SUBSEQUKNT TARK OF THE IM,ANT K)! 



\b. In fruit i>liiiifiitii>iis 



■J71. Tillap' u'lVfs tin- saiii*' i-fsiilt^ in t'niit 

 plantations as with annual I'l'ojts, ainl it also lias 

 partifiilar advaiitap's in siwli ('as«'s : it causes 

 the roots of the trees of Imslies to strike deej) 

 ijito tlie soil and therehy to find moisture in dry 

 times, and it has a doeided effect in ket'jtiuLr down 

 the I'avap'S of insects an<l the incursions of dis- 

 eases by destroyinu: l)reedinu:-|ilact'«< an<] 1'Uiyin^ 

 diseased foliage and fruit. 



'J7*J. Since fruit trees and huslies send their 

 roots so deep into the soil, they are l)etter ahle 

 to withstand iieu:lect of tillairc than annual ci'ojis 

 are. There has thus ai'lsfu a Lrcuci-al helicf that 

 orchards do l>cst in sod; hut in most cases of 

 successful sod orchards the trees thrive in sjtite 

 of the s<^l, not because of it. 



'J7.I. It is particularly imj»ortant to till fruit 

 plantations early in their life. Apples sh<tuld 

 L'cnerally he tilled for at least the first ten years. 

 The plants tlici-.-hy i;.-! a good start and conic 

 into hearing eaily ; and the hahit acquired in the 

 first years is apt to continue. The trt-atment 

 givi'U in tlie early perio<l usually determines the 

 success of the fruit plantation. 



'274. The fruit plantation may nee«i tillage 

 throughout all the years of its existence, and, a.s 

 a matter of fact, it usually does need it. But if 



