tree should not be 

 allowed to remain in the nursery one more year. 

 It will be then but little larger than a good Kansas 

 yearling. In this case the yearling must either be 

 laid down and covered during the first winter or pro- 

 tected in some other way from becoming discolored 

 or u black hearted;" or we may let it stand, and 

 depend upon eliminating this trouble by cutting it 

 off at the ground surface, as has been described in 

 chapter three. 



Notwithstanding the fact that all the authorities 



