76 CROPPING THE ORCHARD 



QUESTIONS 



1. What are the characteristics of an ideal companion croo for the 



orchard ? 



2. How many years should such crops be used in the orchard ' 



3. How should the land along the tree rows be treated? 



Discuss each of the following as companion crops for orchards: 



4. Beans. 12. Currants and gooseberries. 



5. Squash. 13. Strawberries. 



6. Cabbage. 14. Asparagus. 



7. Turnips and mangels. 15. Raspberries and blackberries. 



8. Potatoes. 16. Nursery stock. 



9. Truck crops. 17. Grains. 



10. Corn. 18. Hay. 



11. Buckwheat. 



