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extent that the future usefulness of the orchard 

 would be damaged more than all the crops of 

 peaches had amounted to, while if they had 

 been taken out at the right time, although it 

 might have seemed to be a sacrifice, the peaches 

 would have proven a. source of profit The 

 hardest days orcharding we ever did was to cut 

 out 1500 fine, healthy six year old peach trees 

 which had paid for the whole planting both of 

 apple and peach. But it proved to be a profit- 

 able operation, for today it is a fine apple 

 orchard which has, and promises to be a source 

 of profit for years. A neighbor left his fillers 

 in, and neither the peach nor apple give any 

 promise of being a profitable investment, al- 

 though the one plantation was as promising as 

 the other in their early years. 



If the planter feels that he MUST use fillers, 

 then use apples, choosing some of the early 

 bearing sorts which have an upright habit of 

 growth, such as Transparent and Wealthy. 

 The latter, however, is more of a spreading 

 head, but a good early bearer. The great ad- 

 vantage of the more upright growers is that 

 they may remain longer. without crowding. By 

 using apples as fillers it will enable the planter 

 to cultivate and spray the whole orchard with- 

 out interfering with the growth, or running any 



