242 FRUIT GROWING 



and variety of each tree and permits the placing of the 

 various fruits so as to secure the greatest economy of space. 



For general market purposes, it is best to select few kinds 

 with a sufficient number of each kind to market success- 

 fully, while in growing fruit for home use only a small 

 number of each is required. 



In arranging fruits in a garden, it is best to plant each 

 kind by itself. When tree fruits are interplanted with 

 small fruits, the cost of caring for them is increased. Pear 

 trees are sometimes planted between apple trees, but it is 

 often desirable to cultivate the apples when it may be 

 inadvisable to cultivate the pears. Interplanting is often 

 practiced in order to get quick returns from the orchard. 

 Strawberries are often interplanted between tree fruits; 

 thus the land produces returns the second year. Farm 

 crops are often grown between the rows. Under such 

 conditions, it is essential to provide a sufficient amount of 

 fertilizer for both crops, otherwise this practice will stunt 

 the trees. When intercropping is practiced, it is best to 

 use some cultivated crop that the soil moisture may be 

 preserved. Wheat, oats, and any of the grass crops are 

 to be avoided. 



Square System. There are various systems of arrang- 

 ing trees in the orchard. The square system is the most 

 common. In this the trees are planted in rows an equal 

 distance apart each way and so placed as to be in align- 

 ment with the trees of the adjoining rows. This is the 

 easiest system to lay out, and is a very convenient one to 

 care for. Since two trees diagonally across from each 

 other in a square are a greater distance apart than the 

 ones on the same side of the square, it is evident that 

 this system does not utilize space economically and does 



