12 BIGGIE ORCHARD BOOK 



height of land is of more importance than direction of 

 slope. 



Another thing to consider carefully, is the local 

 rlimate and eeno'iiia.is connected therewith. For 

 instance*. Befoie 'setting a commercial orchard of, 

 say, .peach trees, Joo^: around and ascertain whether 

 the natural local eonditkfns are favorable to that par- 

 ticular fruit. Is the locality a ' ' peach section ' ' ? Are 





ISN'T SOMETHING LIKE THIS WORTH 

 PLANNING FOR? 



there successful peach orchards already established? 

 Is the average winter climate mild enough for this 

 somewhat tender fruit? Does the state experiment 

 station advise the planting of peaches in your locality? 

 Do near-by practical fruit-growers advise it? If the 

 answer to each of these questions is, ' * No, ' ' the chances 

 are that you will be wise to change your plans and 

 plant some other species of fruit, some kind which 

 is exactly adapted to the locality. The same rule 

 holds good (to a greater or lesser degree) with other 

 fruits. 



