90 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 



by the contour of the land, for the steeper the 

 site the closer the planting may be made, as the 

 rows are terraced, so to speak, one above the 

 other. While if on a more level site it would 

 be necessary to give them more room both for 

 spread of branches as well as for better circu- 

 lation of air. 



The strength of the land should also have 

 careful consfderation. Thin, shaly ,oU could 

 not be expected to give the growth that would 

 be obtained on deep, rich soils. So if the land 

 should be thin and steep the trees may be 

 planted much closer than on the rich level site. 

 It should be the aim of the planter to grow 

 just as many trees per acre as possible, so long 

 as they will not interfere with each other^s de- 

 velopment. Remembering that the more trees 

 we have on a given area the more divided the 

 risk, consequently the more chance for profit, 

 with practically the same expense of cultivation 

 per acre. 



Varieties and their habits of growth should 

 have an important part to play in the decision 

 of this question. The casual observer cannot 

 fail to recognize these characteristics. For ex- 

 ample, look at the yellow Transparent with its 

 upright top, almost as much so as the pear; then 

 the Mammoth Black Twig with a great open 

 sprawling head, the one requiring almost as 



