planting with filler trees of early-bearing habit. The latter 

 plan will give earlier and larger profits, and on this plan the 

 permanent trees should be set forty-five feet apart each way, 

 and the fillers midway between them. This will require twenty- 

 two permanent trees and sixty-six filler trees to an acre — a 

 total of eighty-eight trees. 



TWO-YEAR OLD TREE 

 FROM NURSERY 



SAME TREE PRUNED 

 FOR PLANTING 



A few varieties such as Yellow Transparent, Duchess, Wag- 

 ener and Jonathan, that do not grow to large size, may be 

 planted thirty-five feet apart each way. They may be planted 

 in blocks with fillers of the same varieties, but in doing this, 

 they should be given the forty-five foot space. 



Planting the Trees 



When the trees (which should be two years old), are re- 

 ceived from the Nursery, prune the roots by cutting them back 

 one-fourth their length, then prune off all branches excepting 

 four, so leaving them that they are separated from three to four 

 inches on the body of the tree. This will avoid crotches, which 

 would later result in the breaking down of the branches. Prune 

 the ends of these four remaining branches back one-half, and the 

 tree is ready to plant. Form the head of the tree 30 inches from 

 the ground. Trees may be planted in either Spring or Fall. 



Vigorous one year old trees are also desirable for planting. 



