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BEGINNERS^ GUIDE TO FRUIT GROWING 



When double planting is practiced as described 

 below, apples should be set either i6j^ x i6j4 feet, 

 to be thinned out to 33 feet, or 20 x 20 feet to be 

 thinned out to 40 x 40 feet. When apples are inter- 

 planted with peaches or dwarf apples the same dis- 

 tances should be observed. Pears interplanted with 

 dwarf pears, dwarf apples, sour cherries or plums, 

 should be placed 25 x 25 feet, with the temporary 

 trees between, making the original planting I2j^ 

 X I2j4 feet. In such a plantation, however, every 

 third longitudinal row of fillers will need to be re- 

 moved at a comparatively early age so as to allow 

 the passage of spraying machinery. 



The following table shows the number of trees 

 required to plant an acre when placed at various 

 distances : 



NUMBER OF TREES TO THE ACRE 



1,210 trees 

 680 



435 

 302 

 278 



193 

 170 

 160 

 108 



75 

 70 

 48 

 40 



35 

 27 

 21 

 17 



