Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands, 85 



equal sides and in the center of and equally dis- 

 tant from six others. So in the latter plan there 

 is a greater space left for the admission of light 

 and air, although the trees are planted at a less 

 distance than in the other plan. 

 The difference in the number of trees which 



may be planted on an acre under the two 

 methods, the old and the new, — the square and 



the triangular — is shown by the following table: 



Old New 



Trees planted 30 ft. apart each way, 49 to acre 59 

 Trees planted 24 ft. apart each way, 75 to acre 90 



Trees planted 20 ft. apart each way, 108 to acre 128 



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One great advantage to be gained by this tri- 

 angular method, as shown by the table is the 

 ability to grow more trees per acre, as well as 

 more completely shading the ground, which 

 should not be overlooked. The nearer we 

 may approach forest conditions under our trees, 

 and not interfere with the production of fruit, 

 the nearer we have solved the problem of the 

 cultivation of that much of the surface. 



The operation of laying off the orchard in 

 triangles may seem a little more complicated 

 than in squares, but when we once get die plan 

 clearly in mind we shall not have any trouble. 

 We have found that this hit and miss, or tri- 

 angular plan, may be best carried out in the 

 following manner. After deciding how far 



