Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 95 



risk from the use of sprays, as might be the 

 case if peaches were planted, as their cultiva- 

 tion should differ from the apple. No matter 

 what is used, we should not forget the great 

 danger of allowing them to remain too long. 

 For, as Judge Samuel Miller, of Bluffton, Mo., 

 so well said, when asked his advice upon this 

 subject, "Fillers may be a good thing in the 

 hands of the grower who has the nerve to take 

 them out at the right time." There is more in 

 this advice than the inexperienced fruit grower 

 may think. Another point which should not be 

 overlooked is the proportionate expense of 

 growing the fillers as compared with their per- 

 iod of usefulness. The first cost and early care 

 of the trees will be as great as though they were 

 to be permanent This is of special importance 

 on rough land, as we cannot economize in labor 

 as we could on more level lands. In view of 

 all these facts we believe that on our rolling 

 lands which are cheap as compared with land 

 in many other fruit sections it will prove more 

 profitable to make the plantings permanent, 

 even if we do have to wait a little longer for a 

 large return per acre. 



There may be orchard sites on steep hillsides 

 which consist of series of benches, or narrow 

 fiats that run about the same level or altitude. 



