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fjom about August first to September 15th is as follows: — 

 Greensborough, Waddell, Carman, Hiley, Belle of Georgia, 

 and Elberta. Chairs Choice comes later than the Elberta, 

 but has been nearly a failure here. Don't plant it. A few 

 ^ ears ago it would have been very desirable to get something 

 later than the Elberta, but now so many peaches are put 

 into cold storage and held until after the bulk of the crop is 

 marketed that later ones do not bring as high prices as 

 formerly. A No. 1, -1 to 5 foot yearling tree is a good grade 

 for orchard planting. 



If one is ready to plant the trees within a few days after 

 they are received they may be left in the box. The box 

 should be put into a shed or barn cellar and covered over 

 with hay or straw to keep the trees from drying out. If 

 not ready to plant the trees at once, open the box, cut the 

 bundles and cut the body of the tree off for about 20 inches 

 above the bud, cutting off all limbs. Cut off the broken 

 parts of the roots also, and dig out the borers. The trees 

 should then be placed in a trench deep enough so that they 

 wiU be covered above where they are budded, taking pains 

 to sift the dirt in around all the roots. Do not allow the 

 roots to dry out. If possible the trench where the trees are 

 to be placed should be in the lot where they are to be plant- 

 ed, as they are much handier and save time in carting. 

 When it comes to setting out, it is well to have a barrel of 

 water on a stone boat in the lot to wet the roots in. As to 

 distance apart, the writer plants apple trees 32 by 40 feet, 

 and plants two peach trees between one way, and one the 

 other way, making the trees about 16 by 13 feet. This, no 

 doubt, is too close for some localities, but here where the 

 life of the peach tree is so short it is far enough apart. Dig 

 the hole deep enough so there can be 2 or 3 inches of good 

 top soil placed in the bottom. Then set the tree in the hole 

 so that the place where it is budded will be a little below 

 the level of the ground, sift the good soil in around and over 

 the roots and trjead firmly. Care should be taken not to in- 

 jure the roots while treading. Put about a pound of bone 



