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that must be fed to keep the trees vigorous and productive. The secret is 

 a deep, porous subsoil which insures good drainage and deep feeding; 

 hence the ability of the trees to withstand seasonal vagaries. Since no 

 business orchard should be planted without determining the nature of the 



subsoil, the prospective 

 planter of a home orchard 

 may well follow this prac- 

 tice. 



The Parasite factor is 

 mainly controllable. Not 

 that there are no difficult 

 enemies to handle, but 

 preventive or remedial 

 measures are available and 

 mostly effective where 

 properly applied. 



Site for the home farm 

 orchard is as important in 

 its degree as location is to 

 the commercial fruit 

 grower. Site pertains to 

 the position of the orchard 

 on the farm, as a gentle 

 eastward or northern slope. 

 Much of the success of the 

 plantation may be in 

 choosing a well-drained, 

 elevated site protected 

 from strong winds. Such 

 a site allows the cold air as 

 well as the ground water 

 to drain away, thus pre- 

 venting frost injury to 

 buds and blossoms. It 

 also favors holding fruit 

 by the trees, whireas a site 

 exposed to high winds 

 would favor dropping. 



Aspect formerly at- 

 tracted far more attention than today. It was believed that southern 

 and eastern slopes favor earliness and they do but the effect is less 

 than commonly believed. Business fruit growers plant on all slopes and 

 get good results from all. 



Windbreaks may or may not be a benefit. No one should plant a 



1 Courtesy of Maloney Brothers and Wells Company, Dansville, N. Y. 





GOOD NURSERY Siocx. 1 

 (Note the extent of roots and form of tops.) 



