60 ESTABLISHING THE ORCHARD 



Number per Acre. The following table gives the number of 

 trees per acre that can be set at the distances given. If one 

 wishes to ascertain how many trees can be planted on an acre 



FIG. 25. FIQ. 26. 



FIG. 25. An apple tree with a medium head, about thirty inches. This is a good height 

 for many varieties, though the writer prefers a somewhat lower head. 



FIG. 26. A poor fork on a Ben Davis apple tree. Such a fork is almost certain to 

 split down as soon as the tree begins to bear heavy crops. The two side branches should 

 have been cut off earlier. 



at other distances than those given, multiply the number of feet 

 that the rows are apart by the distance apart of the trees in the 

 row and then divide 43,560 by the product obtained. 



8X8 feet 680 16 x 32 feet 85 



8, X 10 feet 544 20 X 20 feet 108 



8 X 12 feet 453 20 X 30 feet 72 



10 X 10 feet 435 20 X 40 feet 54 



10 X 12 feet 363 25 X 25 feet 69 



10 X 20 feet 217 25 X 30 feet 58 



12 X 12 feet 302 25 X 40 feet 43 



12 X 20 feet 181 30 X 30 feet 48 



15 X 15 feet 193 30 X 35 feet 41 



15 X 20 feet 145 30 X 40 feet 36 



15 X 30 feet 96 35 X 35 feet 35 



16 X 16 feet 170 35 X 40 feet 31 

 16 X 20 feet 136 40 X 40 feet 27 



