CONTENTS 



CHAPTER 



I. THE OUTLOOK FOR ORCHARDING 1 



II. ORCHARD LANDS g 



III. SELECTING VARIETIES AND BUYING NURSERY STOCK 24 



IV. ESTABLISHING THE ORCHARD 44 



V. CROPPING THE ORCHARD 66 



VI. ORCHARD CULTURE 77 



VII. ORCHARD IMPLEMENTS 91 



VIII. FERTILIZERS 100 



IX. COVER CROPS 107 



X. PRUNING 119 



XI. ORCHARD INSECTS 142 



XII. DISEASES OP FRUIT TREES 163 



XIII. SPRAYING APPARATUS 175 



XIV. SPRAYING MATERIALS 189 



XV. THE SPRAYING CAMPAIGN 201 



XVI. RENOVATING OLD ORCHARDS 212 



XVII. PICKING AND HANDLING FRUIT 229 



XVIII. STORING FRUIT 245 



XIX. GRADING AND PACKING 258 



XX. MARKETING .* 277 



XXI. ADVERTISING 287 



XXII. LAWS AFFECTING ORCHARDING 298 



INDEX.. . 311 



