XIV TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER X 



PAGES 

 ORCHARD MANAGEMENT 117-141 



Climate, 189; Heat, 190; Cold, 191; Moisture, 

 192; Air moisture, 193; Winds, 194; Sunshine and 

 light, 195; Soils, 196; Selecting a location for the 

 orchard, 197; Preparation of land for planting, 198; 

 Choosing the trees, 199; Care of nursery stock, 200; 

 Laying out and staking the orchard, 201; Orchard 

 patterns, 202; Distance apart, 203; Preparing the 

 trees for planting, 204; Trimming the roots, 205; 

 Planting-board, 206; Planting the tree, 207; Pruning 

 the top, 208; The use of fertilizers, 209; Care of the 

 trees the first year, 210; Tillage of bearing orchards, 

 211; Cover-crops, 212; Inter-cropping, 213; Fer- 

 tilizers, 214; Nitrogen, 215; Sources of nitrogen, 216; 

 Nitrogen and cover-crops, 217; Nitrification, 218; 

 Phosphorus, 219; Potash, 220; Fertilizers for fruits, 

 221; Pruning, 222; Pruning young trees, 223; 

 Pruning trees of bearing age, 224; Summer pruning, 

 225; Pruning tools, 226; Making the cuts, 227; 

 Spraying, 228; Spraying machinery, 229; Nozzles 

 and spray-rods, 230; Kinds of sprays, 231; Thin- 

 ning the fruit, 232; The personal factor, 233. 



CHAPTER XI 



IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE 142-157 



Recent irrigation, 234; Reclamation service, 235; 

 Irrigation in humid regions, 236; Sources of water, 

 237; Diversion of streams, 238; Imperial Valley, 

 239; Diversion of small streams, 240; Storage 

 reservoirs, 241; The underground water supply, 242; 

 Application of water, 243; Water measurement, 244; 

 Miner's inch, 245; Weir measurement, 246; Water 

 rights, 247; Moderation in irrigation, 248; Alkali, 

 249; Drainage, 250; Why drainage is important, 

 251; Drainage of swamp lands, 252; Drainage in 

 irrigated regions, 253; The necessity for irrigation 

 and drainage, 254; Horticulture and irrigation, 255. 



