32 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 



ful study and constant watching of every de- 

 tail, just as is necessary in any other business. 



THE ORCHARD. 



"Fve planted trees, and these I call 



An orchard yet to be. 

 I wonder oft if e'er there'll fall 



Those apples ripe for me. 



The trees are small, but growing fast, 



An orchard yet to be; 

 But as they grow the years fly past, 



And shorten life for me. 



I picture to myself these trees, 



Grown large in coming years, 

 Their branches waving in the breeze. 



Red-coated fruit appears. 



If they should ne'er bear fruit for me, 



I have two boys small, 

 And hope that they may live to see, 



Red-coated apples fall." 



— Frank Monroe Beverly, 



