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tion to pruning and thinning is absolutely necessary. A small fruit 

 garden judiciously planned and planted will be a source of pleasure 

 and profit, and well repay all the attention that can be bestowed 

 upon it. 



Depths for Planting 



A good rule to follow in planting a fruit tree is to set it deep 

 enough so that it will stand up firmly without artificial support. In 

 sandy soil deeper planting may safely be practiced, while on heavy 

 or wet soils shallow planting is recommended. As a general rule six 

 inches is quite deep enough for all small fruits, and eight inches for 

 Apple, Pear, Plum, Peach and Cherry trees. 



Dwarf trees can safely be planted to the depth they have been 

 previously grown in the nursery, but not deep enough to afford any 

 possibihty of the scion or graft taking root in the soil, otherwise your 

 dwarf tree will cease to be such, as the rooting scion will cause a very 

 strong growth. Undue vigor in fruit trees should be checked by root 

 pruning. 



Having chosen a location, proceed at once thoroughly to cultivate 

 the ground, using a subsoil plough, or digging as deeply as possible; 

 ihen cover the whole with a liberal dressing of well rotted farmyard 

 manure, and a hberal sprinkhng of bonemeal, and dig over again. 

 In this plant your fruit trees. Should your soil be a rich loam it will 

 be well adapted for the small fruits as weU as Cherries and Apples, 

 but heavy or clayey soils will produce fine Pears, while sandy soil 

 ^11 grow luscious Peaches. A careful study of conditions previous 

 to planting will save a large amount of inconvenience, labor, expense 

 and regret later on. Apple and Pear trees take about six years to 

 come into bearing, but after that the crop increases annually. Prun- 

 ing will accelerate fruit production to a large extent and providing a 

 good selection of varieties has been made, it is possible to have Apples 

 nearly every month in the year, the proper facihties being available 

 for Winter storage. Good cultivation is beneficial to the growth of 

 fruit in general and hberal treatment will increase results. 



Following is a table showing how many trees or plants may be 

 planted on an acre at various distances apart: 



Feet Number of Feet Number of Feet Number of 



apart trees apart trees 



16 170 6 1,210 



15 194 5.. 1,744 



14 224 4 2,722 



12 304 3 4,840 



10 435 2 10,890 



8 680 1 43,560 



