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low, the fruit may be packed in shallow racks or trays. It 

 is well to go through the fruit package several times and sort 

 out the over-ripe or decayed specimens, or they will rot and 

 spread contamination to the rest of the package. The fruit 

 stored in the home cellar will keep much longer and in better 

 condition if each apple is wrappeS in paper of some kind. 



NOTEBOOK QUESTIONS 



1. Give three reasons why a farmer should have an orchard 

 and take good care of it. 



2. List three good varieties each of apples ripening in 

 early summer, early autumn, and for winter storage. 



3. What conditions in young nursery stock should be in- 

 spected carefully before the trees are planted? 



4. What are factors determining the location of the or- 

 chard ? 



5. How should the ground be prepared for the trees? 



6. What conditions should receive special care in planting 

 young trees? 



7. Name thre'e purposes in pruning young trees. 



8. Why should a young orchard be cultivated? 



9. How may an old orchard be revived and made profit- 

 able? 



10. What are the sprays used and when applied for San 

 Jose scale, codling moth, fruit scab, and rot? 



PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND HOME PROJECTS 



Report on the home orchard. Let each pupil make a re- 

 port on the home orchard according to the following out- 

 line, and tabulate his observations. 



