Maps for Fruit-grounds. 307 
MAPS AND RECORDS. 
One of the most annoying parts of fruit- growing 
is keeping track of the various varieties which in- 
evitably accumulate in plantations to which the owner 
gives much loving thought. ‘The best means is a 
systematic plat, map or diagram of the plantation, 
in which every tree or every row of small-fruits is 
given a number. It is well to designate the rows 
in orchards by letters, and then to number each tree 
in the row, beginning with number one; or, some 
prefer to number all the trees in the plantation con- 
secutively. It is an ideal plan for the grower to 
devote a large blank-book or record to each plan- 
tation, entering the plan of the area in the earlier 
pages, and then recording the vield of each tree or 
each row on conseeutive pages which are devoted to 
the different years. Such a book would be to the 
orchard what the Babeock test is to the dairy,—a 
means of determining the unprofitable individuals. 
If such a record were kept, it would not be many 
years before the orchardist would be experimenting 
with a goodly number of his trees in order to de- 
termine how to make them as productive as the 
best ones are. 
Of labels there are endless devices, but it must 
be remembered that no label can be expected to last 
in good condition more than six or eight years. For 
temporary or annual plants, where little horse work 
is done, the commercial garden stakes, 12x 1/4 in., 
are excellent. These cost, when painted and made of 
