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AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS THAT MAT BE SET 

 UPON AN ACRE AT THE GIVEN DISTANCES APART, OMITTING FRACTIONS. 



AFTER-CULTURE. 



Whenever young fruit-trees are set out, the land around them 

 should be well cultivated, at least for several years. In ar- 

 ranging for this, hilled crops are to be preferred ; and, what- 

 ever may be done with th'e intermediate spaces, let the lines 

 of crop run so that each tree will occupy the position of a hill, 

 receiving the same manuring and care through the season. If, 

 from any necessity, the land is laid down to grass, or young 

 trees are planted in sod, let a space be annually dug around 

 each equal to the spread of the top, and a liberal supply of 

 liquid or other manure be regularly given in the fall. 



MANURING FRUIT-TREES. 



In general, after they attain age and come into bearing, fruit- 

 trees should be only moderately manured. A little salt may 

 be spread widely around them in the spring, or air-slaked or 

 old lime at the rate of ten to twenty bushels to the acre. Pot- 

 ash, in the form of spent ashes, which usually contain also 

 sufficient lime, charcoal dust, coal ashes, chip manure, or the 

 scrapings up of the wood-pile, crushed bones or bone-dust, de- 

 caying wood, or swamp-muck without composting. Liquid ma- 

 nure of any kind may also be cautiously applied. Animal 

 matter, as horn shavings, wool waste, &c., &., is valuable, but 



