A Mixed-Orchard Plan 



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APPLE TREe 



that cultivation may be given both ways with a minimum 

 amount of hand hoeing. The accompanying plan (Fig. 64) 

 shows the arrangement of the trees and bushes. The trees 

 are planted on the hexagonal plan, the rows being 30 feet 

 apart and the trees 35 feet apart in the rows, the trees in 

 one row alterna- 

 ting with those in 

 the next. By this 

 method of arrange- 

 ment, 15 per cent 

 more trees can be 

 planted to the acre 

 than by the ordi- 

 nary method, and 

 yet not be any 

 more crowded. The 

 bushes are 6 feet 

 apart one way by 

 5 feet 10 inches the 

 other. At present 

 no trees are nearer 

 than 9 feet to the 

 apple trees. As the 

 trees increase in 

 size, those bushes 

 within the circles, 

 as shown on the plan, will be the first to be removed." 



THE FAMILY FBUIT-PLANTATION 



9 Ft. 6 Ft. 6 Ft. 9 Ft.. 



Fig. 64. Setting small-fruits in an orchard. 



It is impossible to give much specific advice for the 

 plan of a family fruit-garden, because tastes are so per- 

 sonal, and the amount and character of land at disposal 



