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Firstj select good, ricli soil, sucli as will pro- 

 duce 70 bush, indian corn per acre, if not such 

 it should be made such by manuring. You can- 

 not expect a tree to flourish and produce good 

 fruit when there is no strength or food to sup- 

 ply it with proper nourishment. It is too much 

 like building a house without a foundation, or 

 sitting down to dine at an empty dish, there 

 being nothing to support the growth of the tree, 

 no food to supply it -with proper nourishment^, 

 finally, it dies fo;: the want of nourishment, if 

 not, the fruit which it bears, if any, is small 

 and knotty, having scarcely any taste or flavor. 

 If you want nice, large, fine flavored fruit, pre- 

 pare your soil before planting your trees and 

 keep it prepared by manuring occasionally. It 

 is unreasonable to expect to raise fruit from a 

 tree when it is half or three quarters starved 

 out, all for the want of iiourishment. You may 

 here make inquiry how to prepare your soil. 

 This may be done by putting a heavy dressing 

 of manure on it,, then obtain sufficient depth of 

 soil, so as to enable the roots to extend them- 

 selves freely and hold moisture without dying 

 out in protracted drought. This may be done 

 with a common ploA^, letting it run 8 or 10 



