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allowed to lie upon the ground until the following spring 

 to protect it from wind and washing. If the growth is a 

 good one no weeds will start early in the spring and it 

 may be plowed under at any time up to the middle of 

 May or when one is ready to plant the trees. This treat- 

 ment will put the land in condition for a quick growth 

 of trees, and any crop that may be planted among 

 them. 



Selection and Arrangement of Trees. 



Young quickly 

 grown, No. i apple 

 trees, two years old, 

 should be selected. 

 If these can be found 

 in nurseries near at 

 home they are much 

 to be preferred to 

 those bought from dis- 

 tant nurseries, there 

 are so many risks of 

 injury in transporting 

 them a long distance. 

 Only well known and 

 reliable nurseries 

 should be patronized 

 unless one can see the 

 trees before purchas- 

 ing. Fall is the best 

 time forplantingapple 

 and pear trees, while 

 the peach, plum and 

 cherry had better be FIG. 42 

 planted in the spring. 



In the orchard it is generally best not to mix the dif- 

 ferent kinds of fruits, but peaches may be set in among 







' No. 1 Two-Year-Old Tree as it 

 comes from the Nursery; "6," the same 

 Properly Pruned for Planting. 



