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smaller distance may be sufficient. The Fameuse, Porter, 

 Astrachan, etc., may be planted even on a rich soil at 30 feet 

 apart. Any of these trees may be kept within a less space 

 if necessary by keeping the end branches headed in. 



The varieties that will give the best results vary some- 

 what in different sections of the country, and those who are 

 thinking of planting should consult successful growers in 

 their own vicinity. This will apply to all kinds of fruits. 

 The author suggests the Astrachan, Gravenstein, Baldwin, 

 Mclntosh, Wealthy, Rhode Island Greening, Button Beauty, 

 and Roxbury Russet as generally succeeding. 



Fertilizers. One of the most important conditions in 

 securing good fruit is sufficient plant-food to give the tree a 

 moderately vigorous growth and healthy foliage. To give 

 these results on the average soil will require, according to the 

 size of the tree, 5 to 10 pounds of basic slag, sown in the 

 fall or winter, 2 to 5 pounds of nitrate soda, sown just as 

 growth is beginning in the spring, and 3 to 5 pounds of sul- 

 phate of potash, sown at any time during the winter or 

 early spring. These materials may be mixed and sown 

 together or put on separately; 10 to 20 pounds of finely- 

 ground bone, according to size of tree and the soil, may be 

 applied in place of the basic slag and nitrate of soda; 25 

 pounds of hard-wood ashes with from 2 to 5 pounds of 

 nitrate of soda per tree will also make a good dressing. 



A dressing of stable manure under the trees, at the rate 

 of from 5 to 10 cords per acre, according to the soil, will 

 also give a good growth, but some potash will also be needed. 

 In all cases the fertilizing-materials should be spread as far 

 as the branches extend. 



If other crops are to be grown on the same land with 

 the apple trees, as in this garden-plan, sufficient plant-food 

 must be added to the above formula to provide for the 

 growth of all. Either of the above formulas will be suited 



