ON PRACTICAL PLANS 
Burbank, the Formosa and the Climax, all of which 
are excellent shippers, are generally preferred. 
The advantages of entering the market at a 
particular season are illustrated by the Burbank 
cherry, which ripens so early that it reaches the 
eastern markets when almost no other fruit is on 
hand. The fact that these cherries often bring 
two or three times the market price to be secured 
a few weeks later shows the practical importance 
of this detail. 
Another seemingly minor point that the pro- 
spective orchardist should not overlook is the 
question of the color of the varieties of fruit he is 
to select. Color is one of the most important char- 
acteristics of the fruit from the market man’s 
standpoint. The purchaser at the fruit stand will 
very generally pick out the highly-colored fruit 
without considering its quality. The prospective 
fruit raiser should bear this in mind in selecting 
his stock. 
THE OrcHARD SITE 
In dealing with an old orchard the fruit grower 
must obviously take the trees as he finds them. 
But in developing a new orchard he should give 
very careful attention to the exact topographical 
conditions. The matter of drainage of the soil is 
important, and also the question of exposure to 
the sunlight and wind. 
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