and red clover. The crimson clever grows rapidly in the spring 
and after it blooms and dies: down on the unplowed middles, 
the red clever takes its place, thus making a live cover crop 
until the ground is plowed in preparation for the fall sewing. 
Tt is a goed practise to grow sore early maturing hoed 
crop between the rows of young trees until they come inte 
bearing, but extra fertilizer or manure must be applied for 
this crop so the trees will not be injured. Such crcps as 
early potatoes, tomatoes, melons, sweet corn, and anythig 
that is no» late maturing is best. Late cultivation for late 
maturing crops may cause late growth on the trees, and if 
this growth fails to mature it may be winter kilied, 
After the trees are in good bearing, the orchara ought | 
not to be planted to any other crop, Most varieties will tear 
fruit five or six vears after planting and usually a profit- 
able crop is produced two or three years later, The age of 
pearing varies with varieties and location. 
Small grains lixe wheat, rye,or oats, should never be ais 
lowed to mature in the orchard, because they require so much 
moisture which they use at the expense of the trees, Yfurther- 
more, thev cannot be cultivated so as to prevent the loss 
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