The Planting of the Fruit-Farm iii 



would be, one year with another, about four 

 hundred dollars. 



In planting the fruit-farm it is best to plan 

 generously, giving each fruit its exclusive acreage 

 and management according to its own nature. 

 The profitable fruit-farm refuses to be mismanaged 

 long; it pays or ceases to be a fruit-farm. One 

 can raise plants, trees, vines, shrubs, roots of all 

 kinds, — ^but this does not mean fruit. It is fruit 

 we are after, not trunks, stems, stalk, and leaves. 

 We plant the fruit-farm for fruit. As the military 

 man would say, that is our * 'objective.*' There are 

 several essential elements in our planting: climate, 

 soil, drainage, selection of varieties, time of plant- 

 ing, manner of planting, and trimming the new 

 plant. Once the stock is set out, our work has 

 only begun. 



We will therefore suppose that the site for the 

 fruit-farm has been within the fruit belt, in whatso- 

 ever part of America, and that the facilities for 

 marketing have been duly considered. The well- 

 drained land has been laid out into appropriate 

 sections. The farm is unified by well-made roads 

 and alleys. The question of varieties has been 

 duly weighed; you have decided precisely what 

 fruit you will raise. You have obtained only 

 standard varieties from dependable nurserymen 

 and have planted your trees, your shrubs, your 

 berries, and your vines in the right way. You have 

 provided for ample cultivation; assigned sufficient 

 space for teams and tools; have avoided useless 



