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Figure 2._Suggested arrangement for a half-acre fruit and nut garden. Row 4, 
Nos. 1 to 5, apples; No. 6, cherry. Row B, Nos. 1 to 3, Chinese chesnuts; Nos. 
4 to 6, plums; No. 7, cherry. Row C, Nos. 1 to 4, pears; Nos. 5 to 8, plums. Row 
D, Nos. 1 to 4, filberts; Nos. 5 to 9, peaches. Row E, Red raspberry (2 varieties). 
Row F, Blackberry (1 variety); dewberry (1 variety). Row G, Strawberries 
(2 varieties). Row H, Grapes (trained on a wire trellis or on a fance used as a 
trellis). Number of trees or plants may be changed to suit conditions. 
excellent results. In the States in this region strawberries should not 
be fertilized after August or early in September. Strawberries should 
be mulched with straw to protect them from winter injury. This 
should be done in the fall after killing frosts, but before it is cold 
enough to freeze the ground. Straw 1 to 2 inches deep after settlng 
in Maryland and Kentucky and 3 inches deep in central and northern 
Illinois furnishes the needed protection against cold. 
All berry plants should be given clean cultivation as are vegetables 
unless there is an abundance of straw or other mulching material to 
furnish a permanent mulch. Fruit trees and grapevines should be 
given clean cultivation for the first 3 or 4 years if it is not possible to 
mulch them with straw or strawy manure. Thereafter apples, pears, 
plums, cherries, grapes, and nuts may be kept in sod. Peaches do 
best where they receive some cultivation, but they can also be grown in 
grass and mulched where cultivation cannot be given. Manure mulch 
will take care of the fertilizer requirements of the fruit plants. When 
manure is not available, a fertilizer high in nitrogen should be used. 
Pruning Arrer Firsr Yrar—To many iexper rienced growers the 
question of how to prune trees and bushes appears to be very compli- 
eated. If certain basic principles are kept in mind, however, it is 
possible for even the inexperienced grower to do a highly satisfactory 
job of pruning. The purpose of pruning is to develop the tree or bush 
so that it will have maximum strength to carry a load of fruit and 
maximum bearing capacity. A safe rule in pruning trees, particularly 
young trees up to bearing age, is to prune them as little as will accom- 
