FRUIT GROWING ON THE FARM 281 



Laying 1 out a young orchard. Procure two lengths of com- 

 mon fencing wire, each 35 feet long. Fasten rings three or 

 four inches in diameter at the ends of each wire. 



Go to the school yard or adjacent field and lay out a small 

 orchard plot, as follows: 



Let two boys, one at each enc^ of a wire, lay off a base 

 line, six or seven lengths of the wire, driving stakes at each 

 35-foot point. Now let one boy hold one end of the wire 

 over the first stake, a second boy hold one end of the second 

 wire over the second stake, and a third boy hold the other 

 ends of both wires, and where the ends of the wires meet a 

 stake should be driven to locate the first tree in the second row 

 to be planted. The boys should move down the base line, 

 locating the trees in this triangular system in the second row, 

 which becomes the base line for the third row, and so on 

 until the orchard is laid out thus: 



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Planting the trees. If the nursery stock has been pro- 

 vided, as suggested in the last lesson, the young trees should 

 be planted by the class in one part of the school yard not used 

 for a playground. Observe all the principles discussed above 

 in planting these trees. If the school grounds are not large 

 enough for this purpose, arrangements may be made to have 

 the pupils assist in planting some trees on a nearby farm. 



Pruning young trees. With specimens of young apple 

 trees two or three years of age, either in the field or in the 

 laboratory, practice pruning according to the principles dis- 

 cussed in the foregoing paragraphs. 



Protecting young trees. Go with the class to a young 

 orchard and let members of the class wrap the young tree- 



