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Choose a good location for the orchard. You must 

 have a fruit soil to begin with. There must be good drainage; 

 if the land is not well drained naturally, drainage must be 

 provided for artificially. The orchard site must have air 

 drainage as well. In low places, orchards suffer far more 

 from frost than do those vrhich have good air-drainage. The 

 profits from orchards on very rough land are becoming less 

 as competition grows stronger. Several growers suggest that 

 apple trees should not be planted on land that is too steep 

 to drive a wagon over- The cost of cultivation, spraying 

 and harvesting is greatly increased on rough and steep land. 



Choose varieties which are adapted to the soil and 

 locality. This is not easy to do in locatities where apples 

 have not been grown. In the well established fruit centers 

 accumulated experience has shown what varieties are standard 

 sorts for that locality. Plant only a few varieties, and 

 only standard varieties in a commercial orchard. Exception 

 to this rule is made in case of orchards intended to supply 

 a local or special market. 



When the orchard is planted, it must be cared for 

 properly. Cultivation, pruning, fertilization and spraying 

 must be done well and at the right time. To win success, 

 the fruit grower must produce good, clean apples. The grow- 

 er must see to it that apples are produced at a cost which 



