1 00 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands, 



while a good one may prove a paying invest- 

 ment at what may seem at the time an extrava- 

 gant price. It would be hard to say how much 

 a planter could afiford to pay for good trees 

 rather than set poor ones. 



For example, a good Rome Beauty tree after 

 twelve years of care yielded $30.00 worth of 

 fruit in a single season, besides some former 

 crops. Alongside of this stood another of the 

 same variety which was planted and cared for 

 exactly as the other, yet it had never produced 

 a single bushel. The one a good tree, the other 

 diseased. The careful planter should not only 

 figure as to the number of trees necessary to 

 plant per acre, but should just as carefully con- 

 sider the quality of those to be planted. 



A Good Tree, — A good tree is one that has 

 a good root system and should be well grown 

 according to variety. Free from Insect Pests 

 and Fungous troubles. The root system is im- 

 portant. By a good tree would be meant one 

 with roots extending in all directions. The first 

 purpose of the roots is to hold, or anchor the 

 tree. This is shown by the acorn that is noticed 

 among the leaves in the woods. Its first effort 

 is to fasten or anchor itself to the ground by 

 sending down the tap root. After which the 

 tiny oak makes its appearance. Whenever trees 



