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3. Name the best winter apple to grow in your locality ; name 

 the best summer and fall varieties for your locality. 



4. With Baldwin apples planted 36 feet apart each way, 

 how many trees will be required to plant an eight-acre field by 

 the square system with the side and end rows 18 feet from the 

 borders of the field ? How many trees will be required to plant 

 this area by the hexagonal system ? 



5. What is the reason for packing the soil firmly about the 

 roots when planting trees? 



(To the Teacher: The class may be divided into squads of 

 three to five students, and each squad assigned a piece of land 

 on which to plan, stake, and plant out an orchard of at least ten 

 trees. One-year-old seedling peaches may be grown or pur- 

 chased very cheaply for this work. Each squad should make 

 its own planting board.) 



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1. Set out an orchard of at least ten trees on the system most 

 desirable for your conditions. When planting the trees, fer- 

 tilize them by mixing the soil with well-rotted manure or by 

 applying fresh manure on top as a mulch. 



2. Make an orchard survey of the tree fruits within a 

 radius of one mile of your home. Tabulate your facts as 

 follows : 



(a) Total number of orchards. 



(b) Total number of trees. 



(c) Total number of each kind of fruit trees. 



(d) Total number with good soil drainage. Average con- 

 dition of trees. 



(e) Total number with poor soil drainage. Average condi- 

 tion of trees. 



(/) Total number with good air drainage. Average con- 

 dition of trees. 



