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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. Fxq. 26. 



Fig. 25. — An apple tree with a medium head, about thirty inches. This ia 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 

 8 X 10 feet— 544 



8 X 12 feet — 453 

 10 X 10 feet— 435 

 10 X 12 feet— 363 

 10 X 20 feet— 217 



16 X 32 feet— 85 

 20 X 20 feet— 108 

 20 X 30 feet— 72 

 20 X 40 feet— 54 

 25 X 25 feet— 69 



