Photo 59. 



and to mulch 

 the roots and 

 feed the trees. 

 Wise man ! I 

 hear he made 

 some $2,000 

 from his crop. 

 He told me he 

 had "sprayed" 

 twice, and it is 

 certain that I 

 never saw a 

 firmer, healthier 

 growth of wood 

 than the whole 

 orchard pre- 

 sented right in 

 the month of 

 August, a strong 

 argument in 

 favor oicultivat- 

 ing. 



Some say that they would prefer fruit trees to the 

 maple, elm, etc., for shade. Well, if that is your choice 

 you could have your wishes gratified. Photo 69 shows you 

 what "might have been" in the way of a shade tree. This 

 is one of the well-known Baldwin apple trees. Look at Photo 60. 



its powerful arms. It is over 60 feet in diameter of branches. Suppose the head had been 

 started up at the second tier of limbs, instead of down low, and suppose that no " tree- 

 butcher " had as- 

 sailed it, as you 

 see they have, 

 what a magnifi- 

 cent sight it 

 wouldbe,and how 

 pleasant thirty or 

 forty bushels of 

 nice Baldwins 

 would look in the 

 cellar! Photo 70 

 shows you a nice 

 young maple with 

 the head formed 

 about 1 2 feet from 

 the ground Photo 

 71 gives us the 

 wise and unwise 

 methods of plant- 

 ing for shade. In 

 this picture you 

 will notice two 

 houses to the left, 

 upon which the 

 flitting shadows Photo 61. 



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