40 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 



tanks. Storage tanks or reservoirs will be nec- 

 essary no matter where the supply comes from, 

 for there should always be a quantity of water 

 at hand ready for mixing. If the ram is to be 

 used, it should not be overlooked that it lifts 

 only a small percentage of the water afforded 

 by the stream, the rest being lost in the working 

 of the ram. Sometimes wells are drilled from 

 which the water is pumped, either by windmill 

 or gasoline engine and forced to the reservoirs 

 or tanks. If the windmill is used it will be nec- 

 essary to provide larger storage tanks than if 

 the engine is the lifting power. The engine can 

 be started at any time, but the windmill should 

 be allowed to run, so as to insure an ample sup- 

 ply of water whenever the weather is suitable 

 for spraying, as one cannot afford to have any 

 delay at this all important season. 



Site. — ^The site is that particular piece of 

 ground upon which the trees are to be planted. 

 In thinking of it there are many things to be 

 taken into consideration. First, should be 

 adaptability. Does the soil suit the varieties to 

 be grown? This is important, and its import- 

 ance is recognized more at present than in 

 former years. We realize the fact that certain 

 varieties succeed on certain soils. How are we 

 to know whether or not the soil will suit? This 

 is a hard question, and when we begin to search 



