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apricots, are best planted in the fall. The season 

 is convenient for the work and the tree is in order 

 for starting growth in the spring. Many orchard- 

 ists insist, however, that peaches should be set in 

 the spring. It is possibly well enough to plant in 

 the spring if you can get your nursery stock early 

 enough without risk of being frosted during trans- 

 portation. Grapevines, berries, currants, should 

 be set in the spring. Climate and location must 

 be duly considered. It is presupposed that the 

 ground is in order, — a preparation easiest made 

 in the fall, or late summer for fall planting. This 

 preparation implies the adaptability of the section 

 to the immediate purpose. Wet, undrained land 

 is not adapted to fruit of any kind. Cherries and 

 peaches do best on dry, well drained soil. A stony 

 soil is no detriment to the tree but is expensive to 

 cultivate. Plums, prunes, and apples will prosper 

 in moister land than one may wisely select for 

 peaches or cherries. In planting orchard or vine- 

 yard, care should be taken to have the sections 

 accessible by alley or road, and so to set the rows 

 that there shall be little or no waste of time and 

 labor in cultivation. Short rows and frequent 

 turns are hard on men, team, and tools and run up 

 the labor bills. Have the turn at the end of the 

 row come in alley or road, and waste no land. 

 The farm that abuts on the highway has the 

 advantage of economy in use of land and in 

 turning the team. Plant land to the limit of 

 the line if possible and make the turn in the 



