Contents xi 



The Enbiching of Fbtiit-Lands, Continued Pages 



Rotation of Plantations 126-129 



Stable Manures 129-131 



Chemical Fektilizeks . 131-162 



Apple-orchard experiments 134-140 



What to do ... 140-151 



Individual plants 142-143 



Recommendations for apples. 143-144 



Other suggestions for apples and pears 144-145 



A test plat for apples 145-146 



Peaches .... . . 146-147 



Plums, apricots, cherries . . .■ 147 



Quinces 147 



Grapes ... 147-149 



Berry bushes . 149-150 



The cranberry . . ... 150 



Strawberries . 150-151 



How to apply . . 152 



CHAPTER V 



The Plants and the Planting 163-190 



The Choice op Vabieties . . . 153-164 



Self-sterile varieties . . 156-160 



Pears . . 157-158 



Apples 158 



Plums .158 



Grapes ... . . 158 



Scoring the varieties .... 161-162 



How did the varieties of fruits originate 162-164 



The Securing of the Plants 164-173 



Dwarfs vs. standards 167-168 



Pedigree plants 168-169 



Stocks 169-171 



Stock for top-working 171-172 



Buying the trees . .... . . ■ 172-173 



The Setting of the Plants 174-190 



When to plant . . . . 174-176 



Distance apart . 176-178 



Double-planting; fillers 178-181 



How to plant ... 181-184 



Trimming the trees . . . . . . . 184-190 



