276 FARMER'S ASSISTANT. 



It is perhaps almost unnecessary to observe, that larger 

 cattle, which can reach up to the limbs of the trees, should 

 never be suffered to go into the orchard. 



We will suggest another method or planting an orchard, 

 which we be believe would be advantageous. Take young 

 trees of the best selected fruit, obtained by grafting, or 

 otherwise, and set them in rows, at the distance of ten feet 

 each way. 



After they have borne about six years, their increased 

 dimensions then requiring more room, let every other tree, 

 in each row, be cut down; so as that those left standing 

 will be in the quincux order, at the distance of about four- 

 teen feet. 



After these have stood about ten years more, let every 

 other one be again taken away; and those remaining will 

 then stand in their first order, at the distances of twenty 

 ieet. 



When they again require more room, repeat the opera- 

 tion ; and this again brings those left into the quincux, at 

 the distance of about twenty-eight feet, which is sufficiently 

 far apart for large trees. 



The advantages of this mode of culture are, that, as 

 soon as trees begin to bear, the same extent of ground 

 will yield nearly as great a quantity of fruit, as when the 

 trees are full grown, but fewer in number; the trees cut 

 away will be of considerable value for fuel ; and less ground 

 is, in this way, sufficient for more constantly affording any 

 given quantity of fruit. 



The principal disadvantage of the plan is, that about one 

 hundred and twenty trees more to the acre will, in the first 

 instance, be required; which, if the Farmer raises and grafts 

 his own trees, instead of purchasing them, will be about 

 twenty dollars to the acre, of additional expense; a trifle, 

 when compared with the advantages before mentioned. 



Mr. Coxe y of Newjersey, planted eight orchards, in dif- 

 ferent ways; and he found that which was planted in the 

 manner following, to flourish much beyond all the rest : 

 Indeed, he says, it is the most thrifty orchard to be seen in 

 the part of the country where he resides. 



The holes for the trees were dug about four feet wide, 

 and two spits of the spade in depth ; the trees were then 

 set in, without any manure under the roots; the earth dug 

 out of the holes was alone made use of to fill them up 

 again ; and then he laid over this, and round the trees, a 

 compost made of river-mud, wood ashes, and a small por- 

 tion of lime, at the rate of about a common wagon-load for 

 every ten trees. 



The three years following, after planting, he cultivated 

 the ground with Indian Corn. 



