28 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 



be removed and the land levelled ready for ir- 

 rigation. In many cases a great ditch must be 

 constructed in order that the water may be 

 brought from some stream which is fed by the 

 melting snow on top of the mountains. Again 

 we find these companies taking rough and roll- 

 ing lands after the most of the forests have been 

 cut away by the lumbermen and clearing them 

 by the hundreds of acres and planting great 

 orchards. Such plantations have increased 

 greatly in the last few years, both in size and 

 in numbers. This increase has not been re- 

 stricted to any particular section, but is very 

 noticeable all over the fruit belts from north 

 to south. 



So general has been this increase in planting 

 Aa. ifrge nursery companies have bee/fonned 

 in the various sections of the country in the at- 

 tempt to suppy the constantly increasing de- 

 mand for fruit trees. The nurserymen and 

 their work are very important factors in 

 orcharding as a lousiness. 



The question is often asked, and very natural- 

 ly too, if we do not believe that fruit produc- 

 tion will be over done? And we are ever just 

 as ready to answer "no." There will always be 

 room at the top, or sale for first class fruit at 

 fair prices. We should not fear over-produc- 



