SMALL FRUITS. 63 



DISTANCES FOR PLANTING. 



As to distance for planting no exact rule can be given, on account of 

 difference in habits of growth, but the following table will serve as a gen- 

 eral guide : 



Standard Apples 18 to 30 feet apart each way. 



Dwarf 8 to 12 



Standard Pears 12 to 20 



Dwarf " 8 to 10 



Plums 8 to 16 



Cherry Trees 12 to 18 



Grapes 6 to 10 



Raspberries and Blackberries 3 to 5 by 5 to 8 



Currants and Gooseberries 4 to 5 " " " " 



Strawberries, Field Culture 1 by 3 



Garden Culture 1 by 2 



WEIGHTS OF TREES. 



Forest trees with clean roots will weigh about as follows: 3 to 4 and 8 inch, 5 to 8 

 Ibs. per thousand ; 8 to 15 inch, 10 to 15 Ibs. per thousand ; 12 to 20 inch, 15 to 30 Ibs. 

 per thousand. 



One thousand Apple trees, packed for shipment, ordinarily weigh 1 year, 1 

 to 2 feet, about 400 Ibs ; 2 years, 3 to 6 feet, SCO ; 3 years, 4 to 6 feet, 1,400 ; 4 years, 5 

 to 7 or 8 feet, 2,200 Ibs. 



