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CROPPING THE ORCHARD 



4. Turnips and Mangels. — These are both excellent crops 

 from the standpoint of the orchard, but of course are not 

 " cash " crops as a rule and must usually be restricted to the 

 man who keeps stock. It might be possible in some cases to 

 grow them for a neighbor who keeps stock, but generally they 

 must be fed on the place. 



5. Late Potatoes. — The writer would bar out early potatoes, 

 unless a very wide strip is reserved along the tree rows, which is 



Fig. 32. — Potatoes in a bearing apple orchard. They make a good orchard crop, but in this 

 case are planted too close to the trees. 



an unnecessary waste of land. But late potatoes are dug so late 

 in the season that they do not tend to prolong the growth of the 

 trees and they are generally a profitable and satisfactory crop. 

 They require good cultivation and high fertilizing and it is 

 rare that they do not show a reasonable profit (Fig. 32). 



6. Truck Crops, such as spinach, beets, peas, and carrots, 

 are all good crops and if handled carefully will generally give 



