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there is on the farm. The hind should be prepared by deep 

 plowing jind good fitting, as for all orchard planting, For the 

 sour varieties in our climate I much prefer fall planting; for 

 sweet varieties in as severe a climate as we have in New York 

 State, probably spring planting will be. best for the majority of 

 planters, but it should be done jis cjirly in spring as possible. 

 Planting should be so directed that the point where the tree 

 is budded, as shown by the curve a few inches above the roots, 

 will be an inch or two below the surface. After the ground is 

 well settled this will bring the bud at about the surface. 



FIG. 364. A THIRSTY DAY IN THE ORCHARD 



The age of the tree planted is rather unessential ; I have 

 planted one-, two-, and three-year trees successfully. The aver- 

 age planter will probably be better satisfied with a two-year tree, 

 although the orchardist who has a preference for one-year-old 

 trees is perfectly safe in using them. 



