HOW TO GROW AND MARKET FRUIT 



The following table gives the number of trees that can be 

 set on an acre by the square method, and by the triangular, 

 (called quincunx, or hexagonal also) method: 



Square Triangular 



method method 



40 feet apart 27 31 



35 feet apart 35 4 



30 feet apart 50 55 



2 feet apart 70 80 



20 feet apart no 125 



18 feet apart 135 155 



15 feet apart 195 225 



12 feet apart 305 350 



10 feet apart 435 505 



8 feet apart 680 675 



6 feet apart 1,210 1,600 



5 feet apart i,74S 2,010 



4 feet apart 2,725 3,145 



3 feet apart 4,840 4,890 



2 feet apart 10,560 12,575 



i foot apart 43, 560 50,300 



Trees sometimes can be planted to advantage farther apart 

 one way than another. To do this, you have to work out the 



Elan for your own orchards. This plan works best on steep 

 ills. The rows should follow the lines of the hill to make 

 driving easier. No rules can be laid down for hillside arrange- 

 ment. Use some modification of the plans given here. 



The triangular method of arrangement is the best for those 

 trees which should have more than eighteen feet between. 

 We illustrate it here. The square system and the many vari- 

 ations of each system are not shown, as they are very simple 

 and are understood everywhere. In the triangular system 

 each tree is at an equal distance from all of its nearest neigh- 

 bors, and all of the ground is used as completely as it can be. 

 In the square system, the diagonal distance across the squares 

 is longer than the sides, so there is waste space in the middle 

 of the square. To mark out the position for trees by the tri- 

 angular plan, set stakes along one side of your orchard land, 

 just where the trees are to go. Then, with two helpers, take a 

 wire a little longer than the distance you want the trees apart, 

 put a loop at each end and one in the middle, leaving the 

 length then just exactly right, and direct each of your help- 

 ers to take an end loop and hold it at a stake. You, with 

 the middle loop, will step out into the field, and when you have 

 stretched the wire, you will have the exact place for the tree. 

 Drive a stake there, and continue in the same manner all the 

 way across the field. Many variations of this can be practiced. 

 Do not use a strap or a rope, for they will stretch. A single 

 wire, to go to one stake, will do, if you cannot get more than 

 one helper. In that case, mark a semicircle with a stick in your 

 loop, about where you think the place is, then send your helper 

 to the second stake and make another semicircle. Where the 

 marks cross is the place for the tree. This plan will work per- 

 fectly on hills and rough land. 



You also can fix the positions for the first few trees on an end 

 and a side with a tape or any measure, and then, from these, 



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