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Arithmetic: 



1. If one plants 4 rows of raspberries 100 ft. long, with 2 plants- 

 per hill 2 ft. apart in the row, how many plants are required? 



2. If one has four 100-ft. rows of raspberries, rows 7 ft. apartj 

 how much space do they occupy? 



3. If raspberries yield 2,500 qts. per acre, how many quarts 

 should one get from a patch 28 ft. by 100 ft.? 



APPLES 



Adaptability. — By selection and grafting, varieties of 

 apples have been obtained which are very hardy and adapt 

 themselves to wide ranges of territory and vast differences 

 in temperature. Apple-growing is no longer confined to- 

 the warmer portions of the South, but is a possibility in the 

 colder sections of the North. Some very choice apples 

 are raised in districts of short summers and cold winters. 



SoU.— The chief re- 

 quirement of soil for 

 apple production 

 seems to be that it 

 contains an abund- 

 ance of plant food. 

 The poorer the soil, 

 the more careful man- 

 agement becomes nec- 

 essary. The best con- 

 dition for apples 

 seems to be a rich, 

 well-drained soil that 

 will retain moisture. 

 Preparation of the 

 Soil. — Some prefer to 

 raise apples in a sod- 

 ded tract. Wheresuch 

 is the case, good clover 

 or prairie sod need not 

 be broken up. Holes 

 should be dug large 

 enough to accommo- 

 , date the tree without 



Figure 66.— Piclcmg apples. Note care p^owdinff \U roots 

 taken to prevent bruising, as bruised CrOWamg IIS TOO lib. 



apples do not keep well. Where Cultivation 01 



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