Contents. xv 



PAGES 



THE SELECTION OF THE PLANTS. What is first-class stock? 

 Age at which to buy. Dwarfs vs. standards The parent- 

 age of the stock may affect its value Buying the trees- 

 Peddlers- Near-by nurseries 230-237 



THE SETTING OF THE PLANTS. When to plant Fall vs. 

 spring Stripped trees. Distance apart The mixing of 

 species, or double planting The opinions of Van Deman. 

 How to plant the stock Preparing the land Making the 

 holes Mulching Puddling. Trinnintj the trees The two 

 ideals Illustrations of methods Trim after planting Trim- 

 ming fall-set trees 237-254 



THE LAYING OUT OF THE FRUIT PLANTATION. Surveying 

 the land The corn marker Tree placers. To layout with 

 the plow Laying out with a line Another line method- 

 Staking methods Orchard plans The hexagonal or Van 

 Deman plan The alternate plan The Wellhouse plan 

 The Parker Earle plan The Olden plan Hale and Olden 

 plans for peach orchards. The family fru it plantation . . 254-276 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE SECONDARY AND INCIDENTAL CARE OF THE FRUIT 



PLANTATION 277-343 



Epitome of methods of tilling the land May not be neces- 

 sary to plow when orchard is grown- Effect of breaking the 

 roots The tools Importance of saving the moisture. 



THE GENERAL CARE OF THE PLANTS. .Staking young 

 trees Sun-scald Bark-bound trees Scraping trees Gir- 

 dled trees and girdling Pruning and heading-in Winter 

 preparations Depredations of stock and birds Top-graft- 

 ing bearing trees Thinning the fruit 282-306 



MAPS AND RECORDS. Record books and plans Labels . 307-313 



INJURIES BY COLD AND RAIN. Winter-killing of the wood 

 Winter-killing of the fruit-buds Injuries to the swelling 

 buds Injuries to flowers and growing parts What is an in- 

 jurious degree of cold? The effect of rain upon blossoms . 313-340 



RENOVATING OLD ORCHARDS. Nature of the problem How 

 to begin and what to expect Why are orchards barren 1 . 340-343 



