62 



CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



Blackberry ^ 6 — 14 



Currant 20 



Gooseberry 20 



Peach 8—12 



Pear 50—76 



Plum 20—25 



Raspberry 6 — 12 



Strawberry 1 — 3 



Distance in Planting 



Feet. 



Apple 30 X 40 



Apple (dwarf) 10 x 15 



Pears 20x30 



Pears (dwarf) 10 x 15 - 



Plums 16 X 2.0 



Peaches 16 x 20 



Cherries 16 x 25 



Apricots 16x20 



Nectarines 16 x 20 



Quinces 8 x 14 



Number of Plants per Acre at Various 



Distances. 



Distance. Plants. 



1 in. X 10 ia 627,279 



1 in. X 12 in -. 522,720 



2 in. X 10 in 313,632 



2 in. X 12 in 261,360 



HEXAfciONl/\L 



ALTEPMATE. 



Qul^JCu^slX. ' SOUAPE- 



3 in. X 12 .in i.... 174,240 



4 in. X 12 in 130,680 



6 in. X 12 in 87,120 



12 in. X 12 in. 43,560 



12 in. X 15 in 34,848 



12 in. X 18 in 29.040 



12 in. 

 12 in. 

 12 in. 

 12 in. 

 112 in. 

 15 in. 

 15 in. 

 IS in. 



3 ft. 



4 ft. 



4 ft. 



5 ft. 



5 ft. 



6 ft. 

 6 ft. 



6 ft. 



7 ft. 



8 ft. 



24 in 21,780 



30 dn 17,424 



36 in 14,520 



4 ft 10,890 



6 ft 8,712 



18 in 23,232 



ft. 

 ft. 

 ft. 

 ft. 

 ft. 

 ft. 

 ft. 

 8 ft. 



7 ft. 



8 ft. 



ft 17,4)24 



in 17,4124 



2,904 



2,722 



2,178 



1,742 



1,452 



1,210 



1,037 



907 



684 



Useful Orchard Insects. 



Bees— iPollenizes and indispensable 

 to a continuance of reproduction of a 

 large percentage of plant life. 



Dragon Flies — Feed on a great va- 

 riety of injurious insects. 



Tree Crickets — Feed on plant lice. 



Ground Beetles — In larvae and adult 

 stages feed on such insects as go 

 underground to pupate. 



ILady Bug Beetles — Feed on plant 

 life and scale insects lioth in larvae 

 and adult stages. 



Wasps — ^Beneficial because predat- 

 ory upon other insects, some of an in- 

 jurious, destructive nature. 



Frogs and Toads — -Feed almost en- 

 tirely on insects and slugs. 



Cost of Cover Crops for Orchard. 



The following figures are compara- 

 tive. The prices may vary consiaer- 

 aibly. Lower prices may (be secured 

 by ibuying througli associations or in 

 large bulk: 

 Cow peas, 1% Ijus. per acre at 



^3.00 per bus $4 50 



■Mammoth Red iClover, 20 lbs. 



per acre at 18c . : 3 60 



Common Red Clover, 20 lbs. per 



acre at 17c 3 40 



Crimson Clover, 25 lbs. per 



acre at 14c 3 SO 



Winter Vetch, V2 bus. per acre. 4 25 

 Spring Vetch, 1 bus. iper acre . . 1 80 

 Barley, 2 bus. per acre at 75c. 



per bus ^ °" 



Peas, 11^ bus. per acre at $1.10 



per bus. ^ "^ 



Alsike, 20 lbs. per acre at 15c. . 3 00 

 Top Grafting. 



Top grafting promotes hardihood in 

 apples. Varieties as McMahon. Tol- 



