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ESTABLISHING THE ORCHARD 



Fio. 19. — Ready to set a two year apple tree. The tree is set a little deeper than it stood 

 in the nursery. 



Fig. 20. — Same tree as shown in Figure 19, set. 



to the man and the farm. On many farms the autumn " rush " 

 is fully as virulent as the spring one. 



The chief objection to autumn planting is that the trees have 



