74 AGRICULTURE. 



DISTANCES APART FOR FRUIT TREES, 

 Time Required to Bear Fruit, and Longevity. (Bailey.) 



Apples ... 



" dwarf. 

 Blackberry, . . 



Currant 



Gooseberry... 



Orange and I 



lemon j 



Peach 



Pears 



Persimmon. . . 

 Plum 



Raspberry ... 



Strawberry . . 



30 to 40 ft. each way. 



10 ft. each way 



4x7 to 6x8 ft. 



4x5 feet 



Usual Distances. 



4x5 feet 



25 to 30 ft. each way, 



16 to 20 ft. each way. 



to 30 ft. each way. 



20 to 25 ft. each way. 

 16 to 20 ft. each way. 



3x6 feet 



I X 3 or 4 feet 



Time Required to 

 Bear. 



3 yrs. Good crop in 

 about 10 years 



I yr. Good crop in 

 2-3 years 



I yr. Good crop in 

 2-3 years 



1 yr. Good crop in 

 2-3 years 



2-3 yrs. Good crop 

 2-3 years later 



2 yrs. Good crop in 



4 years 



3 or 4 yrs. Fair crop 

 in 6-12 years 



I to 3 yrs 



3 yrs. Good crop in 



5 to 6 years 



1 yr. Good crop in 



2 or 3 years 



I yr. Heaviest crop 

 usually in 2 years. . . 



Average 

 Profitable 

 Longevity 

 under high 



Culture. 



25-40 yrs. 



8-12 yrs. 



20 years. 



20 years. 



so or more. 



8-12 yrs. 



50-75 yrs. 

 25-40 yrs. 



20-25 yrs. 



8-12 yrs. 



3 years. 



