INTRODUCTION. 



Increasing interest in apple growing in Massachusetts and 

 the many requests for information applying to Massachusetts 

 conditions have made necessary a new edition of the bulletin 

 on "Apple Growing." Since the new book includes a chapter 

 on peach growing, and it is planned to have a chapter on 

 pear culture in the next edition, the title has been changed to 

 "Orcharding." 



In preparing this book the text of the last (fifth) edition 

 of "Apple Growing" has been carefully revised and brought 

 up to date. The three articles, "Varieties of Apples for 

 Massachusetts Orchards," "The Planting of a Commercial 

 Orchard in Massachusetts" and "The New Orchard," all by 

 Professor F. C. Sears, have been combined into one new 

 article, which appears as Chapter I. The material presented 

 in the article entitled "Three Common Scale Insects" and 

 "Plant Lice or Aphids," both by H. T. Fernald, have been 

 included in the chapter on "Apple Insects," and the "Spray 

 Calendar for Apples" by Erwin H. Forbush has been revised 

 and included in the chapter on "Insecticides and Fungicides." 

 Orcharding is undoubtedly one of the most important 

 branches of Massachusetts farming. Apple growing particu- 

 larly is a well-established part of our agriculture, because 

 Massachusetts produces good fruit and has the advantage of 

 being at the door of large markets, which will take all she 

 •produces as soon as it is properly graded and packed. The 

 soil and climate are among the most advantageous known for 

 the production of apples of the finest quality, and with the 

 adoption of organized marketing methods by the growers there 



