the sub-soil moisture, the tree often 

 grows as much in one year as it has in the 

 preceding three or four. If the trees are 

 transplanted previous to the time that 

 the tap-root reaches this moisture and 

 before the tree starts its rapid growth, 

 very few young trees are lost in the pro- 

 cess of transplanting. 



For orchard planting the trees should 

 be placed from forty to sixty feet apart 

 and by staggering the rows a greater dis- 

 tance is gained between individ- 

 ual trees. Any other small fruits Orchard 

 may be planted in the orchard Planting 

 between the walnut trees or any 

 cultivated crop can be raised satisfactorily 

 on the same land, many orchardists 

 gaining triple use of the soil in this way. 

 Besides, the cultivation of the earth in 

 proximity to the walnuts proves of great 

 benefit to the trees. Before trees are 

 planted the tap-root should be trimmed 

 or cut back and most if not all the lateral 

 branches trimmed from the tree. The 

 tree itself should not be cut back as is 

 customary with other fruit trees, but by 



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