Tillage in Young Orchards. 
less moisture, the less food! 
And yet this is a com- 
mon method of treating fruit-trees! 
In young orchards, then, 
it is commonly best to plow 
rather deep—say six to eight 
inches—in order to send the 
roots down. Of course, the 
plow should not be run deep 
close to the trunk of the 
tree. The careful plowman 
will turn out his plow when 
he comes within a couple 
of feet of the tree. This 
deep plowing for a_ few 
years will ameliorate the 
land, establish the root-habit 
of the tree, and obviate 
the necessity of laborious 
plowing in after years. 
2. Tillage should be be- 
gun early in the season, 
in orchards. Trees com- 
plete most of their growth 
by the first of July. Early 
tillage saves the moisture 
Fig. 19. Roots of « young apple tree in sod land. 
