must have particular 

 attention. I have just 

 said that it should be 

 planted on a northern 

 slope. Indiggingahole 

 for the pear go 6 feet 

 deep, and fill up about 

 4 feet with sods and 

 clay loam from the 

 roadside or pasture lot; 

 finish planting as with 

 other trees. "Six feet 

 deep!" you exclaim. 

 Well, that is what I 

 said, and just what I 

 mean, when you plant 

 on sandj or gravel. 

 The pear is like the 

 rose, it must have clay. 

 Also, it must have 

 depth of soil. When 

 your young pear tree 

 arrives, look at its 

 roots: vou will observe 



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that they run doiun, and that is where you must 

 put their food. "I'll never dig over 2 feet deep," 

 said one, and he didn't; but seven years after- 

 wards he had the trouble of digging them all out. Nature is kind, but she can be just 

 as stubborn as you can. She is never known to shirk, but she will not do your part. If 

 you dig deep in clay soil you must provide an outlet for the superabundance of water in 

 a wet time, for some clay will hold water like a pitcher. This dead water will destroy 

 the feeding rootlets. This is one reason why sub-soiling is recommended for orchards; 

 it not only provides moisture for the plant in dry weather, but it carries off all surplus 

 water. This leads us into the consideration of blight. 



