96 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands, 



on or around the hill. In some of these cases, 

 where the driving with the spray tanks will all 

 have to be done with strict regard to the contour 

 of the land, it may be advisable to run the rows 

 with the contour of the land or with the 

 benches. Then all working and hauling may 

 be governed accordingly. 



Location or arrangement of varieties was 

 mentioned under the head of planting. We 

 should not forget, however, that a great deal 

 may depend not only upon their arrangement 

 in regard to the time of blooming, but great 

 advantage may be gained in the matter of haul- 

 ing, by not mixing varieties when loading, 

 which causes confusion. We find it to be an 



advantage to begin loading on the high land 

 and gather the packages as we go down the hill, 

 the orchard should be laid off accordingly. 



