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the growing of fruit are detailed in the following 

 pages by Professor Taft. Persons who desire to 

 pursue the subject further should consult "Prin- 

 ciples of Fruit- Growing. " 



ADVICE UPON THE GROWING OF FRUIT 



(L. R. TAFT) 

 1. Northern Orchard Fruits 



There are few sections of the country where fruits of 

 some kind cannot be grown with a fair degree of success. 

 The grower should take special pains to select a location 

 adapted to the kind of fruit he expects to grow, and 

 should choose varieties that are known to be valuable in 

 that section and for the specific purposes desired. With 

 proper care in these respects and an intelligent handling 

 of the trees, satisfactory returns may be received, while 

 if any of the details are neglected, failure may result. 



AGE AND SIZE OF TREES. For ordinary planting, it is 

 desirable to select trees two years from bud or graft, ex- 

 cept in case of the peach, which should be one year old. 

 Many growers find strong one-year trees preferable. A 

 good size is about five -eighths of an inch in diameter just 

 above the collar, and five feet in height, and if they have 

 been well grown, trees of this size will give as good or 

 better results than those seven -eighths of an inch, or 

 more, in diameter, and six or seven feet high. 



If properly packed, trees can be shipped long distances 

 and may do as well as those grown in a home nursery, 

 but it will generally be best to secure the trees as near 

 home as possible, provided the quality of the trees and 

 the price are satisfactory. When a large number are to 

 be obtained, it will be better to send the order direct to 

 gome reliable nursery, or to go and select the trees in 

 person, than to rely upon tree peddlers. 

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